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Live Webcast – Supply Chain Transformation: Avaya’s Journey

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater We’re delighted to be bringing you a great live discussion on successful supply chain transformation based on Avaya’s first-hand experience. Join us on Thursday, April 30 at 1pm EST (5pm UTC) for “Supply Chain Transformation: Avaya’s Journey.”. VP and Group Director, Supply Chain and Operations.

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On-Demand Webcast – Supply Chain Transformation: Avaya’s Journey

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater Did you miss our recent live webcast on Avaya’s supply chain transformation? Along the way they addressed many common challenges like disparate processes, multiple ERP systems and lack of supply chain visibility. VP and Group Director, Supply Chain and Operations. No problem. Bryan Ball.

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Why Can’t The Supply Chain Get Rid of Abuse?

Material Handling & Logistics

Let’s stop buying products where labor abuse exists in the supply chain. In 2010, 18 workers threw themselves from the top of the Chinese company’s building, resulting in 14 deaths. The answer is eight. In the apparel industry, just this past January, luxury fashion retailer Hugo Boss said it found cases of forced labor.

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Advantages of Basing Your Distribution Center in North Carolina

Kanban Logistics

North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. North Carolina is first in something else too: business. In this article, we’ll examine the business and logistics characteristics of the state and explore the advantages your operation can enjoy by locating your distribution centers in North Carolina.

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SCRC Innovation and Social Responsibility Supply Index: A Critical Input to “Drucker Management Top 250 List”

NC State SCRC

In the social responsibility category, metrics related to supply chain policies, practices and results, including audits and lawsuits, with respect to human relations and the environment. The nature of the Handfield-Huang index is based on empirical studies showing that “sustainable firms have superior financial outcomes” (e.g.

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Biogen Idec designs the innovation supply chain

Supply Chain View from the Field

Joydeep Ganguly from Biogen Ide c spoke in my Supply Chain Relationships class last week, and shared his insights on how Biogen’s supply chain evolved. Supply chain has a big focus on the currency of today’s theories being implemented here. The supply chain is NOT nimble and people struggle.

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Lionel Racing: An Omni-Channel Case Study

Talking Logistics

Lionel acquired the NASCAR collectibles business in 2010 and merged the two operations in 2012, which greatly increased the scale and complexity of its order fulfillment and logistics processes. After the merger, the operations in North Carolina grew from $4 million in inventory to $20 million, which meant adding a second 75K sqft.