GlobalTranz
MAY 5, 2015
Since 2011, the federal government focused on changing this paradigm and made American manufacturing a priority. Under the guidance of the Department of Commerce/NIST , they developed an infrastructure with dedicated funding to rebuild our manufacturing sector. manufacturing.” economic and innovation policies.”
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. Safety stock levels need to account for demand and supply variability but most built inventory policies only on demand data. Mature organizations focus on the form and function of inventory and tie the inventory strategy to corporate policy.
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Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 14, 2023
Yum Brands – parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill – recently announced a new packaging policy prioritizing more sustainable options. In a blog post, Yum noted it is transitioning away from plastics and developing new packaging solutions as part of that policy. And now on to this week’s logistics news.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Today, there are 8 states in the country, including Nevada, California, Michigan, Florida, North Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Arizona that are allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles on certain roadways.”. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued federal policy for the safe testing and deployment of automated vehicles.
Supply Chain Matters
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Manufacturing Employment Impacts Across Europe and the United Kingdom , a significant period of production contraction has led to added manufacturing job losses. With government trade policies favoring more domestic sourcing of deemed strategic supply networks such as semiconductor devices, there are already indications across the U.S.
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 22, 2016
Christopher Tang, Distinguished Professor, UCLA Anderson School and Editor-in-Chief of the INFORMS journal Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (M&SOM) As supply chains become more complex, companies find their supply chains more vulnerable to both foreseeable uncertainty risks and unforeseeable disruption risks.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 8, 2014
When I went to engineering school at the University of Tennessee in 1974, there were two women in my class. It was before the days of sexual harassment policies, but not before sexual harassment. Today, based on our studies, women compose about 43% of the supply chain workforce. I was on the cusp of the transition.
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