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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Companies are not good at planning. The reason?

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

Your Italian company is negotiating the supply of aerospace products to a government in Asia. The aerospace and defense sector is an example. This would mean breaking the contract with the first supplier without just cause. Legal action by that supplier would be unlikely, because of its small size.

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Companies are not good at planning. The reason?

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When We Don’t Have Answers, We Need to Work Quickly To Build Them

Supply Chain Shaman

Four industries–B2B Technology, Aerospace and Defense, Retail Apparel, and Food Manufacturing–grew inventory during the pandemic. We started the pandemic with an average of twenty-one more days of inventory on average across industries than at the start of the 2007 recession. Companies are not good at planning. The reason?

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: arviem and KeyTone.

Global Trade Management

.” A bout KeyTone Technologies KeyTone Technologies is a recognized leader in RFID solutions for clients in Manufacturing, Distribution, Transportation & Logistics, Financial Services, and Aerospace & Defense. ► 2007. (4). ▼ February. (1). arviem and KeyTone unveil strategic partnership. ► 2008. (7).

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Supply Chain Management:SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Aerospace and Defense. Over the past few years, Ive watched Aribas stunning repositioning as a serious on-demand player (yes, cloud hadnt become so fashionanble in 2007-08) with a lot of admiration, though as an SI, this meant a steadily eroding revenue pie. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries. Industries.