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Restoring More Direct Control of Component Supply- A Further Industry Example

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides readers another industry example of efforts underway to reexamine supply network strategies in the light of two years of disruptive impacts, with the goal of augmenting needed agility and more direct control. Background.

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Gamification and Robotics Level Up Employee Engagement

Logistics Viewpoints

Across the global business ecosystem, sourcing and retaining top talent labor is of utmost importance. This is no less true of the supply chain industry, which must manage high customer demand while simultaneously experiencing unprecedented labor issues.

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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

EMERGE App

Google a phrase like “sourcing products from China” and you’ll instantly be faced by almost 39 million results! You need to source for products to sell at wholesale prices to your retail customers. And the place to source for most, if not all, of your products is in China. Introduction. Get Professional Help.

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Upcoming Special MIT CTL Crossroads Event

Supply Chain Matters

Each year the MIT Center for Logistics and Transportation (CTL) holds an annual Crossroads event, a sponsored symposium where invited faculty and industry speakers address leading-edge industry and global supply chain trends and insights developed by MIT and external business and academic focused research.

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Supply Chain Matters Podcast Episode 22: Supply Chains, AI and the Future of Work

Supply Chain Matters

Our invited thought leader guest is Doctor Yossi Sheffi, the Elisha Gray Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he also serves as long time Director for the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL). and the Future of Work.

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List of Top 7 Supply Chain Management Scholarships

SCMDOJO

It is a field that requires individuals to have technical and excellent problem-solving abilities, which are vital in enhancing efficient logistics operations in different industries. The ideal candidates considered for this offer include those majoring in food service and the hospitality industry.

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The Dangers of Counterfeit Parts in the Aerospace and Defense Industry Supply Chain

RFgen

The aerospace and defense industry needs a reliable supply chain. The New London Day, a Connecticut newspaper, recently reported Massachusetts resident Peter Picone was sentenced to 37 months in prison for trafficking counterfeit integrated circuits from China. forces safe. Putting Profit Ahead of Safety. This is why the U.S.