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The Strategic National Stockpile that Failed Us

NC State SCRC

The COVID-19 crisis arrived in the United States in February and was largely dismissed as a non-threatening issue. i] As the virus spread more quickly in Washington State, New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans, the administration quickly realized that the coronavirus would not be “magically going away.”

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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

Walmart would not have the ability to provide such low prices and have consistent inventory in the over 5,000 stores in the United States and over 1.3 That income was generated by more than 4,100 stores and fed by a sprawling supply chain, ranked 14th in 2014 by research and analyst company Gartner. Decades in the Making.

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Supply Chain: The True Game of Risk

Supply Chain Shaman

When I was a small child growing up in the mountains of West Virginia in the United States, on snowy days, my family would gather around the kitchen table and play board games. Focus on Multi-Tier Inventory Management. One of my favorites was the board game Risk. It was a turn-based board game introduced in the 1950(s).

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2014, this Boston based robotics technology firm leverages capabilities that are described as mimicking human hand-eye coordination, leveraging machine-learning to a vision system on a gripper and allowing mechanical fingers to bend and twist around objects to perform piece-picking tasks. Global Health Exchange Acquires Syft.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Effective Supply Chain Management In Manufacturing Key to Revival of Industry in U.S.

GlobalTranz

Supply chain management in manufacturing is by no means a simple process, but the United States is learning from past mistakes and they're poised to start playing a little catch-up in the manufacturing world due to their expertise. On December 16, 2014, the President signed the Revitalize American Manufacturing Act, into law.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 3-7, 2013)

Talking Logistics

We’re quickly approaching the midpoint of the year, which means it’s time to start planning for 2014 — at least that’s what I heard at my sister’s surprise birthday party last weekend, where some of her co-workers in finance were talking about getting started with 2014 budgets. Cass Freight Index Report for May 2013.

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Reshoring Or Not, What is Manufacturing? 4 Questions to Ponder with Real American Manufacturers

GlobalTranz

But regardless of whether reshoring is increasing or not, we are still seeing world class manufacturing companies reshore their operations back to the United States. Question number three : Inventory on hand, both finished goods and individual parts, and Inventory Records Accuracy. It was called, “ The Short List ”.