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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. They believe this is a strategic anchor investment that will not only further improve customer service and operational performance but be foundational to its intelligent digital supply chain.

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Supply Chain Disruptions or Minor Inconveniences?

Logility

Can you anticipate and properly plan for once in a lifetime events like last year’s Icelandic volcano, and the earthquake and subsequent tsunami earlier this year in Japan? How do you plan for the unimaginable? Probably not.

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Supply Chain Disruptions or Minor Inconveniences?

Logility

Can you anticipate and properly plan for once in a lifetime events like last year’s Icelandic volcano, and the earthquake and subsequent tsunami earlier this year in Japan? How do you plan for the unimaginable? Probably not.

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Let’s Embrace New Ways of Working

Supply Chain Shaman

The conversation then spilled over to the use of twitter as a customer service channel. I spoke of my experience during the Icelandic ash issue. The information allowed me to position myself early in a customer service line in a short window of time when the ash particulate subsided and flights quickly resumed for six hours.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

To manage this logistics complexity while adhering to customer service standards and incurring reasonable costs, companies need Global Logistics Integration. Poor forecasting leads to rush orders to meet the delivery requirement demands of customers. Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood.

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Mind Map for Order Management 2.0

Supply Chain Movement

Innovative order management simultaneously achieves integrated management leading to lower costs, and greater flexibility resulting in better customer service. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

In order to create the required agility hightech companies need to apply a postponement strategy with customization per country and on demand 3D printing. Outsourcing logistics and fulfilment to a full-service provider ensures the expected high customer service by the consumer. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Isle of Man.