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Indiana Jones and the supply chain bullwhip effect

Kinaxis

A small shift in customer demand essentially cracks the whip, and the further a supplier is from the demand, the more significant the impact, which inevitably leads to increasing swings in inventory for suppliers. Many Indiana Jones wannabees emerged, due to the popularity of the film.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

Unionized UPS workers could strike this summer Walmart opens largest fulfillment center in Indiana Target tests larger next-day delivery effort Commerce Dept. face mounting cybersecurity threats, executives in the sector say, spurring them to formalize how they share information with each other.

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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By the time we could normalize the data and analyze our performance in standardized terms, the information was out of date.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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Concurrent Planning

Operations and Supply Chain Management

To gain a holistic view of their supply chain and make more informed decisions, all relevant stakeholders must be involved in the planning process. Robert Jacobs Professor Emeritus of Operations Management Operations and Decision Technologies Indiana University, Bloomington jacobs 812-219-5088

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Procurement & Suppliers: Paying Attention to Terms & Conditions to Keep Supplier Relations Postitive

GlobalTranz

For example, in one Indiana case, Tyler Pipe Industries, Inc. After several years of litigation and after both sides spent tens of thousands of dollars on attorneys’ fees, the Indiana Court of Appeals found that the parties did indeed have a contract. Contract Negotiation Enhancing Supplier Relations. Buyer”) and Maxon Corp.

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Traceability Software for Process Manufacturing and Discrete Manufacturing

RFgen

Discrete manufacturers use these solutions to better manage inventory and reduce costs. To address the challenges, they need a robust shop floor/inventory solution, one that delivers immediate traceability real-time visibility during the manufacturing process. Manufacturing is the backbone of the world economy.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

In addition, several agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require unique device identifiers (UDI) usually in the form of barcodes to contain information such as manufactured date and lot number to provide traceability. Use the form below to send us your information! Schedule Now. Fields marked with a * are required.