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Origin of Logistics & Supply Chain Revealed! - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

Larson et al 2007 indicated that, based on a literature review, there are 4 types of interaction as below, Reproduced from Larson et al 2007. (1) 1) Practitioners with traditional view sees SCM as part of logistics (Traditionalist). (2) 1) Practitioners with traditional view sees SCM as part of logistics (Traditionalist). (2)

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6 Strategies for Better Supply Chain Management in the Current Economy

Oracle SCM

The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. To be successful, products must be manufactured at the right cost, place, and time.

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Logility Buys Halo BI

Supply Chain Shaman

With over forty-years of experience in SCM software, Logility went public in 1997. With annual revenues of 16-44$M, in the period of 1997-2007, the Company returned to its parent to become a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software in 2007. Here I share what I believe that this means for the market. A Look Back .

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. In July 2013 E2open announced it acquired supply chain vendor icon-scm , and in June 2014 E2open announced its acquisition of SERUS Corporation, a “cloud-based manufacturing and product management provider.”

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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. Studying about lean manufacturing and can't find free VSM software? Resource: SCM Global 100 30.

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

The retailer started dealing directly with manufacturers in the 1980s, giving suppliers the job of managing inventory in its warehouses, the Arkansas Business article said. Walmart’s SCM process is not based entirely on technology. Components of Supply Chain Management (SCM). Decades in the Making. Beyond Technology.

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How Are Counterfeit Drugs Procured?

MIT Supply Chain

The thesis is being supervised by Dr. Mustafa Çagri Gürbüz, Professor of SCM at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, and Prof. In 2007 a Panamanian prosecutor announced that at least 94 people had died from taking cough medicine contaminated with toxic syrup. Just one high profile case illustrates the scale of the problem.