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Supply Chain Coordination with Contracts

SCM Research

Today I would like to talk about Supply Chain Coordination with Contracts , a chapter written by Cachon (2003). It has become the standard reference when it comes to teaching some key supply chain models. Coordination between the members of a supply chain is certainly very relevant but also challenging. Cachon, G.P.

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Supply Chain Operating Networks are Finally Beginning to Emerge

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC prefers the term “supply chain operating network,” which we have been writing about since 2003. While the terms are in use, what has not been present is an actual working example of a supply chain operating network. That may be about to change. […].

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How Can Life Sciences Supply Chains Navigate a Disrupted World?

Logility

For example, at Logility we’ve demonstrated the many advantages of creating a digital twin of your end-to-end supply network. AI or machine learning (ML) data, for example, can be leveraged to help optimize performance of life sciences supply chains. The implementation of block chain is one such example.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. Two Specific Examples of RFID in the Supply Chain? For many reasons, that transformation did not happen and RFID was put on the industry’s back-burner. Download white paper.

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Disruptive Tech In The Supply Chain with Charley Dehoney

The Logistics of Logistics

Following his studies at San Jose State University, in the heart of Silicon Valley, Charley naturally started his career in 2003 in the field of supply chain and logistic technologies, working in the sales teams of companies such as Fusion Logistics, Cargomatic and ShipHawk. ? on the other hand. ?

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What the Coronavirus Pandemic Means for Global Supply Chains

Shipchain

Although initially compared to the SARS outbreak, Coronavirus seems to be hitting much harder and much more quickly than the 2003 epidemic. More industries are dependent on China than ever before, especially when compared to how the global picture looked in 2003. How to strengthen your supply chain during these times of uncertainty .

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Two Important Questions About the Future of Freight Moves

Talking Logistics

Adjusted for inflation, federal purchases have fallen by about 19 percent since 2003, while purchases by states and localities have fallen by about 5 percent. Take cargo airships, for example.

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