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Inventory Management: We Can Do Better

Supply Chain Shaman

The period of 2007-2008 was the downturn of the recession while the period of 2009-2013 marked the recovery. We were better at factory scheduling in 2002 that we are currently. The source of this data is a syndicated data provider of public reporting termed “Y-Charts.”). Executive Understanding.

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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

AB&R

This announcement followed a successful trial run with an RFID system in 2002. The initiative was officially put on hold in 2007 as a result. Walmart’s RFID journey Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. With the challenging start, one can only ask… Why try again now?

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2007, Rotterdam based Flo Group specializes in Oracle focused logistics software support and deployment services capabilities. The deal reportedly will further enhance Oracle’s logistics software deployment capabilities across Europe.

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Inflation is Back Up – Are you Ready?

Herlitz Inventory Management

LTCM crisis. Glass-Steagall repealed. Tech bubble burst. Bush tax cut, 9/11 attacks. War on Terror. Katrina, Bankruptcy Act. Bernanke became Fed Chair. Bank crisis. Financial crisis. ACA, Dodd-Frank Act.

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Walmart and the Past, Present, and Future of RFID

AB&R

This announcement followed a successful trial run with an RFID system in 2002. The initiative was officially put on hold in 2007 as a result [2]. Walmart announced in 2003 that its top 100 suppliers must tag their pallets and cases starting by 2005. Ultimately, though, tags were expensive, and the technology was not reliable enough.

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Reviewing the Hottest Cryptocurrencies!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The concept of cryptocurrencies was introduced in 2002 at the very first glance, and in 2007, Nick Szabo conceptualized cryptographic cash named bit gold. Hottest cryptocurrencies article and permission to publish here provided by Jean Nichols. Cryptocurrencies are underlined as the utmost lethal combination of finance and technology.

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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

SCMDOJO

Adapted from Ehrlich (2002); Stamatis (2002); George (2003); Bendell (2006); Bhuiyan et.al, (2006); Andersson et.al, (2006); Arnheiter and Maleyeff (2005); Nonthaleerak (2005); Kumar (2007); Magnusson et.al, (2003) Read more on Top 15 Lean Six Sigma Books to Level Up Your Continuous Improvement Efforts & Strategy on our website SCMDOJO!