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2012 Supply Chain Predictions: Is the End of the World Nigh?

Supply Chain Network

But 2012 is an extra-special year; it carries heavy historical baggage chock full of dire predictions. Nostradamus painted a bleak picture of massive destruction and mayhem brought about by a comet in 2012. In the tradition of David Letterman, (in no particular order) let’s hit the Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2012.

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Metrics and Issues to Consider in SQM (Supplier Quality Management) By 5 Big Industries

GlobalTranz

This is the second post in a three-part series on Supplier Quality Management also known as SQM. In the first post our long tme guest blogger, Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chai n, gave us 5 core metrics to evaluate supplier performance using supplier quality management and a 4 step process to execute. Quality Metrics by Product.

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Navigating The Snails Trail: Moving to Outside-in Planning Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I As a result, the use of market data (air quality, pollen types, and weather) was essential to hit a tight window with the right product. I never republished the report, because not enough has changed to warrant it.)

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Cold Chain Basics with Andy Bahr

The Logistics of Logistics

Andy completed his undergrad at Miami of Ohio, and his masters at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL in 2012. A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain for perishable food products, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals in order to maintain their quality and increase their shelf-life. Enhances food safety and quality.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

By 2012 they had implemented this multi-enterprise supply chain network (MSCN) solution. One of the keys to better visibility is data quality. Molex has been working to improve data quality since 2012 when they first put in Nexus. Molex ended up selecting a product from Infor Nexus – GT Nexus at the time.

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SCM Best Paper Award Winners 2013 (1/2)

SCM Research

The quality of these papers has certainly raised the bar for our own manuscripts. LaLonde Best Paper Award (best paper published in the Journal of Business Logistics) goes to The Roles of Procedural and Distributive Justice in Logistics Outsourcing Relationships by Adriana Rossiter Hofer, A. Michael Knemeyer and Paul R. Thanks to Christian F.

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Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) Overview: Are You Ready?

QAD

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply, contract packaging and distribution partners are under constant pressure to comply with government requirements while maintaining high standards for patient safety, product quality and innovation. What are the Two Parts of the Drug Quality and Security Act?