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Jeroen van Weesep: ‘Make more room for intuition and trust’

Supply Chain Movement

With factories in Denmark, Mexico, Hungary and the Czech Republic, it produces a mind-blowing 40 billion Lego bricks a year. Eighty years after its foundation, The Lego Group is still a privately held family company headquartered in Billund, Denmark. What is your role?

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Battery Assault: The Innovation of Batteries “Powering” Automotive Manufacturing & Manufacturing Industries

GlobalTranz

This improvement tripled battery storage capacity (almost equaling lithium ion) A few marketplace knee jerk reactions occurred. Modular Zinc Air in Sea Land; Picture of Big Bend Power Station by wkniught94 talk container picture by Marc Cromme, Denmark. Chevron bought the patent and blocked NiMH batteries used in electric vehicles.

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Supply Chain Leadership Series IV: Joydeep Ganguly – Passionate About Sustainable Supply Chains

NC State SCRC

Prior to Gilead, Joydeep spent 10 years at Biogen, in roles of increasing responsibility in the areas of process sciences, manufacturing and supply chain. We use soft technology to inform our climate risk scenario analyses to raise awareness and build capacity within our operations.” “As frameworks are one such strategy.

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SCRC Partner Profile: A Textbook Transformation at Biogen-Idec

Supply Chain View from the Field

The company discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets biological products for treating conditions such as multiple sclerosis and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In addition to its portfolio of drug candidates, the company has capabilities, including capacity for protein manufacturing, that are world-class in quality and scale.

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Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Some manufacturing, consumer brand, retail and logistics service companies made ambitious goals to delight customers through digital transformation but in some cases significantly eroded profit margins. Plan and Execute for Success. The Crucial Role of Trading Partners.

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3 Uses of IoT Tech Spurring Sustainability in Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

In the shipping and manufacturing industries, that same “worldwide web” is now being deployed to encourage more energy-efficient operational and communication strategies for a low-carbon economy, thanks to IoT Tech. The Internet has already transformed the way individuals interact, make choices, and process information.

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New Shipping Operations Ideas Bring Fresh Air to Stale Strategies

Intelligent Audit

Supply Chain Dive reports: “ The effort includes funding and resources for domestic lithium mining and the end-to-end supply chain, including the processing and manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries. ”. However, as Carere makes clear, this lag in volume gives FedEx the much-needed capacity to onboard new clients.