MIT Supply Chain

MAY 1, 2013

Supply chain innovations such as the early adoption of RFID underline how a flawed view of new technology can lead to unwise investment decisions. For many companies supply chain innovation (SCI) is a key source of competitive advantage. Blurred vision. Also, not all SCIs are equally applicable in all industries.

Innovation 102

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 24, 2013

This post will be published in the fall 2013 issue of MIT CTL’s online newsletter Supply Chain Frontiers. Fast forward to 2013, and the strategy’s success is plainly visible. Subscribe to Frontiers here. The Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, is celebrating its 10 th anniversary this week.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 101

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Talking Logistics

JULY 13, 2016

CCM) a 115-year-old interiors supplier based in Massachusetts, filed bankruptcy Thursday and blamed the move on an unprofitable contract with GM that has drained it of $30,000 a day since 2013 [emphasis mine]. And how can General Motors let this relationship with a single-sourced, critical parts supplier deteriorate and fail?

Sourcing Strategies 100

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Material Handling & Logistics

MARCH 23, 2018

consumers -- from Under Armour leggings to Bath & Body Works shower gel and Samsonite luggage -- are sourced from Chinese or Hong Kong-based companies and factories, fueling the $450 billion in Chinese goods imported to America annually. worry that their cost advantage could be wiped out in the global supply chain.

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