Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

A Boston Scientific medical device is used somewhere in the world every two seconds, but the company is much more than a medical device manufacturer. The facility in Kerkrade ships 3,600 orders a day. Supply chain has played a crucial role in its evolution into a provider of solutions for hospitals. By Caroline Linssen.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 10, 2013

In my 2005 book The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage (MIT Press, 2005) I wrote that continuous security, resilience and risk mitigation efforts can be hampered by their own success. Replacement sources were soon found. 2. Highlight other benefits.

Inventory Reduction 101

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Figure 1: Identifying gaps in supply chain competency Overall Findings from three segments of industry were identified namely logistics, manufacturing and trading. Manufacturing Industry: The manufacturing industry faces challenges stemming from material and labour shortages due to pandemic-related lockdowns.

Purchasing Skills 130

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

As the fabric suppliers require the longest lead times, ZARA approves designs & initiates manufacturing after it gets feedback from its stores. When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States in 2005, Cisco executives created a business continuity-planning dashboard to mitigate risks. Case Study Resilience: CISCO.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

Following its acquisition of competitor Maytag in 2005, Whirlpool found itself entering an unprecedented period of growth, at which point the management team recognised the need to continuously optimise its supply chain design and make it more flexible and adaptive to ride out economic fluctuations. Mini Case Study: Whirlpool.

Inventory Reduction 101

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 31, 2018

The best part for the fan (consumer) is that Jersey Assurance (JA) is free AND shipping on the new jersey is free! From an operations lens, this retailing policy brings up a few interesting questions: With JA, the risk of owning a jersey is reduced, so how much more can the jersey manufacturer charge for jerseys?

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 31, 2018

The best part for the fan (consumer) is that Jersey Assurance (JA) is free AND shipping on the new jersey is free! From an operations lens, this retailing policy brings up a few interesting questions: With JA, the risk of owning a jersey is reduced, so how much more can the jersey manufacturer charge for jerseys?

Policies 60

Policies Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills New Jersey 60

Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Sometime in 2005, I had ordered a birthday gift hamper for my friend from one of the web based retailer in US, to be delivered on her birthday, which happened to be a couple of week later.

Manufacturing Procurement 20

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

As if the situation wasn’t bad enough, Hanjin, the huge shipping company, was already in bankruptcy as of early September and putting a delay in the arrival of goods well before the hurricane. Several container ships adjusted schedules to arrive before the storm, which put a strain on the dockworker supply as well.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 19, 2020

In addition to government guidelines for the food supply chain, the Consumer Brands Association (CBA — formerly the Grocery Manufacturers Association) started a review of supply chain infrastructure, particularly that portion associated with food industries. Since over half of the fruits and vegetables in the U.S. Food Industry Exchange.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In his first week in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in America by All of America’s Workers, launching a whole-of-government initiative to strengthen the use of federal procurement to support American manufacturing.”[1] Reality says something quite different.

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Exapro Hub

JUNE 21, 2018

Number of draw-texturing spindles and shuttle-less looms that were shipped increased by 23% and 13%. Most of the new short-staple spindles (95%) are shipped to Asia. Other interesting fact 30% of long-staple spindles go to Europe while the majority are shipped to China (68%). Source of some data: just-style.com).

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The latest smart manufacturing concept that we developed and demonstrated is the robot-on-a-cart concept for autonomous assembly or conveyer tending. As manufacturers continue to expand the various applications these systems can handle, we’ll see more firms designing lights-out facilities. . Drones & Autonomous Vehicles.

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