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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. Relying on our experience in the industry and academic field, it is worth to say that if everything is urgent, nothing is urgent! Industry 4.0. Cyber Physical Systems (CPSs) are key enablers for Industry 4.0.

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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. The question is, “Why?”

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Top Automotive Mobile Barcoding Software Success Stories

RFgen

The automotive industry manages complex inventories in addition to facing vast outside pressures. Learn why three real-life companies in the automotive industry implemented mobile barcoding solutions and their significant results. The automotive industry is no stranger to complex inventory management.

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Will Warehouses Eventually Go Dark?

Enterra Insights

David Sparkman, head of David Sparkman Consulting, reports, “Empty stores and shopping centers are increasingly being converted into warehouse and e-commerce distribution centers, according to the global industrial real estate firm CBRE, which examined in detail two dozen such projects ranging from southern California to Baltimore.”[2]

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

Localized manufacturing. Shipment and manufacturing of the unit of one. This impact declined at the start of the last decade, and the impact of the third-industrial revolution stopped in 2004. As growth slowed post 2007 recession, companies fought back. Listening and improving the customer response.

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Walgreen’s Acquisition of Amerisource Bergen is based on the need for integration to survive

NC State SCRC

However, in 2005-2007 wholesalers’ position in the channel was challenged due to increasing pressure for pricing controls, lower inflation, ASP regulation, and other external variables. This model has by and large been adopted by the industry, and represents an industry standard approach. Returns processing.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am a manufacturing gal by training. For example, in the recession of 2007, DuPont missed the downturn in the market. Include the supplier’s warehouse and manufacturing locations. This study will close in May and the results will be shared with business leaders in a cross-industry round table. What drives my passion?