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Indiana Jones and the supply chain bullwhip effect

Kinaxis

by Joe Cannata According to the European Journal of Operational Research , the term ‘bullwhip effect’ was first coined by Procter & Gamble (P&G) in the 1990s in reference to the order variance amplification phenomenon observed between P&G and its suppliers.”. Many Indiana Jones wannabees emerged, due to the popularity of the film.

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

SCM Research

In today’s guest post, Mark Pagell, Brian Fugate and Barbara Flynn highlight what will guide them in their tenure as the new Co-Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Supply Chain Management. and Myra Louise Professor of Manufacturing Management at Indiana University, United States. Barbara Flynn is the Richard M.

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

SCM Research

In today’s guest post, Mark Pagell, Brian Fugate and Barbra Flynn highlight what will guide them in their tenure as the new Co-Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Supply Chain Management. and Myra Louise Professor of Manufacturing Management at Indiana University, United States. Barbara Flynn is the Richard M.

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

Supply Chain Matters

Both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported that TSMC will receive these incentives and loans dependent upon construction and production milestone completions that will extend for many months. Related Samsung Electronics Report The Wall Street Journal reported that Samsung Electronics is Doubling its Planned U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

The vehicle will make its inaugural trip from Indiana to California, where it will be featured at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article on the increasing use of machinery to create made-to-fit boxes for more efficient fulfillment shipping. CMA CGM is offering 5 billion euros ($5.48

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10 Greatest Supply Chain Management Books of All Time

Supply Chain Opz

The content is good then people refer to it often (number of citations is also used to measure the importance of journal articles aka Impact Factor). Stanford University, Northwestern University, University of California, Berkley and Indiana University are usually ranked in top MBA programs (Tier 1) by US News College Ranking.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

Kinaxis

The Wall Street Journal reports that at least 11 states are in talks to land the manufacturing plant. By further increasing its production capacity in the U.S., Toyota will be better positioned to respond to the growing North American market.