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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

She shared that her business had implemented a statistical forecasting package from one of the leading vendors during the previous year. View the full post or view the snippet below: I was lucky to attend the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix last May.

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Major Trends Impacting the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Ecosystem

Supply Chain View from the Field

The issues supply chain executives face in this environment are significant, but also represent opportunities for those who know and think about how to embrace this complexity. At the very least, this causes changes in packaging to adapt to local language, but in actuality changes can be much more significant.

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3 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

Intel had already whittled packaging down to a minimum and with a high value-to-weight ratio, the chips’ distribution costs could not really be pared down any further. But like many of the most successful worldwide brands, the coffee shop giant has been through its periods of supply chain pain.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

Intel had already whittled packaging down to a minimum, and with a high value-to-weight ratio, the chips’ distribution costs could not be pared down any further. In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets.