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New Bookends: The Tale of Supply Chain Global Leaders in Consumer Products

Supply Chain Shaman

The report analyzes supply chain performance and improvement by the Consumer Products Leaders in the period of 2006-2014. In the selection of time frames to analyze, we look at the long-term view including the recessionary period of 2006-2009, the post recessionary period of 2009-2014 and the more recent time period of 2011-2014.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Development of intermodal container shipping is impacting other transport modes. Shipping between Europe, S.E. Significance.

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Illegal Supply Chains: selling stolen and counterfeit drugs

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

billion between 2006 and 2012 to fight Malaria in Africa that kills 600,000 annually.    Despite Novartis’ efforts in distributing its malaria drug (Coartem) on a non-profit basis, they discovered most of the drugs were stolen and then resold in the black market and counterfeited Coartem was sold throughout Africa

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Shipping between Europe, S.E.

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2006, they made a decision to implement a supply chain planning solution. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week. Supply Chain Design.

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Eliminating Real-World Bottlenecks using AI from Silicon Valley to Mars

ThroughPut

He served on the board of Trammell Crow Company (TCC: NYSE), which was purchased by CB Richard Ellis (CBG: NYSE) in 2006. In the first of its thought leadership series, ThroughPut is bringing together the world’s leading experts in the field of Bottleneck Management & Elimination Technologies to Silicon Valley. billion to $9 billion.

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Eliminating Real-World Bottlenecks using AI from Silicon Valley to Mars

ThroughPut

He served on the board of Trammell Crow Company (TCC: NYSE), which was purchased by CB Richard Ellis (CBG: NYSE) in 2006. Curtis represents Voyager on the boards of Ayla Networks, Sensys and Vidder. He also invested early in Plangrid (acquired Autodesk), Accuray (IPO), and other successful startups out of Stanford University.