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Inventory Management: We Can Do Better

Supply Chain Shaman

Each day through the COVID-19 pandemic, I tune into Anthony Cuomo’s (governor of New York) daily briefings. We were better at factory scheduling in 2002 that we are currently. It is my break in the day. As a multi-tasker, when Governor Cuomo broadcasts, I use the time to work out on my rowing machine.

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

His academic achievements include the Genetics Prize from Liverpool University and The Rockefeller Scholarship from Oxford University, in which he was seconded to New York. Mark Yong has a Degree and Doctorate in Molecular Biology (Liverpool University and Oxford University, UK, respectively). Then he made a career change to shipping.

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Amazon Takes On the Fashion Supply Chain

Elementum

It has been selling apparel since 2002, and has slowly been making further in-roads to the fashion industry. The company also sponsored the 2015 New York Men's fashion week for the first time. In fact, it has acquired fashion sites such as ShopBop, MyHabit and East Dane.

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Ready For the Next Port Crisis?

Talking Logistics

Those same words were said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days. The serious and negative impacts this dispute left on the economy demonstrates why we cannot let this happen again.”.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

million imported containers in August, the most for any month in records dating to 2002. Companies continue to look for new sustainability initiatives, especially when it comes to reducing packaging waste. Enjoy the weekend and the song of the week, Billy Joel’s New York State of Mind from the Tribute to Heroes telethon.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™! An Interview with Michael Massetti, VP at Gartner!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. Thank you Michael for your friendship and taking the time to share your experiences and expertise with us.

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Traditional Retail Performance Metrics Aren’t Measuring Up

Logility

This predicament reminds me of the situation faced by Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane and his quant-jock sidekick Bill James in 2002, when the New York Yankees were spending $140M a year on players to the A’s $40M. Knowing they couldn’t match New York’s money, Beane and James attacked the problem with metrics.

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