The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 16, 2023
This article explores the concepts of resilience and agility in supply chain management, their link with change, and the strategies employed to navigate the evolving business landscape. These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 1, 2022
In 2017, Flytrex successfully launched the world’s first fully autonomous urban drone delivery system in Reykjavik, Iceland, and we covered that initiative in these pages on June 15, 2018. The CNBC article states, “ As delivery times and consumer demand rose this year, retailers responded by ordering inventory earlier than usual.
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Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
The rule was aimed at reducing electronic waste and saving customers money by making one port compatible across an array of devices. The latest capability for merchants shows that the e-commerce giant is trying to control more inventory deeper in the supply chain before it’s sold.
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 5, 2022
But Molex, a global electronics and connectivity solutions company, has been investing in their intelligent digital supply chain strategy to improve their supply chain agility and customer experience. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe.
Unleashed
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Mass customisation is used in a variety of industries – from consumer goods to finance and software Additive manufacturing (3D printing) in mass customisation Some companies are also turning to additive manufacturing – aka 3D printing – to cut some of the costs of switching to mass customisation.
Kinaxis
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Supply chains had to deal with squeezing margins and dramatically cut costs, which included significant downsizing. Maybe the one good thing to come out of it was some companies figured out how they could survive with lower inventories. The 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland. Some suppliers weren’t so lucky.
Supply Chain Movement
DECEMBER 15, 2015
While R&D remains in Iceland it has operational centers in the Americas, Europe, Asia and it employs around 2,300 people across 18 locations. Hildur Gylfadóttir is Supply Chain Manager, Logistics, based in Iceland with the task of improving efficiencies and helping to drive the successful commercialisation of innovations. “I
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