MIT Supply Chain

MAY 30, 2013

The shortage of supply chain talent means that companies must do all they can to keep these valued professionals. We asked HR and supply chain managers at a talent management roundtable about their staff retention strategies. The program also includes volunteer work. The HR profession could benefit as well.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 17, 2014

We’ve been hearing a lot lately about the return of industry from foreign shores to the US – commonly known as reshoring – and how prodigal companies are driving a manufacturing renaissance in America. Cultural differences, unfamiliar supply bases, longer distances, and skills gaps all have to be managed. The case for reshoring.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2014

The infiltration of fake medicines into the pharmaceutical supply chain is a major problem, and conventional methods for detecting fake medicines are generally inadequate. The complexity of pharmaceutical supply chains helps counterfeiters to distribute their inferior products.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2015

One of the emails I did keep and read with interest was the first item in this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Infor to Acquire GT Nexus. JDA Creates a More Profitable Omni-Channel Supply Chain. The broad range of interactions that make the chain of commerce work can also be moved online.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

There are three main components involved: Barcoding hardware Barcoding software The barcode itself Here we’ll look in detail at all three of these components, as well as how barcoding is used as a critical part of online inventory management , warehousing and supply chain management – and some of its key benefits.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ). Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 6, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 10 Best Warehouse Order Fulfillment Articles! The Future of Distribution article and permission to publish here provided by Jake Rheude. Previously local manufacturing had supplied local markets either directly or through local merchants. Subscribe Here!

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 30, 2019

There’s no question that innovative technologies aid in logistics and supply chain management, but when it comes to the many labor-intensive processes that take place in the warehouse, some fear that robots could make human warehouse workers obsolete. She is now an Editor at Aggregage for the site Supply Chain Brief.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 2, 2014

In the same blog post, I also identified four emerging and growing macro trends that I posited could have significant impacts on supply chains within the United States: Densification of Product, Diversification of Sales Channels, Decentralization of Production and Digitization of Products. This is not a new trend. Examples abound.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Exclusive: Wal-Mart seeks to test drones for home delivery, pickup ( Reuters ). New Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud Offerings Address Needs of Modern Value Chain. Wal-Mart Won’t Promote Free-Shipping Deals Over Holidays (WSJ – sub.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The ERP software market is growing rapidly in parallel with digital transformation efforts in the supply chain. As supply chains digitize to meet increasing needs for efficiency and speed, one of the core technologies behind these optimization efforts is enterprise resource planning software (or ERP technology).

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RFgen

OCTOBER 17, 2019

The ERP software market is growing rapidly in parallel with digital transformation efforts in the supply chain. As supply chains digitize to meet increasing needs for efficiency and speed, one of the core technologies behind these optimization efforts is enterprise resource planning software (or ERP technology).

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ShipBob

APRIL 17, 2020

Patrick Coddou: Founder, Supply. ” Patrick Coddou, Founder of Supply. subscription discounts, bundles, or large supplies at a discount) for people who are engaging in ecommerce COVID-19 shopping to purchase. Patrick mentioned Supply has rarely discounted products in the past, as they sell more of a luxury product.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Given that hospitals and other healthcare facilities exist only to provide care to patients, it can come as a surprise to know that supply chain cost is typically the second largest expense such facilities incur, exceeded only by the cost of labour. Hospital and Healthcare Supply: The Need for Change.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Editor’s Note: We love talking about and reporting on technology which effects and also makes the lives’ of manufacturing companies much better. We’ve been providing manufacturing companies and shippers with a web-based transportation management system since 1998, before web-based TMS was as prolific as it is today.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Healthcare.

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