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Supply Chain Case Study: the Executive's Guide

Supply Chain Opz

Analysis of case study is certainly one of the most popular methods for people from business management background. In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented.

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Tackling Item Complexity

Supply Chain Shaman

In Figure 1, I share a case study from a client engagement. Stuck, the company struggled with customer service levels and high inventory write-offs. One of the most read case studies written for my first book, Bricks Matter, is a case study on managing item complexity. The result? Product complexity.

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Importance of Digitalisation to Improve Supply Chains: Helping Businesses Navigate Through Supply Chain Disruptions

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

One solution to this problem is centralized distribution and real-time inventory management. Bill Heaney is responsible for all commercial strategy and activities in the United States, which is made up of over 7,000 employees located throughout 39 forwarding locations and 55 logistics centers. Supply Chain 4.0

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McDonald’s Mesoamérica Supply Chain Response to COVID-19

ToolsGroup

If you do the math there, you have to make 748,000 inventory decisions per month. So our main task now is to consolidate all the purchase and inventory decisions in one team. We had to transfer and move inventories from one place to another, trying to save them as much as possible. Decisions were made within 24 hours.

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Glen Raven Meets Their Goals Through a Successful Deployment of Advanced Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

It is a privately-held textile company that successfully navigated the global sourcing/labor arbitrage mania of the last decade and managed to maintain a significant presence in the United States. For him, this meant growing top-line revenue with less supply chain inventory. My niece tries to defend me.). had a goal.

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5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

Supply Chain Opz

In the United States, the median wage for a Logistics Manager is around $70,000 annually. People who like to learn new concepts from case studies. It is filled with key concepts, case studies, summaries, and end-of-chapter summaries. Are you looking for logistics management books? Who is it for?:

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New Balance’s Added U.S. Manufacturing Presence

Supply Chain Matters

Just shy of three years ago, athletic and leisure footwear manufacturer New Balance announced plans to build the company’s sixth footwear factory within the United States. This manufacturer had boasted that it is the only major company to make or assemble more millions of pairs of athletic footwear per year in the United States.