MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 24, 2014

Master’s students from the MIT Global Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network presented their thesis projects to supply chain professionals and the MIT community on January 22, 2014. Last night, I got a glimpse into the up and comers at MIT’s Research Expo 2014. So, what did I see?

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MIT Supply Chain

JULY 24, 2014

Configuring supply chains in this way is often done through SKU segmentation, but this is difficult in complex operations where there are numerous products and an extremely diverse supplier base. The research was carried out by two students, Brad Gilligan and Huiping Jin, for their MIT Master of Supply Chain Management (SCM) thesis.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 29, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Parcel Shipping. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. ToolsGroup.

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Supply Chain Network

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Point Two: In his presentation Jeff Fackler of Walmart shared some very valuable information on how to best align skus based on movement profiles against the potential omnichannel distribution options of fulfill from store, fulfillment center, Retail DC or drop ship from Vendor. See you all in San Diego for RILA Logistics 2014!

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In the previous article, we covered the Future of Digital Supply Chains, Agile, connected and sustainable and the QAD DynaSys senior product management team’s vision of Digital Supply Chain Planning. . Could you tell us a bit more about Essilor’s supply chain organization?

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Chuck Intrieri, 3PL consultant, and long time Lean Supply Chain practitioner, offers his advice on distribution center or warehouse slotting effectively. First Things First, Do You have all The Tools To Set You Up for DC Or Warehouse Slotting? A slot can be part of a shelf or the entire shelf.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. The first post covered how you can get the DC or warehouse ready for the holidays or peak seasons. . Truckload Holiday Shipping.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Editor's Note: This is our second post in a two part series about how to get your logistics and transportation practices in order in time for holiday shipping or peak season crunches. The first post covered how you can get the DC or warehouse ready for the holidays or peak seasons. . Truckload Holiday Shipping.

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The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Due to the huge volume of reports and analysis on retail performance for the year 2014, I wanted to wait until the end of the January to do my 2014 review. The good news is I now have a 3 inch stack of articles that tell me all I ever wanted to know about retail performance for 2014. Definitions of words tend to vary.

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Lucas

AUGUST 18, 2016

(Not-So) BREAKING NEWS: Today’s supply chain and logistics industry is changing rapidly and it’s only going to continue. The current market demands products to be picked, packed, and shipped more efficiently and accurately than ever before and distribution centers cannot afford to miss a beat.

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Lucas

AUGUST 18, 2016

(Not-So) BREAKING NEWS: Today’s supply chain and logistics industry is changing rapidly and it’s only going to continue. The current market demands products to be picked, packed, and shipped more efficiently and accurately than ever before and distribution centers cannot afford to miss a beat.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 16, 2014

The rapid adoption of omni-channel retailing by outlets such as Macy’s underlines both the changing face of the business and the strategy’s supply chain challenges. Will the splintering of sales channels redefine supply chains in the United States? They market this as “no bags and no hassle.”

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

FLEXE , Flexport and Convoy –three technology companies adding flexibility to the supply chain–,recently hosted the first Peak Logistics breakfast in Seattle, Washington. Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. More than half of Hanjin’s ships were chartered.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. This models the backbone of supply chain for e-retailers.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 2, 2017

In our second SCRC presentation, a team from DHL Supply Chain spoke about how digital issues are changing their business. Each division is about the same size, and a bit more labor intensive in supply chain (150,000 employees). DHL is a global business that manages 3.6M Case 1: Traditional CPG Network. of operating cost.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 29, 2015

Now, for this week’s supply chain and logistics news… HighJump Acquires Nexternal. Speaking of Amazon, the company is raising the bar again on delivery in response to Walmart testing a free, three-day shipping service. Mexico freight than in March 2014. Amazon Aims for Fast, Free Delivery (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

This is not only true for financial investments, but also for supply chain and logistics predictions. Like I said last year, making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target: sometimes you get lucky and hit the mark; other times you miss the bullseye by a mile.

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