The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

In extreme cases, firms simply state that a product comes from one country when, in actual fact, it was manufactured in a country that is impacted by the higher tariff being imposed. Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. The Supply Chain Cost Reduction Challenge: Somehow, Intel had to reduce the supply chain costs for the Atom chip, but had only one area of leverage—inventory.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 13, 2016

The following three mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies which have managed to sustain their supply chain cost reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. Somehow Intel had to reduce the supply chain costs for the Atom chip, but had only one area of leverage—inventory. Supply chain costs of around $5.50

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

And what that often means is finding a second source, finding other options, another alternative. And there’s been a case study done and a real-world example, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011. GE Healthcare has published and has been studied for its response. And of course it can’t happen quickly.

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