USC Consulting Group

JULY 21, 2020

Yet for business leaders – especially manufacturers and shippers – the words “unpredictability” and “uncertainty” will likely epitomize 2020, as they’re something organizations continue to experience as the country and consumers emerge from the nationwide lockdown amid supply chain disruption.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Supply chain management books that are praised by supply chain executives, consultants and supply chain management professionals at all levels. Background In dynamic supply chain management environment, people have to make the quick and decisive actions against various issues.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. ” The hyperconnected world is today’s reality.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

At the beginning of the third decade of supply chain management, a new class of applications was born. They were born from well-intentioned, bright professors from great schools – Boston College, Carnegie Mellon, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT )– in operations research. It is no more.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 16, 2017

by Alexa Cheater The growing role of AI in supply chain management. Rapidly evolving technology and a digitally focused world have opened the door for a new wave of automation to enter the workforce. History of automation. The idea was to automate all tasks with no human presence required on-site.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In today’s Wall Street Journal , I was interviewed regarding a case that was just filed against Amazon by a large robotics , claiming that the e-commerce giant backed away from promises made early in the Covid-19 pandemic to support the supplier with millions of dollars in new purchases.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

If counterfeit electronic parts make it through the supply chain and into a mission-critical military asset, the potential for a worst-case scenario increases. In 2014, Massachusetts resident Pierre Picone pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit integrated circuits (IC) to the U.S. Navy over the course of 5 years.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2022

And Generation Z is maturing into adulthood and will shape trends with its interest in ethical sourcing, sustainability and local food.”[4] In 2020, 57% of American households purchased plant-based foods.” ” The supply chain may be a hurdle to potato milk production in the short-term. ”[8].

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

With peak shipping season just around the corner, the logistics industry is looking forward to a smoother supply chain than previous years have provided. SupplyChainDive, in their recent analysis of a 2022 study by logistics provider Descartes, reported that, “ U.S. container imports are near record-setting. imports totaled 2.53

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

The Key Supply Chain Challenge of Cost Reduction. Supply chain costs often represent a considerable percentage of the sales price of a good or service. Cost savings flow directly to the bottom line. Otherwise, careless cuts for one part can end up increasing costs elsewhere.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

To understand the state of this latest supply chain crisis–and when it will end–this guide to the 2022 baby formula shortage breaks down: The cause of the baby formula shortage. Data also shows that half of US states are experiencing out-of-stock rates between 40% and 50%: Image source: Flipboard. Image source: Sturgis Journal.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 22, 2021

” Supply Chains and Sustainability As noted above, when Earth Day began, it was viewed as a protest against a century and a half of industrial development. energy use of manufacturing, gas emissions, etc.) 3] More often than not, when companies look to do better, they look to their supply chains.

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