Supply Chain Opz

MAY 25, 2013

Origin of Logistics & Supply Chain Revealed! What do we know about "Logistics" and "Supply Chain" to date? According to Lummas et al 2001 , the word "Logistics" in English appeared in the article as early as in 1898. Frankel et al 2008 indicated that " supply chain " and "supply chain management" first recognized in the 1980s.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 24, 2015

In 2008, when Howard Schultz (Starbucks chairman, president and chief executive officer) returned to the ship, orders had been failing, money was leaking out and internal communication was poor. After four years in global logistics he was posted to Amsterdam in 2012 as senior vice president, Supply Chain Operations, EMEA.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Overall, from 2001 to 2008 average Asian wages increased 7.1-7.8%, Foxconn, for example, announced plans to reshore in Pennsylvania, investing $40 million for a mostly automated plant. Reverse logistics (returns, warranties) are more manageable closer to market. For example, Chinese wages have increased 320% since 2000.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Risks include delays, pilfering, damage and loss. Significance.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 3, 2020

In fact, I spent an extra year in college at the University of Pennsylvania just to get the exposure of real biotechnology research, after I wrapped up my Chemical Biomolecular Engineering degree with a minor in Pharmaceutics & Biotechnology, exactly for infections like the coronavirus. At least that’s how I see it.

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