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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

Asset relocation takes time. The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The proliferation of products and capabilities is exponential with over 60% of capacity in Taiwan. What to do?

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Asset relocation takes time. The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The proliferation of products and capabilities is exponential with over 60% of capacity in Taiwan. But, even then, the relocation of capacity is not a snap of the fingers. Does this solve the problem?

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Beyond Asset Tracking: RFID For An Accelerated Supply Chain

The Logistics of Logistics

At the end of the chain, this can translate to a supply of goods to the customer 40% faster than your competitor, a 20% rise in sales capacity, and “out of stock” becoming a thing of the past. Shining a light in the world of visibility, asset management and inventory tracking, is that of radio frequency identification (RFID).

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COVID-19: Bullwhip in Cheese Demand

Operations and Supply Chain Management

UPS has hired tens of thousands of new workers and spent $179 million to speed up delivery times, but the thinner margins add to pressure on Chief Executive Carol Tomé to figure out how to handle the accelerating shift to e-commerce more profitably. PHOTO: MARK ELIAS/BLOOMBERG NEWS. Share this email with a friend. Sign Up Here. Quotable. “I

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Comprehensive Guide to Mobile Inventory Management Systems

RFgen

Using outdated processes hamper smooth operations, eating up precious time, resources, and manpower—even in ways you may not realize. Wasted productivity: Workers may spend 2/3 of their time walking around looking for stock. Expanding rapidly, the market for such solutions is poised to continue growing by $1.78 bn through 2026.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

Which is why email newsletters just work – delivered to your inbox each day (usually) bringing a limited selection of top stories in condensed form. This is the experts’ selection – but if we had to choose just one, our go-to read is the fast-rising WSJ Daily Logistics Report. Shipping Gazette Daily News.

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10 COVID-19 Lessons for a Resilient Supply Chain

DynaSys

Large scale chemical plant explosions have caused revenue-impacting delays globally several times in recent years. Yet explosions and fires impact supply in just one or a few industries. Demand is usually not dramatically affected; just the ability to meet it. Robert Drew gives you Takeaways to Future Supply Chain crisis.