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Who said supply chains are boring?: Container Shipping's Post-9/11.

Supply Chains Rock

Monday, September 12, 2011. Container Shippings Post-9/11 Security Overhaul. 9/11 forced a new security regime on seaports and ocean-going container ships. Manufacturing Central. Public Policy & Sustainability Blog. Still not excited, well visit often and eventually you will be. Subscribe To. Industrial Interface.

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How to Fulfill Orders When You Don’t Have Enough Product to Meet Demand

MIT Supply Chain

In the first stage of the pandemic, many automotive manufacturers reduced their orders, anticipating a downturn in vehicle sales. For example, General Motors scrambled to find scarce materials in 2011 after a trifecta of disasters?—?an Companies need to think about how they are going to address this challenge.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: A Peek at Leica Camera Lens.

Supply Chains Rock

Monday, July 11, 2011. A Peek at Leica Camera Lens Manufacturing. If you arent familiar, Leica is a German camera and lens manufacturer thats been around since 1913. Amazingly, they still manufacturer their high-end cameras in Germany and by hand the same way they did decades ago. Manufacturing Central. Newer Post.

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Supply Chain Lessons Executives Learned from the Baby Formula Shortage

Elementum

For our purposes, a supply chain is a connected set of organizations and individuals, working together to provision, receive, store, and move goods, for product manufacturing, and distribution. In 2015, the Tianjin port explosion rocked maritime shipping coming out of China. However, sad to say, this kind of situation is not unusual.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: IBM Logistics in Black and White

Supply Chains Rock

Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Of course with these orders came shipping and I found some old photos. From what I can tell our shipping partner was Numan Logistics. Manufacturing Central. Public Policy & Sustainability Blog. Still not excited, well visit often and eventually you will be. Subscribe To. SCM Lowdown.

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Sports Jerseys and Lifetime Returns Policy

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

The best part for the fan (consumer) is that Jersey Assurance (JA) is free AND shipping on the new jersey is free! From an operations lens, this retailing policy brings up a few interesting questions: With JA, the risk of owning a jersey is reduced, so how much more can the jersey manufacturer charge for jerseys?

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Sports Jerseys and Lifetime Returns Policy

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

The best part for the fan (consumer) is that Jersey Assurance (JA) is free AND shipping on the new jersey is free! From an operations lens, this retailing policy brings up a few interesting questions: With JA, the risk of owning a jersey is reduced, so how much more can the jersey manufacturer charge for jerseys?