MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 22, 2013

This post was published in the summer 2013 issue of the MIT SCALE Network electronic newsletter Supply Chain Frontiers. This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

When Amazon acquired Kiva in March 2012, the big question was, Why? This is on the back of EUR 105 million that was committed in 2013, bringing the total committed to EUR 218 million. Here’s what I wrote at the time: Why would Amazon.com acquire a materials handling company? Collectively, the three new sites added 69,000 sq.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 23, 2017

Faced with stiff price competition in their home markets, the apparel industry was one of the first to adopt the outsourced supply chain concept (Wieland and Handfield, 2013; 2014). In some cases it was shown that wages and working conditions in sweatshops are superior to the workers’ prior employment wages (Clark and Powell, 2012).

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

Announced in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the plan would link China’s Silk Road Economic Belt Project in Central Asia—which was aimed at connecting with Europe via Central Asia to increase trade between the Asia-Pacific region and Europe—with its Maritime Silk Road stretching from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean.

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Vinculum

JUNE 29, 2020

Launched in 2012, its websites in many Southeast Asian countries have well-established customer bases within a short time. Starting with Malaysia, it has widened its reach to Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Vinculum

JULY 24, 2019

Launched in 2013, Reverb is an online marketplace for musicians to buy, sell, and learn about new, used, and vintage music gear. Konga.com is a Nigerian marketplace founded in 2012 that offers products in various categories including consumer electronics, fashion, home appliances, health care and personal care products.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Belk experienced substantial growth in its e-commerce business in 2011 and 2012, leading to the expansion of its original North Carolina fulfillment center plus the opening of an additional 515,000 square foot fulfillment center in South Carolina. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

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