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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

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New Jersey: John Willey & Sons Inc. « Logistics typically refers to activities that occur within the boundaries of a single organization and Supply Chain refers to networks of companies that work together and coordinate their actions to deliver a product to market. 9]George C. 10] – Hugo, M.

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The Top Dozen Supply Chain Innovations of All-Time

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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.