Remove 2007 Remove Procurement Remove Supply Chain Software Remove United States
article thumbnail

When It Comes to Planning, Please Vote with Ike!

Supply Chain Shaman

The 34th president of the United States (1953 to 1961.). Over the last decade, the organization grew larger and more political in the journey from regional to global supply chain structures. Expect write-downs, firesales, and rethinking supply chain strategies. ” Dwight D. How We Screwed Up Planning.

article thumbnail

“You’re Only as Good as Your Worst Supplier”

Talking Logistics

“People always ask, ‘What’s the one thing that keeps you up at night?’ ” United Technologies Chief Executive Greg Hayes said last month. The technology, I’m very confident we’ve got that right. Here are some additional details from the article: Pratt had contracted with United Parcel Service Inc. It’s the ramp.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

More Challenges for the Transportation Network: Day 2 of the SCRC Meeting

Supply Chain View from the Field

These services will no longer occur in US ports, and this will shift the nature of supply chain designs. These are little vials with very short half-lives, and to ship them you need a category 3 ILS equipped airport so autopilot technology landings are possible. Their growth was incentivized by governments to expand networks.

article thumbnail

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

Logistics Bureau

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.