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How Are Counterfeit Drugs Procured?

MIT Supply Chain

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 research explores a new approach to combating drug counterfeiters: devising mitigation strategies based on the way dispensers procure medicines.

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As Europe Rebounds Supply Chain Continues to Shine

MIT Supply Chain

The unemployment rate in Europe is around 12% and in Spain is about 25%, yet the current jobless rate for graduates of the MIT Zaragoza Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management program in Zaragoza, Spain, is zero. The program’s exceptional performance is testament to the robust demand for skilled supply chain professionals.

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Solving the Emerging Market Packaging Puzzle

MIT Supply Chain

A lot of research has been devoted to packaging optimization problems. Picture, for example, a pallet loaded with pharmaceutical product. The CLI research team worked with a Colombian company in the non-perishable foods business to develop optimization models that help companies to solve this puzzle.

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Everything You Need to Know About Mobile Barcoding and Data Collection for ERP

RFgen

Mobile barcoding for ERP is the modern standard for supply chain operations. In this article, we will do a deep dive into what mobile barcoding is, how it fits into your enterprise, and what results you can expect in terms of KPI improvements and future growth. The modern supply chain runs on data.

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Nursing Hospital and Healthcare Supply Into a New Age

Logistics Bureau

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. Vendor-managed Inventory.

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Everything You Need to Know About Mobile Barcoding and Data Collection for ERP

RFgen

Mobile barcoding for ERP is the modern standard for supply chain operations. In this article, we will do a deep dive into what mobile barcoding is, how it fits into your enterprise, and what results you can expect in terms of KPI improvements and future growth. The modern supply chain runs on data.

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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”: The argument for creating an analytics culture

NC State SCRC

The following is a guest blog from Craig Lukasik , one of my former MBA students from the Poole College of Management’s supply chain program. Marcos Paulo Valadares de Oliveira showed that an open analytics culture (OAC) strongly correlates with improved supply chain performance metrics. Supply Chain Metrics!?!?