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February 7, 2024 Update

Freightos

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) increased 4% to $6,373/FEU.

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Behind the Numbers of the SCRC Supply Management Index

NC State SCRC

In this blog, I’ll explain a bit more about the rating criteria we used to assess firms. This was felt most drastically in the last few years, when such events as 9/11, the war in Iraq, the West Coast port workers’ strike, and increased regulatory and customs delays brought supply chain operations to a standstill. Descriptions.

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Quality Improvement in Manufacturing: Relief for Operations Manager

ThroughPut

Keeping this in mind, I wanted to write a blog to highlight how every Operations Manager is ultimately an Entrepreneur in the making. Trips to places like Iraq during 2015 made me realize how little people had, and how 90% of the world was in that state. I had to simplify diet, dress code, hobbies, and even day-to-day activities.

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Why Operations Managers & Entrepreneurs are fighting the same battles

ThroughPut

Keeping this in mind, I wanted to write a blog to highlight how every Operations Manager is ultimately an Entrepreneur in the making. Trips to places like Iraq during 2015 made me realize how little people had, and how 90% of the world was in that state. I had to simplify diet, dress code, hobbies, and even day-to-day activities.

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Why Operations Managers & Entrepreneurs are fighting the same battles

ThroughPut

Keeping this in mind, I wanted to write a blog to highlight how every Operations Manager is ultimately an Entrepreneur in the making. During the downturn, oilfield operational expenditure budgets were so tight, I would just put things on my own credit card to keep operations going, and deal with “breaking procurement policies” later.