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Who said supply chains are boring?: Mini Supply Chain Problems at.

Supply Chains Rock

Tuesday, January 04, 2011. Being an avid fan of Mini and the previous owner of one of the first Mini Coopers in New York I went to my local dealership in Switzerland and purchased one a few months ago. What irks me is that in this day and age how does a automotive supplier not have better forecasting tools? I just dont get it.

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Little-Known Suppliers Poised to Benefit from Apple iPhone

Material Handling & Logistics

Apple is scouring the global electronics supply chain for tools and services in response to major hardware upgrades to the iPhone. That requires major hardware upgrades, forcing Apple to scour the global electronics supply chain for tools and services that often had narrower uses until now. Viavi Solutions Inc.,