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How to Stop Disruption in the Supply Chain From the Coronavirus

Veridian Solutions

One of the many reasons that Wuhan is critical to the international supply chain is due to its role in shipping and transportation. Many have compared this outbreak to the SARS emergency of 2003. Start thinking about the impact of an air travel/shipping ban from China to the U.S. (a a travel ban from Wuhan is already in place).

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

Several universities offered courses in the field of transportation. However, topics such as logistics, logistics, physical sourcing and supply chain management are not included in these courses. The entire business cycle of an industrial company (sales forecast, supply, production, storage, shipping, after-sales service, etc.)

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Raymon Krishnan!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Running a cost effective and safe supply chain distribution network across multiple geographies in the Asia Pacific region manufacturing and shipping chemicals where we averaged one delivery every 50 seconds. How has the Business and Supply Chain changed over the course of your career? He was instrumental is launching.

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55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social

The Logistics of Logistics

His company’s mission is to enable supply chain professionals and teams to solve industry challenges by providing on-demand courses, guides, tools, and mentoring from industry experts. . economic forecaster of the year in both 2003 and 2014. . Ahmed serves as the Founder and CEO of SCMDOJO. Lisa Anderson. Lars Jensen.

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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.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling & Logistics

As the phenomenon of Big Data has taken hold in the private sector, many firms which as recently as 10 years ago devoted minimal resources to large scale database mining and analytics have reversed course. She had seen reports of massive power plants being shipped in pieces from Hong Kong, which couldn’t have produced them.

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5 Factory Uses for Sensors You Might Not Expect

DELMIA Quintiq

In 2003, the retail giant began a “slap and chip” program to place RFID tags on all of their pallets and case packs. This is the time to begin planning for a near-future where sensors are printed onto products as a matter of course, so maintenance specialists can determine product usage, material degradation and other performance metrics.