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Time to Rethink Sourcing Rare Earth Elements

Supply Chain Game Changer

Molycorp, a key producer in the 1980s, and other companies shipped their oxides to China for refining and value-added production into metals, alloys, and magnets. As an extension to the co-operative, electronic buy-sell exchanges should be set-up for commercial transactions among its members and non-members. Lead by innovation.

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7 Reasons Why You Should Reduce Inventory

SCMDOJO

This reduces the chances of lost sales and the associated costs of rush orders or expedited shipping. Also, the Risk of fluctuations is present as whatever happens to such stocks can no longer be sold at its original purchase value. In order words, Excess and Obsolete Inventory Is killing your business !

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The Ultimate Guide to Contract Logistics: What You Need to Know

SCMDOJO

It boasts excellent infrastructure, including well-connected harbors, well-educated people, and multilingual capabilities, making it an international logistics hotspot. While it possesses the buying power of a large corporation, NUNNER focuses on providing tailor-made solutions to its customers.

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Podcast: Susie Bodnar on the CSCMP and the New Directional Shifts in Supply Chain

Requis

Susie Bodnar is part of the generation that is driving supply chain innovation forward. The organization is evolving, thanks to its board members who are agile, innovative people with many decades of experience. When I started, that visibility was a phone call— ‘where is my container ship?’

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23 warehouse pros reveal the best ways for warehouses to control & reduce fulfillment costs

6 River Systems

It’s also very efficient, meaning it will allow your employees to process more orders on a hourly basis with virtually impossible odds of shipping the incorrect products to your customers. Inventory provides an excellent example of a cost indicator that should be measured and continuously improved. The top operators work at a 99.9%

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Why a Product-Centric Approach to Quality Matters

Arena Solutions

As the founder of the Product Realization Group, Michael helps guide the world’s most innovative companies to accelerate delivery of their products from concept to full market scale. Angenette has more than 24 years of experience in quality assurance, quality control, Lean Six Sigma, and supply chain.

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VTech: A Story of a Supply Chain Leader

Supply Chain Shaman

It took us three years to right the ship. They were growing fast and were innovative; but, my intuition was that their approach was fundamentally flawed. The retailer’s plan was never normalized against inventory and as a result it did not reflect buying behavior. The second presentation given in 2004, shared the results.