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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. 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. One of the keys to better visibility is data quality.

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

Unleashed

Learn more: The Ultimate Manufacturing Guide: SME Manufacturing Explained What is mass customisation? It’s a manufacturing process for customising goods at scale while keeping unit costs low – a middle ground between standardisation and personalisation. The entire manufacturing sector is seeing a shift towards personalisation.

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

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Similarly, during the 2010 volcanic eruption in Iceland, which disrupted air travel across Europe, fashion retailer Zara showcased its agility by rapidly adjusting its distribution network to ensure timely delivery of products to customers. They ensured that food supplies remained available, minimizing the impact on consumers.

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Supply Chain Movement 19 – Software & Leaders

Supply Chain Movement

This is an end-to-end Supply Chain transformation and a shift in the way that Diageo gets its brands from its own and third party manufacturing facilities to bars, restaurants, hotels and retailers, both directly or through a network of distributors. The aim is to grow in an even more sustainable and profitable way.

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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. The matrix describes the general nature of disruptions, and in most cases depicts mainly local impact areas. Disruption comparison matrix?—?Source:

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How To Make Your Ecommerce Eco-Friendly

ShipBob

Though a 2020 survey found that customers are most likely to return to a brand for the product’s quality, sustainable business practices came in at second. . Blue Lagoon utilizes the healing effects of the famous Blue Lagoon in Iceland to create powerful skincare products. Michael Klein, Co-Founder at Herbaly. Ocean & Co.