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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. One of the keys to better visibility is data quality. Molex has been working to improve data quality since 2012 when they first put in Nexus. That in turn led to a faster go live.

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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.

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

Unleashed

To implement a mass customisation system, these are some measures you might take, from a supply chain perspective: Find suppliers who produce high-quality goods every time, to cut down on the amount of time you need to spend inspecting their incoming components. To ensure audio quality, Normal uses standardised audio components and cables.

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Let’s Embrace New Ways of Working

Supply Chain Shaman

In the workshop, we talked at length about the use of sentiment analysis to sense quality issues, market opportunities and new product launch acceptance. I shared how sentiment analysis enables companies to sense product quality issues four-to-six weeks before knowledge by a traditional call center.

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Supply Chain Movement 19 – Software & Leaders

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. Its key areas of expertise.

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Reflective Thinking: Complexity

Logility

noun, the state or quality of being complex; intricacy. Internal risks can range from product quality to the integrity of information. com-plex-i-ty [k uh m- plek -si-tee]. Source: Dictionary.com. Managing complexity is almost like looking at your reflection, it forces you to look within.

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