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Warehousing News Roundup: April 1, 2019

Stord

Nike improved its supply chain efficiency by adopting digital tools to increase visibility and reduce production lead times. This Express Lane initiative – the company’s name for new tools and solutions – has placed materials closer to factories, reduced manufacturing delays, and predicted customer demand more accurately.

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Conversation with the CSCO of Schneider Electric- Global Leadership in Action

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters posting, Ferrari Consulting and Research Group Managing Director Bob Ferrari pens highlights of Schneider Electric’s Innovation Summit conference and highlights of a conversation with the company’s Chief Supply Chain Officer. . Schneider Electric is a 180-year-old company with a legacy of innovation.

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Time to Reimagine STEM Education from Bottom to Top

Enterra Insights

In spite of a few eras during which humankind’s knowledge regressed, technological advancement is a trend that helps define human history. Common sense tells us our children need to be prepared to succeed in a technology-based world; yet, many pundits insist Industrial Age education models are keeping us from achieving that goal. .”[1]

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