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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Those shipments can move directly to customers or move to several regional distribution centers (DCs) that serve as forward inventory locations and consolidation hubs servicing customers and channel partners. The planners could choose to switch cargo from a slow-moving ship to air, for example. That in turn led to a faster go live.

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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. Historical examples illustrate the importance of resilience and agility in overcoming disruptions. Geopolitical changes encompass alterations in international relations, trade policies, tariffs, or regulations.

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Mass Customisation: What It Is and How Companies Are Using It

Unleashed

We answer these questions, and give you examples of how it works in practice. The examples we give of mass customisation below will help you see what this looks like in action. Automated inventory management platforms then help manufacturers organise and monitor their new, modular product ranges.

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Supply Chain Resilience Core Capacities

MIT Supply Chain

For example, the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruption in Iceland caused a primary loss of freight transportation capacity, but that loss also robbed many companies of supply capacity. Source: James B. a few days, for example?—?is In the matrix, this is referred to as a secondary impact. Disruption comparison matrix?—?Source:

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How To Make Your Ecommerce Eco-Friendly

ShipBob

Freight movement is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions with last-mile freight a major contributor to local air pollution. Examples of brands paving the way for green ecommerce. Other examples include noissue and Arka , which offer branded custom packaging solutions made with eco-friendly materials.