Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 13, 2022
This is a large public company with 8,900 stores in the US, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands. Walgreens is a large drug store chain. Their large footprint stores sell a wide variety of goods besides just healthcare items. They generated $132.5 billion in sales in their last fiscal year.
Kinaxis
OCTOBER 23, 2017
During the presentation, especially on hearing about having to act despite incomplete information, I thought more about the role of supply chain planners. Following the theme of Hadfield’s presentation, wouldn’t it make more sense for planners to plan? All of which happened.
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GlobalTranz
AUGUST 6, 2018
Supply chains struggled for months to return to operation, and in some areas, such as Port Aransas and Puerto Rico, recovery from the disastrous season is still on-going, eight-months after landfall, reports the Statesman. Supply chain black swans occur without warning, and recovery can last months.
Kinaxis
APRIL 18, 2018
In a very compelling presentation, Brian Thornley of Merck spoke of his organization’s journey from siloed, node-to-node planning to concurrent planning. To highlight his point, Thornley shared this example: The API was manufactured in China, granulation was performed in Puerto Rico, and then packaging was performed in Netherlands.
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
What kept nagging at me though is that the presentations were largely about “righting the ship” rather than “moving from ship to air.” Undoubtedly the most inspirational presentation was by Reuben Slone of Walgreens. percent) and lowest in Puerto Rico (22.3 Well, the wallet actually.
Elementum
JANUARY 25, 2018
million residents in Puerto Rico for more than three months, cost $90 billion, while Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history, left 97 people dead and recorded losses of $50 billion. Hurricane Maria, which knocked out all power supply for 3.4
Kinaxis
APRIL 18, 2019
Much of the stage time for presenters were dedicated to the discussion of the current challenges in the pharma supply chain as well as what improvements are needed. Then, in 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. You may be asking, why is someone from Nokia presenting at LogiPharma?
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