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A Q&A with Stanley Black & Decker and Boston University on Inventory Optimization

Logility

Inventory optimization (IO) has become an increasingly important topic of late as companies try to balance inventory (amount, location, etc.) associate professor of operations management, Boston University, on the role of a company’s inventory in developing a sustainable competitive advantage.

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Consumer Demand Variability Biggest Supply Chain Disruption, Execs say

USC Consulting Group

Yet for business leaders – especially manufacturers and shippers – the words “unpredictability” and “uncertainty” will likely epitomize 2020, as they’re something organizations continue to experience as the country and consumers emerge from the nationwide lockdown amid supply chain disruption.

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Winning Healthcare Supply Chain Strategies Used at Tufts Medical Center Chain

RFgen

Boston’s Tufts Medical Center is more than just the average medical facility. He also served as Boston Children’s Hospital’s contract analyst and value analysis coordinator. As Johnson explained, the manufacturer Medtronic’s acquisition of the company Covidien must be conveyed to nurses.

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Winning Healthcare Supply Chain Strategies Used at Tufts Medical Center Chain

RFgen

Boston’s Tufts Medical Center is more than just the average medical facility. He also served as Boston Children’s Hospital’s contract analyst and value analysis coordinator. As Johnson explained, the manufacturer Medtronic’s acquisition of the company Covidien must be conveyed to nurses.

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Guest Blog: Real-world Advice for Getting Started on eKanban

synchrono

Through this guest blog series, I’d like to share some of my experiences implementing supplier quality and Lean manufacturing initiatives by focusing on eKanban systems. This first entry offers advice for planning an eKanban rollout – suggestions that can also be applied across any Lean manufacturing project.

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What is an Engineering Change Order (ECO)?

Arena Solutions

This article defines engineering change orders (ECOs) and describes the role they play in new product development (NPD) and manufacturing. Product Change Management: Three Challenges, Five Fixes White Paper. These include manufacturing change orders (MCOs) and document change orders (DCOs). ECO benefits.