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The World Today Part 1: The Best Manufacturing Ecosystems Win

Enterra Insights

Batteries are sourced from South Korea and China. For example, the F-35 fighter jet contains parts sourced from various countries including the US, UK, Italy, Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Australia, and Turkey. Displays are provided by suppliers in South Korea and China. Memory chips and DRAM come from Japan.

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Outage Raises Potential Medical Isotope Shortage

Exiger Perspectives

Outage Raises Potential Medical Isotope Shortage Client Alert Table of Contents A structural flaw in a Netherlands-based nuclear research reactor may cause a global medical isotope shortage. Half of the main global Mo-99 processors — France-headquartered Curium Netherlands B.V. government — Curium U.S. LLC (the U.S.

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3 Supply Chain Trends to Keep an Eye on in 2020

AIMMS

Moving past waste, water, and C02 reduction, they have begun searching for renewable energy sources, different forms of packaging, and increased efficiency overall. More and more enterprises will be focusing on processes like ethical sourcing, reverse logistics, and using green materials in response to public demands.

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In these times of global turmoil, there are five (5) important megatrends shaping supply chain innovations in the coming years, namely in e-fulfillment, sourcing, food and agriculture, labour intensive operations, and halal supply chain management. From global to local and regional sourcing. Marco Tieman – CEO, LBB International.

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Modeling brewing capacity to drive cost savings at HEINEKEN

AIMMS

I work for Global Supply Chain, a division based in Zoeterwoude (the Netherlands). A typical question we deal with could be: “should we invest in brewing capacity in South Africa or can we postpone that investment and save costs by importing beer from the Netherlands instead?” HEINEKEN is a very de-centralized company.

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How Peapod drives supply chain innovation and efficiency with analytics

AIMMS

I joined Peapod from our parent company, Ahold Delhaize, in the Netherlands. Image source: Peapod. Yes, I think that’s a key difference between the Netherlands and the US. I try to summarize it by saying we are helping Peapod work smarter, not harder. I’ve been with Peapod for about five years. Do you see that as well?

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Scandinavian Tobacco Group Goes Live with Ivalua’s Platform to Accelerate Procurement Digital Transformation

ivalua

The project, which was delivered in partnership with Efficio, the leading strategic procurement and supply chain consultancy firm, was focused on STG’s strategic sourcing process as the first stage of a longer term digital transformation. STG is a world leading manufacturer of cigars and traditional pipe tobacco with approx. About Ivalua.