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Many companies around the world are currently in the midst of a strategic repositioning. The choices they make will determine whether they survive the coming decade of innovations, uncertainties and changes, or will be obliterated or acquired by competitors. The once-mighty conglomerate General Electric, built up by industrial icon Jack Welch, is being subdivided into three distinct companies, for example, because the various corporate structures, business models and supply chains have become so
Background In February of this year, numerous business and aerospace industry media reported on the milestone of the largest commercial aircraft order in the industry’s history. That milestone was a single order from Tata Group owned Air India Airlines for a total of 250 Airbus and 210 Boeing aircraft with a total list price value reported to be upwards of $60 billion.
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We wanted to alert our Supply Chain Matters readers to an upcoming special and rather timely podcast episode that publishes next week. Once again, our invited guest for our upcoming episode will be Professor Yossi Sheffi, Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he also serves as long time Director for the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL).
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Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
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Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of supply chain planning and execution orchestration provider Kinaxis’s annual customer conference held both physically in Nashville, Tennessee , and virtually livestreamed. Kinexions23 turned out to be the most well attended event in this tech provider’s history, with upwards of 730 attendees in Nashville , and hundreds more streaming online.
For years, Microsoft Excel has been the go-to tool for businesses when it comes to data manipulation and analysis. Its powerful features have made it a staple in offices worldwide, but times are changing. While Excel remains an excellent resource for specific applications, there are more efficient alternatives available that can streamline many business activities.
Transporters serve as the backbone for successful delivery companies when it comes to long-haul, multi-day deliveries. Without these vital links in the supply chain, many organizations would struggle to grow their business. However, transporters face a call on their business growth as many of their systems lack tech and API capabilities, necessitating time-consuming manual coordination with intersted businesses.
Implicitly, when we think to pull flow, Kanban, for example, we think of short lead time. We trigger the next supply to renew consumption, so this implies a rapid reaction time, doesn’t it? On the other hand, for components with long lead times – say, for example, an item with a replenishment lead time of.
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