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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. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Passive RFID tags, on the other hand, rely on power sources within external RFID tag readers.

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Two Important Questions About the Future of Freight Moves

Talking Logistics

The projections are from BTS’ and FHWA’s latest version of the Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) , “which integrates data from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight movement among states and major metropolitan areas by all modes of transportation.”. trillion in 2015).

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Intelligent IBP: A Need for Decision Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process. Narrow Framing : poor framing is the most common and value destructive source of decision failures, with narrow framing the most problematic frame trap.

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Intelligent IBP: A Need for Decision Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process. Narrow Framing : poor framing is the most common and value destructive source of decision failures, with narrow framing the most problematic frame trap.

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eCommerce Considerations During the Coronavirus Outbreak

Vinculum

Both Alibaba and JD.com expanded during the SARS crisis in 2002-2003. This trend is also catching up in the US, where grocery delivery volume is up by 30% within a week. Food delivery networks have become the only source to generate income in this scenario. Fashion Trends and Apparel. Not the first time.

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SCRC Partner Profile: A Textbook Transformation at Biogen-Idec

Supply Chain View from the Field

Although strategic sourcing capabilities are well established in industries ranging from automotive to electronics, they are still in the formative stages in the biotechnology sector. In the last several years, the company has undergone a huge shift in the way it operates its supply chain, particularly in the management of sourcing.

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The worst Supply Chain practices must be confessed and not only by constraint

KEPLER Consulting

A range of bad practices are observed on the visibility provided to suppliers: Failure to share forecasts with the supplier: this bad practice causes suppliers to secure their lead time by prolonging it, which has a negative effect on the customer’s sourcing flexibility. Sources Cachon G.P. 3/ Workflow Management. et Fischer M.,