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SCM World 2014 Chief Supply Chain Officer Report: A Conversation with Kevin O’Marah – Part IV

BlueYonder

If I am going to produce for the European market, it may make sense to make products in Poland or the Czech Republic. Some of the strong examples of this come out of industries that are IP and technology intensive, semiconductor being an example. or at least Mexico. This applies to food products as well as aircraft.

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How Pure Storage Withstood the Pandemic

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, a vaccine manufacturer increased their order size by a factor of four in one weekend; a video call company wanted to receive ten times as much product as they initially forecast with just a month’s lead-time. For example, planning was still done using spreadsheets. The Pure Storage Supply Chain.