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What Were the Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions of 2015

RFgen

Technology keeps entering the manufacturing space quicker than ever before. Mobile technology and integrated data management modules are helping manufacturers increase production and improve visibility across the entire organization. A hurricane or typhoon was the third-most impactful disruption in 2014.

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What Were the Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions of 2015

RFgen

Technology keeps entering the manufacturing space quicker than ever before. Mobile technology and integrated data management modules are helping manufacturers increase production and improve visibility across the entire organization. A hurricane or typhoon was the third-most impactful disruption in 2014.

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Contracts, Cancellations, and Closures: Persistent Trends Leave a Pre-Peak Season Logistics Industry on Edge

Intelligent Audit

In 2014, the Postal Service worked with about 4,000 highway contractors. Founded in 1943, Colonial Freight System has remained family-owned throughout its history and has been helmed since 2014 by Ruby McBride. Now that’s around 1,700. With a busy peak season around the corner, U.P.S.’s 803 billion U.S.

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The Avnet Tech Games IX Welcomes The Inaugural JDA Supply Chain Challenge

BlueYonder

This year, I am especially pleased about a new event called the “ JDA 2014 Supply Chain Challenge.” This event brought teams of two to four students together to form Littlefield Technologies, a fictitious manufacturer of digital satellite system receivers. The winning team consisted of: Matt Mulholland. Tushar Solanki. Aaron Barnard.

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From supply chain survival to leader: How you can follow Lenovo’s lead and find success during an acquisition

Kinaxis

That was how Ben Massie, Vice President of E2E Supply Chain Execution at Lenovo , kicked off his presentation at the 2019 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, AZ. Lenovo experienced some impressive success if you look at where they were in 2014 and where they are now. Alexa Cheater (@Alexa_Cheater) May 13, 2019.

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Omni-Channel Supply Chains Are Changing Everything You Ever Learned in School…

Supply Chain View from the Field

A senior executive from a large global manufacturer came to speak in my MBA class this week, and discussed the major shifts in global business that was occurring due to the emergence of omni-channel capabilities in the supply chain. In 2014, UPS bulked up on capacity and people, anticipating the huge Christmas rush.

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Are You a Joint Employer of Your 3PL’s Contract Workers? Thoughts on NLRB Decision in Browning-Ferris Case

Talking Logistics

Are manufacturers and retailers “joint employers” of the contract workers hired by their third-party logistics (3PL) partners? The labor board determined Browning-Ferris should be considered a “joint employer” with the Phoenix-based staffing agency.