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The COVID-19 Supply Chain Hit Could Trigger Recession in Australia

Logistics Bureau

Because of its reliance on exporting raw materials to, and importing consumer goods from, China, Australia has more to lose than other countries. He was referring to the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome which was estimated to have wiped US$40 billion off the global economy. percent and 0.8 percent in the first year.

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How the Terra Acquisition Fits Into the Future Supply Chain

E2open

Campbell Soup was the first company to adopt demand sensing in 2003. Consumer Goods. Automated pattern recognition algorithms analyze the current signals to determine what data is predictive and then creates the best possible forecast. Three years later, Procter & Gamble started its global deployment. Demand-driven.

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What role can technology play in transforming the food and drink industry for the better?: transparency roundup

Provenance

This can then develop closer relationships between consumers and producers that trigger the behavioral changes required. With the UK’s alcohol consumption falling 16% between 2003 and 2017* and 52% of US adults aiming to reduce their alcohol intake**, brands are increasingly looking to embrace this growing segment.

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The Top Dozen Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The Kiva Robotic Picking System: The idea for the orange AGV-like robots that bring inventory to order pickers was first conceived in 2003 by CEO Mick Mountz, and with the help of some MIT professors Kiva brought the technology to market less than two-years later. The LCC is now of course a standard logistics practice today.