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BD Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Kevin Nelson, a chief procurement officer and senior vice president at BD, agreed to be interviewed on this topic. You could ask, what if there was an earthquake in South Korea? In the BD supply chain, it is the procurement team that plays a key risk management role. Our procurement turnover is at 4%.

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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

ivalua

Large trading partners included China, the United States, Australia, and South Korea. 89% of respondents judged to be “Innovative Performers” believed their organization was “effective” or “very effective” at leveraging these technologies. 84% of “Beginner” procurement organizations did not proactively monitor for risk.

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Samsung Electronics 2023 Financials-Weakest Profitability in a Decade

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters depicts Samsung Electronics as an industry supply chain bellwether because of the company’s unique business model as being a smartphone, consumer electronics and appliance producer, as well as a key industry-wide supplier and technology innovator.

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Tech OEMS battle it out in the semiconductor value chain

Resilinc

Hungary’s well-connected location puts us much closer to our European customers so that we can fulfil and sustain their needs while remaining at the forefront of innovation,” the company said in a news release. Not coincidentally, the company opened its first in-house European manufacturing facility in Budapest in June.

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Smart Supply Chains Adapt to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges

Logistics Bureau

Examples are: Samsung Electronics , which is shifting part of its domestic phone production to Vietnam due to the rapid advance of COVID-19 in South Korea. In the future, businesses will diversify their supply chains and source locally so they are not as dependent on one procurement source as they are now.

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How Arena Helps Nascent UAM Industry Take Flight

Arena Solutions

The Jetsons” invited its viewers to envision the incredible possibilities that the current wave of technological innovation could one day materialize—from robotic maids, flying cars, smartwatches, and video calls, to flat-screen TVs—all commonplace by today’s standards.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.