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Supply Chain Basics with Jason Miller

The Logistics of Logistics

Jason is a professor of supply chain at Michigan State University, which is ranked as one of the top supply chain schools in the world. Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business. About Michigan State University, Department of Supply Chain Management. About Jason Miller.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

Kinaxis

The outcome is expected to either significantly impact an existing automotive supplier network or prompt manufacturers and suppliers to move or begin operations. By further increasing its production capacity in the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reports that at least 11 states are in talks to land the manufacturing plant.

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The Single Point of Failure in Supply Chain – Baby Formula!

Supply Chain Game Changer

After 2 infant deaths an FDA investigation of Abbott resulted in the closure of their Michigan production facility and recalls of product made in that building. Any point of single sourcing, or sole sourcing , whether it be materials, parts, resources, systems, processes, suppliers, production or facilities is a single point of failure.

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Solving the Supply Chain Planning Puzzle

Logility

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes – GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). To survive in today’s highly competitive global environment, manufacturers need to piece together the many parts of the supply chain puzzle to lay the foundation for more mature capabilities in the future. What’s next?

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Solving the Supply Chain Planning Puzzle

Logility

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes — GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). To survive in today’s highly competitive global environment, manufacturers need to piece together the many parts of the supply chain puzzle to lay the foundation for more mature capabilities in the future. What’s next? Beam me up Scotty!!

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Ten Supply Chain Predictions for 2023

NC State SCRC

My colleague Jason Miller from Michigan State is an expert at navigating the many different publicly available government database, and interpreting the tea leaves. Walmart will pay more for domestic sources, but will not be burdened with the inventory and purchasing FOB. Inflation will persist.

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Coronavirus Highlights Fragility of Global Supply Networks

Jaggaer

Since the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the last major epidemic to hit China, the country has become even more important as a source of key components and materials as well as finished consumer goods. Other manufacturing hubs in China, particularly in Hubei province, have also been badly hit by the coronavirus outbreak. . million units.