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Mass Customisation: What It Is and How Companies Are Using It

Unleashed

Mass customisation can generally only be achieved by a company that works smarter, not harder. A modular approach means a company can standardise the components it buys or produces. This has led to some companies using it more for rapid prototyping than for the mass production of low-cost goods.

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Carbon Mitigation Actions; For The Planet, And for the Pocket

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Geo thermal Power Station in Iceland. The logistics industry is one of the largest carbon emitters in today’s business world, and therefore having a carbon mitigation plan is an important step for logistics companies to take. You could play the important role of selling carbon credits to companies that need to mitigate their emissions.

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Webinar: Supply Chain Mapping Insights

Resilinc

Despite numerous supply-chain upheavals inflicted by disasters in the last decade — including the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, Thailand floods, and Hurricanes Maria and Harvey — most companies still found themselves unprepared for the Covid-19 pandemic.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

And while the company touted upgrades such as better cameras, better processors, and smaller borders around the screen, the big news was the charging port. The new version of the iPhone will drop the company’s proprietary Lightning port in favor of European-mandated USB-C ports. That’s all for this week.

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No, AI has not killed supply chain management

Supply Chain Movement

It seems that more than ever, the supply chain manager is a critical contributor to the performance of their company. . Another impact of the pandemic was an explosion in e-commerce, leaving companies scrambling to adapt their order treatment and fulfilment activities to meet the demand. That’s not how things have turned out so far.

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Do We Really Need a New Smart Phone Every Two Years?

SCM Research

However, as brand companies make consumers believe they need a new smart phone every two years, today’s global supply chains are responsible for incredibly large amounts of electronic waste. kg), Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. We all know about natural resource scarcity. Mt) and China (6.0 Baldé, C.P.,

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Supply Chain Agenda of Hildur Gylfadóttir, Supply Chain Manager at Össur

Supply Chain Movement

Since the company was founded in 1971, research and innovation has been at its core and it continues to push the technological boundaries further. While R&D remains in Iceland it has operational centers in the Americas, Europe, Asia and it employs around 2,300 people across 18 locations.