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

Unleashed

Mass customisation is also known as: Made-to-order Built-to-order Increasingly popular in the retail goods sector – but also used in the automotive, software and finance sectors – mass customisation allows customers to purchase a product that is more ‘them’. What about mass customisation in software?

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Supply Chain Movement 19 – Software & Leaders

Supply Chain Movement

28 | Facts & Figures: Supply Chain Software. By introducing the hub & spoke system with the ShipitSmarter SaaS solution, the 3M technology group has been able to double its truck load factor while halving CO2 emissions. 34 | Dutch Supply Chain Software heroes. Dutch software is a successful export product.

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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 be categorized into various types, including shifts in supply and demand patterns, geopolitical developments, environmental concerns, advancements in information technology, and talent shortages. Advancements in Information Technology (IT) have also brought about significant changes in supply chain management.

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Do We Really Need a New Smart Phone Every Two Years?

SCM Research

million metric tonnes (Mt) and it is forecasted to increase to 50 Mt in 2018. kg), Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. Practice Closed-Loop System Globalization Report Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Sustainability' The total amount of e-waste generated in 2014 is 41.8 This e-waste comprises 12.8

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Molex has more than 80 manufacturing facilities around the world supported by an 18,000 strong supplier eco-system that provide raw materials, electronic components, and services. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe.

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Supply Chain Agenda of Hildur Gylfadóttir, Supply Chain Manager at Össur

Supply Chain Movement

Its range of prosthetic solutions, from artificial limbs and related products such as mechanical knees and feet and silicone liners to a complete bionic system, are designed to improve people’s mobility and bring a better quality of life to millions of people around the world. What is your responsibility regarding the supply chain? “I

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

The supply chain software industry is in a considerable state of flux. as the advance of e-commerce continues, companies with an omnichannel approach are increasingly implementing specific order management systems. The GT Nexus trans-company platform makes it easy for connected companies to share their planning within the chain.