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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

ivalua

The Japanese Earthquake of 2011 and resulting tsunami are not exactly top of mind these days. On Friday March 11, 2011, at about 2:45PM local time, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan struck. You may remember the death and destruction from 2011 and draw a connection to the toll of the current coronavirus pandemic.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

A forum was great for networking but not for driving process innovation. For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology. The industry is like a Ferris Wheel.

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Welcome 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

Examples include allocation, available-to-Promise, and transportation routing. Innovation from best-of-breed technologies drives this change. The combination of technologies for track and trace (an example is ThinkIQ), 3D printing, robotics, and wearables improves flexibility in operations. Shifting Technology Taxonomies.

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Why Innovation Has to be More Than a Good Idea

MIT Supply Chain

Supply chain strategies often include some sort of commitment to innovation, but if the organization is not set up to be truly innovative it’s an empty promise. And the consequences can be severe if your competitors are doing more than paying lip service to innovation. The new laminate had to be in production within 12 months.

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How is AI Revolutionizing Supply Chain Risk Management? 

Resilinc

For example, in the life sciences industry, biopharma companies increasingly rely on contract manufacturing and development organizations (CDMOs) to address biologics manufacturing production and capacity demand. For example, imagine we recognize that suppliers A and B have a trade relationship through autonomous mapping.

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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

The main take aways from the presentation earlier this year were the following: The auto industry has made supply chain risk management a priority since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. The company works hard to meet the demanding requirements for quality, innovation, and cost from their OEM customers.

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting Supply Chain Disruptions

QAD

In the United States for example, many companies have been considering – and some already taken – strategies like near-shoring and reshoring. For example, the information your logistics department uses to track deliveries can be shared with your customers, and your customer support team. What carriers are needed?