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Impact of Macro Trends on Supply Chains: Digitization of Products

MIT Supply Chain

The first, which has occurred over the last decade, is the digitization of information-based products such as movies, books, and pre-recorded music. The US military is doing the same thing with its Rapid Equipment Fielding expeditionary lab in Afghanistan that can quickly create or prototype products close to the point of need.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

I’ve literally seen KPI “packs” the size of phone books, and even KPI sets circulated as a monthly magazine… that no one reads. If you’d like to read more about Supply Chain KPIs, you can download (free) a chapter from one of our Best Selling Books on the topic. Transportation. Remember what the K stands for!

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