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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The scarcity of skilled professionals in areas such as logistics, procurement, and data analytics can hinder the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains. For instance, during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota’s robust supply chain resilience allowed it to quickly recover and restore operations.

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The Evolution of the Direct-to-Consumer Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

Manufacturers and CPG companies looking to employ (and scale) DTC will have to start thinking about inventory holding locations that can service customers directly without a retailer (and its network) or find another channel to ultimately service that end user, such as Amazon or Wayfair.

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TOC for Electric Utility industry.Part 1 - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Logistics and Distribution. The objective of all other improvement initiatives like TPM, RCM, Lean or even Six Sigma is to improve your system efficiency thereby increasing the throughput. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011.