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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Improve cross-government data sharing and analyze resilience. Maximize the value of the purchase order flow data already in the existing networks. (A

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Hyper-Collaboration in Life Sciences Creates Supply Chain Opportunities

Logility

Independent of the pandemic and in light of disruptive innovations in fields such as artificial intelligence and data governance, the life sciences industry was already opening up. The rate of innovation is accelerating, with digital and data-driven technologies disrupting life sciences companies in novel ways. Data visualization.

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Nestlé USA and Enterra Solutions Sign Multi-Year Cognitive Computing Agreement

Enterra Insights

Additionally, Enterra will establish a Center for Advanced Analytics at Nestlé USA’s headquarters in Arlington, VA, including an Advanced Analytics team of mathematicians, data scientists, consumer packaged goods experts and data management specialists.

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How Returns Management Works: Process, Tips, & Best Practices

Unleashed

One paper from the University of Texas at Arlington suggests that lenience may yield better results than strictness. Data tracking Returns data is essential to understanding your costs, cash flow , and profitability. An effective retail inventory management system will help ensure accurate tracking of your returns data.

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Last Mile Logistic Challenges Increase as Online Sales Soar

Enterra Insights

Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor of Supply Chain Management Review, reports, a study commissioned earlier this year by SOTI in partnership with Arlington Research, concluded, “Last-mile delivery is the most inefficient process of the entire supply chain.”[5] Hopwood insists that connected data provides greater visibility.

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Suppliers to Large US Retailers Put on Notice by China

Material Handling & Logistics

for almost two-thirds of revenue, according to Bloomberg data. We’re really concerned about what this would do for the prices that American customers pay every day,” said Hun Quach, vice president for international trade at the Retail Industry Leaders Association in Arlington, Virginia. while Li & Fung relies on the U.S.

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[PROFILE] Zak Stern '14 - Parker CMC Networking

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Hometown:  Arlington, VA. The internship was very unstructured, but I learned a lot about app development and data analytics. Recruiting: parker.cmc.recruiting@ anderson.ucla.edu. « [PROFILE] Tom Crow 14 | Main. When Opportunity Doesnt Come Knocking » 03/03/2014. PROFILE] Zak Stern 14.