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Indiana Jones and the supply chain bullwhip effect

Kinaxis

The closest I came was some information about how in 1981 after Raiders of the Lost Ark premiered, there was a sudden spike of interest in bullwhips, an increase in their usage by stage performers and a rebirth for the sport of whip cracking, which is a mixture of targeting and finesse.

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Using AI to Gain a Competitive Advantage with Matt Parry & Kevin Coomes

The Logistics of Logistics

Parry holds a Business Management degree from Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis About Greenscreens.ai empowers businesses in the truckload spot freight market with the tools they need to make informed decisions and maximize their success. Greenscreens.ai Greenscreens.ai

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Amplify Your Supply Chain While Capitalizing on your IT Infrastructure

Logility

By the time we could normalize the data and analyze our performance in standardized terms, the information was out of date. We needed a system that would allow us to get real-time information from our facilities, regardless of where they were located, so that we could respond faster.” We can train new users in less than 15 minutes.

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Winter Alert: Winter Weather Conditions Developing Across Much of the US

GlobalTranz

Numerous carriers across Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee and parts of northern Mexico, including the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas are reporting delays, limited operations and/or closures due to blackouts, snow, and ice.

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U.S. Announces TSMC Incentives for U.S. Based Semiconductor Production

Supply Chain Matters

Paid subscription ) Citing informed sources, the report indicates that Samsung now plans to invest upwards of $44 billion in an advanced logic microprocessor fabrication complex just outside of Austin, Texas. billion in an advanced memory chip packaging facility to be located in Lafayette, Indiana. Chip Production Presence in Texas.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

CEVA was responsible for delivering hundreds of parts to the GM Kokomo, Indiana, facility, in the U.S., To help our customers keep track and make informed decisions about their freight transportation options, we have developed “ a logistics eco-calculator” hosted on our website. pandemic response. Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group.

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Introducing the Journal of Supply Chain Management (Guest Post by the Co-Editors-in-Chief)

SCM Research

For more information please read our recent JSCM editorial. and Myra Louise Professor of Manufacturing Management at Indiana University, United States. Third, we have a responsibility to the wider community, especially early career researchers, to continue providing timely and developmental reviews as part of a fair editorial process.

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