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The New Significance of a Logistics Strategy: Role, Success factors, and Integration

Logistics Viewpoints

Logistics strategy as an enabler of new business models. They have changed the way they see logistics, and no longer view it as just a support process in their organization. A logistics strategy provides the competitive edge. A logistics strategy provides the competitive edge. Design of the logistics network.

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Introducing the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Guest Post by the Co-Editors)

SCM Research

In today’s guest post, Nezih Altay and Ira Haavisto, the new Co-Editors of the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management provide an introduction to their journal. Our EAB members will not just review papers but counsel authors to help them build their papers and by continuing to push for better quality.

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DiManEx Contributes to Find the Business Case for Digital Spare Parts in VTT Study

DiManEx

Espoo, Finland, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 – DiManEx is proud to share new insights from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd’s “ New Business from Digital Spare Parts ” (DIVALIITO). The aftermarket is changing. Aftermarket services are extremely important for many original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). About DiManEx.

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The World Bank Cares About Logistics

Supply Chain View from the Field

One of the highlights of the BVL was a panel discussion by the World Bank, talking about their global logistics study. Jean-Francois Arvis spoke about the World Bank Study on the Logistics and Public Sector. The World Bank is looking at logistics form a policy perspective, which has just emerged in the last ten years.

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Major organisational and cultural changes lie ahead for SCM

Supply Chain Movement

The trends of increasing urbanisation and digitisation were covered extensively several times during the Logy Conference in Helsinki, Finland. Logistics is in the digitisation hotspot, such as in the case of 3D printing which is creating a new and different type of need for raw materials. By Martijn Lofvers and Marieke Lenstra.

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Case Saarioinen: Improving Processes All the Way from Production to the Consumers

RELEX Solutions

It prides itself on quality and responsibility, and aims to positively impact the economy at production sites. Factories 3 in Finland + 1 subsidiary in Estonia. Many of Saarioinen’s functions, such as planning, production, sales and logistics, now utilize data from the RELEX system to improve their planning. Total turnover €249.7

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Supply Chain Management:Leveraging Social Media for Improving.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Logistics and Distribution. Customers who are interested to buy a product online or are sure that the product cannot be returned are particularly concerned about the quality and the correct utility of the product. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services. Healthcare. Hospitality and Leisure. Medical Devices.