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Supply Chain Leaders Prepare For The Long Haul. Caution: It Will Be Gray.

Supply Chain Shaman

While my town in Pennsylvania is releasing restrictions, and people are starting to gather again in large groups, I say, “We cannot be too careful.”. Here is an example. Here are some examples: What was the product mix of the shipments? In my work, I continually view new approaches in supply chain planning and test innovation.

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Corporate Culture’s Impact on Innovation, Part 2

Enterra Insights

For example, Everett Harper ( @everettharper ), CEO and Co-Founder of Truss, writes, “An infrastructure for innovation beats a culture of innovation.”[1] Fostering an Environment for Innovation. Harper alluded to the fact that linkages matter when it comes to innovation. Generating Ideas.

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Sustainable Food Waste Management for Food Industry SMEs

Unleashed

For example the Raven Food Co-op, a Warsaw-based food cooperative is committed to preventing food waste before it occurs. In addition to their sustainable food waste management activities, and innovations, Ozharvest also undertakes education to promote positive change. On-selling food waste as animal feed. Commercial composting.

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Best-Cost vs. Least-Cost Sourcing

Talking Logistics

Back in December 2012, for example, Apple announced that it is investing $100 million to build some of its Mac products in the US. And earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal published an article about how the toy maker K’Nex has moved most of its manufacturing operations from China to its factory in Pennsylvania.

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Creativity and the Modern Enterprise, Part 1

Enterra Insights

We’ve all heard the business mantra “innovate or die.” ” In this article, I’d like to discuss innovation’s symbiotic traveling companion: creativity. Innovation invariably begins with an idea. Most innovation gurus believe people can be trained or helped to be more creative.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation. Innovating: The 2000s. Significance. 0 TEUs 0 meters long.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation. Example of the increasing coordination between seaports as a result of containerization.

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