Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2015

When I was a small child growing up in the mountains of West Virginia in the United States, on snowy days, my family would gather around the kitchen table and play board games. A disruption is a failure in cost, quality or customer service. One of my favorites was the board game Risk. Technology has not caught up.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Shoppers Blame Amazon for Whole Foods’ Produce Quality. In interviews with Business Insider and across social media, shoppers are claiming the quality of Whole Foods’ produce has gone down since Amazon purchased the grocery chain. Whole Foods says that Amazon has not made any changes to the grocery chain’s quality standards.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Shoppers Blame Amazon for Whole Foods’ Produce Quality. In interviews with Business Insider and across social media, shoppers are claiming the quality of Whole Foods’ produce has gone down since Amazon purchased the grocery chain. Whole Foods says that Amazon has not made any changes to the grocery chain’s quality standards.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 23, 2015

Spendrix is the easiest way for shippers to evaluate carriers on quality and risk factors. Ben is a graduate of the University of Virginia. You can find the first post in the series, “How Data Can Improve Supplier Decisions” here. 3 Ways to Spot Supplier Risk in Communication.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

Manufacturing ERP systems minimize the number of onsite shop floor staff by precisely scheduling work; dispositioning materials, and monitoring equipment for output; quality and maintenance issues in real-time. Another manufacturer is Monoflo of Winchester, Virginia, a producer of reusable packaging.

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Jaggaer

MAY 12, 2020

Self-maintained data quality. Also in higher education, at the University of Virginia : UVA’s previous processes required users to input exception invoices from scratch, then handle it all the way from the mailroom to the file room. All spend under control. All processes automated. Full data transparency. Augmented Procurement.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 21, 2020

Are consumers prepared to pay for quality goods made in their own back yard knowing that this is in the best long-term interests of the country? The question is, will consumers be ready to pay higher prices for quality, made-in-Australia goods, or will they start ordering much cheaper offshore products online? Only time will tell.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 30, 2017

An exoskeleton suit that gives store workers superhuman strength is just one of the inventions coming out of Lowe’s Innovation Labs, in partnership with Virginia Tech university. Empowering store workers with superhuman strength.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 30, 2017

An exoskeleton suit that gives store workers superhuman strength is just one of the inventions coming out of Lowe’s Innovation Labs, in partnership with Virginia Tech university. Empowering store workers with superhuman strength.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

As such a renowned locale, it is important that the hospital integrate efficiency into every facet of its business strategy, from delivering high-quality patient care to optimizing supply chain management. Preventing out-of-stock incidents can go a long way in promoting quality care and helping medical professionals do their job.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

As such a renowned locale, it is important that the hospital integrate efficiency into every facet of its business strategy, from delivering high-quality patient care to optimizing supply chain management. Preventing out-of-stock incidents can go a long way in promoting quality care and helping medical professionals do their job.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 27, 2016

I had the opportunity to attend the Procurement Leaders in San Francisco forum two weeks ago, followed by attending the ISM Carolinas-Virginia meeting in Winston Salem last week. A common problem faced by companies is how to structure the front-end data entry process to enable improvement of data quality.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 26, 2016

They complain that multi-tasking through collaboration is reducing the quality of work, and actually renders the time to complete tasks to take too long. HBR estimates that 20% to 35% of value-added collaborations come from only 3% to 5% of employees.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 3, 2014

That veterans often have a tough time finding a new job after leaving the military is ironic considering the high-quality training men and women in uniform receive while serving. Too often, the problem is not that these veterans are under-qualified, but rather that their high-quality skills are not recognized by civilian employers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

News media are attaching broadcast-quality cameras to larger drones for soaring live shots. They’re also about to make people some serious cash. The Drone Racing League, for example, is signing talented drone pilots with contracts up to $100,000 a year.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 18, 2020

… What we call ‘flavor’ — the overall quality of a food, [the] sensory quality of food — is built of several different sensations. Virginia Van Wyk reports, “A recent study published in Applied Acoustics investigated how noise levels in restaurants can affect how diners perceive the taste of food.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 17, 2015

In order for manufacturing data to be used in the decision-making process, companies must ensure that they are using high-quality data in their analysis. Ben is a graduate of the University of Virginia. This is due to the fact that algorithms can take any number of factors into account and provide unbiased insights into variation.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

But that measure proved to be particularly controversial for legislators from Virginia, Washington’s home state. Washington said, ‘Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.’ The provision was soon dropped.” ” 2. .”

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Second, businesses are rapidly learning data quality is more important than data quantity. Whitler ( @KimWhitler ), an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, explains, “‘Big data’ isn’t as important as ‘smart data’ or the ‘right data.’ Kimberly A.

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3PL Insights

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The quality of the operation, building, and staff play an important role in finding the right food-grade warehouse. The property around the building should be well maintained to keep pests out of the building. The facility should have ongoing and proactive pest control throughout the property. FDA Approved.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 7, 2022

In a published Supply Chain Matters bog published in February of 2021, we highlighted the essence of Boeing’s challenges , perceptions that the company had lost its engineering roots, manufacturing quality and supply network chops, and that the company’s board and senior management focus remains too focused on short-term shareholder returns.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2022

David Sligh, Conservation Director at Wild Virginia. The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) is a natural gas pipeline being constructed from southern Virginia to northwestern West Virginia. ” Wild Virginia (David) vs. Equitrans Midstream (Goliath). Logistics is 7.4% A Case in Point: The Mountain Valley Pipeline.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 17, 2020

Picha insists, “Quality math instruction is real-world, collaborative, and involves productive struggle, debate, and conversation.” We must look deeper than any new program or initiative aimed at simply increasing interest in STEM careers. We must look at a known problem that we often avoid talking about: the math problem.”[6].

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

This leads to the question — ‘Is the goal to eliminate jobs or to enhance the quality of jobs?’ Freeland, professors at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, agree with Volpi. The skill to harness “the quality of randomness and the ability to build something out of ideas.”

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

It's really simple economics: the more consumers demand "Made in USA" and those quality products, the more companies will keep manufacturing here. However, leading up to 2020 I will research and explore two positions granted I’m still living in West Virginia. Those two positions would be U.S.

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