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Adapting Pharmaceutical Companies’ Distribution and Supply Networks

Jaggaer

Pharmaceutical companies have complex supply chains that are often not optimized to their full potential. From source materials to distribution, the supply network must be carefully streamlined to produce the best results possible. Drug Discovery Today also emphasizes the changing markets these companies are distributing to.

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Central Planning Engines: Lessons from Leibniz

Arkieva

I had the unique opportunity to attend the Dagstuhl Seminar “Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Supply Chains” , which focused on managing the end to end supply chain or demand supply network, as Intel refers to it. For years the human was an afterthought in supply chain modeling.

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An Uneven Road Ahead for Driverless Vehicles

CH Robinson Transportfolio

While autonomous vehicles may seem like a futuristic fairy tale to some, these technological game-changers may be closer to reality than you think. Recently, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will issue guidelines for driverless cars by the middle of this summer.

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Lean Six Sigma for SMEs: A Path to Continuous Improvement

SCMDOJO

While Lean focuses on eliminating waste and optimizing processes to achieve seamless workflow, Six Sigma targets reducing variation and improving quality through data-driven analysis and statistical tools. – DMAIC methodology links tools and techniques in a sequential manner. – Comparatively simple deployment tools.

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The Pandemic Motivates Changes in the Food Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

The novel coronavirus outbreak piqued interest in supply chain operations, particularly in the food supply chain. As a result, most employees in the food supply chain were considered essential workers and ensuring their safety became a national priority. COVID-driven actions in the food supply chain.

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