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Optimizing Liberty Global’s Supply Chain: An Interview with Willem Vesters

AIMMS

I have a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology but I’ve spend most of my career in operations. Our inventory levels on this side of the business tend to be quite high, with a rotation going to 1 year. We limited the amount of cash we needed for inventory by bringing it down by 35%.

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Optimizing Liberty Global’s Supply Chain: An Interview with Willem Vesters

AIMMS

I have a Master’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology but I’ve spend most of my career in operations. Our inventory levels on this side of the business tend to be quite high, with a rotation going to 1 year. We limited the amount of cash we needed for inventory by bringing it down by 35%.

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Manufacturing 4.0 in academia & practice: How SupplyOn contributed to the MIM 2019 conference

SupplyOn

and smart manufacturing systems to inventory control and supply chain management (SCM). Professor Dmitry Ivanov welcomes the MIM 2019 participants Indeed, this three-yearly conference covered a wide range of topics: From operations research, production planning, optimization and control to Industry 4.0

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Can we re-shore and create a US semiconductor industry? Maybe…

NC State SCRC

However, can we think of a way to “sliver out” a portion of the industry that is critical to the defense, automotive, and aerospace sector. The workshop brought to bear a whole different lens on this topic of re-shoring semiconductors. There are no easy answers. But there are some that are possible.

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Supply Chain Management:Get,Set,Go-Agile Implementation of.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Aerospace and Defense. They understand the benefits derived from a unified view of customer orders and inventory across different fulfillment types. At the start of the project a workshop can be planned with Business users. Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries. Industries. Automotive. Healthcare.

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Reducing Working Capital in Supply Chains

Logistics Bureau

Current assets include inventory and accounts receivable, i.e. payments you are waiting to receive, notably from your customers. As a result, if you can get paid by your customers before you have to pay your suppliers and reduce inventory to boot , your current assets can be reduced to below your current liabilities.