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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

Two million sailors died between the age of Columbus and the invention of steam engines. While the push in the back office was for efficiency–larger batch sizes, transactional processing, lower costs of transportation, and labor arbitrage strategies (Many companies outsourced the back office to India.)–the It spoke to me.

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6 Recent Trends in Manufacturing Technology to Increase Agile Responsiveness, Continuous Improvement & Customization

GlobalTranz

reports Louis Columbus of Supply Chain 24/7. Companies are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprints, embracing “green,” sustainable alternatives, and they are finding customers are willing to pay more for products that live up to their expectations, ranging from green to lean production.