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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. The data from Infor Nexus also helps the transportation teams do better carrier sourcing. Further, historically Molex had a focused sourcing strategy. That in turn led to a faster go live.

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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 High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

The sourcing department is challenged by increasing compliancy issues. In order to create the required agility hightech companies need to apply a postponement strategy with customization per country and on demand 3D printing. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Isle of Man.