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Appreciating Health

BlueYonder

In December of 2007 I went in for a normal, annual medical check-up. Six months before the medical check-up in December 2007, my ultrasonography came back normal, which proves that the cancer appeared sometime shortly after. Since I would have had to wait another year, I decided to go.

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Digital Twins in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

”[5] Of course, the biggest difference now and when NASA used the digital twin approach to rescue Apollo 13 astronauts is the availability of greater computing power. 12, December 2007. This has provided managers with a powerful tool to successfully anticipate outcomes — both positive and negative.”[5]

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From the Archives: A Conversation with Dr. Tom Speh

Talking Logistics

I’m not sure how I missed the news earlier this year, but I was shocked and saddened to learn last week at the CSCMP Annual Conference that Dr. Tom Speh, Miami University professor emeritus of marketing and the CSCMP Distinguished Service Award recipient in 2007, had died this past April. His thoughts on the talent gap in the industry.

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Has China lost its relevance as a production location?

Supply Chain Movement

This is one of the most common questions that I’m asked when holding keynote speeches, workshops or supply-chain training courses. It’s true that, on your first request, you will be given higher MOQs than, say, in 2007. So has the time come to look beyond China for low-cost production facilities? By Heidi Larsen, Supply Chain Princess.

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Using Supply Chain Systems Specialists to Complete Your Project

Veridian Solutions

In this role, Veridian further ensures that all decisions made in the course of the project achieve core business goals, not necessarily fulfill a sale. Consider this excerpt: “ Companies have moved away from hierarchical, integrated supply chains in favor of fragmented networks of strategic partnerships with external entities.

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50 Online Resources for Aspiring Supply Chain Scholars

Supply Chain Opz

Compare logistics infrastructure using Logistics Performance Index World Bank has produced Logistics Performance Index (LPI) report since 2007 to aid policy makers to benchmark logistics infrastructure in their countries. Acquire this new skill from Wharton as below, Resource: Business Analytics Course by Wharton 44.

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Sharing Tribal Knowledge

Enterra Insights

After learning he had terminal pancreatic cancer in 2006, he delivered an upbeat 2007 talk titled “ The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams ,” which became a popular YouTube video. Of course, manufacturing is not the only business sector in which tribal knowledge is important. You risk your business.”