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Is the Just-In-Time Supply Chain’s Time Over?

Enterra Insights

According to Funnell, “It’s called Just-In-Time and it’s made some corporations and business moguls very rich. ”[2] Those comments beg the question: Is the Just-In-Time (JIT) Supply Chain’s Time Over? Maintaining Just-In-Time Principles. ”[1] What is it? ”[3].

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How Inventory Management is a problem the size of Australia

The Network Effect

Trillion… almost as much as Australia’s GDP! More than anything, these facts should remind us just how poorly most supply chains are being managed, and how big of an opportunity there is if we can solve the fundamental problem of getting the product to the consumer at the right location at the right time.

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Supplier Diversity Part III: Keeping Pace as an Organization

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In Part I and Part II of this series, we have investigated the way in which supplier diversity programs have developed over time and which nations are leading the way in the space. Just in the limited discussion above, we noted NMSDC, CAMSC, and Supply Nation as sources of data and certifications, and there are many more.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. But there was a cost to this.

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The Race for Last Mile Drones

Logistics Viewpoints

The company has developed a fleet of last mile drones for small package delivery in the US, Australia, and Finland. The two new prototypes are both based on the Hummingbird, which Wing says can carry about 2 pounds and has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia, and Finland.

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Reshaping the Future: Creating Sustainable Business Growth

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In Australia, Super Retail Group is at the heart of this pursuit. Home to well-known household brands including Rebel, Macpac, BCF and Super Cheap Auto, Super Retail Group is one of the largest retailers in Australia. At the same time, we were pumping through an immense volume of orders, particularly around December peak period.

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Supplier Diversity: From Checking-the-Box to a C-Suite Strategy

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The following are just a few examples of some notable supplier diversity efforts across the globe. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Building Business Cases and Momentum. Agile Procurement in Canada.