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The Proper Use of Emergencies in Production Workshops

Demand Driven Technologies

In a production workshop, with a supplier, in transport, there are …brrr, it’s a bit scary… yes, yes… supply chain EMERGENCIES. Read more Source In my career, I’ve seen all kinds: red, bright red, dark red, and even black.

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Presentations from Workshop on Human Centered Big Data Research are Out

Supply Chain View from the Field

The proceedings of the 2014 Workshop on Human Centered Big Data Research was recently posted. It was also clear that the field of Big Data is expanding rapidly, and that intelligence agencies are including many different approaches to collecting data from multiple sources to drive insights.

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Sourcing Offices: a shift of paradigm

KEPLER Consulting

Over last decade, sourcing offices became a major piece within globalized footprint of western retailers. After a first era of development and opportunity catch up particularly positive and characterized by consistent purchasing gains , most of these Sourcing Offices are now searching for their second breath.

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Editor’s Choice: 8 Supply Chain Planning Challenges Retailers Will Face In 2022 And Tips To Overcome Them

Logistics Viewpoints

We witnessed a surge in mobile wellness applications, online personal training, meditation, and yoga workshops more accessible to everyone around the globe. As many retailers will look into sourcing products locally, re-evaluating their supply and logistics networks for optimizing their supply chains will be more critical than ever.

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Supplier Motivation, A Key Component of Supplier Management

ivalua

Indeed, some preparation is necessary before this innovation event: fifty new suppliers were sourced and only ten were selected for speed dating. Third, they have an annual two-day innovation workshop which mixes stakeholders from Urgo as well as direct suppliers and even tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers.

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Poole COM to host the 2nd Annual Workshop on Sustainable Supply Chain Management February 26 – 28, 2016

NC State SCRC

The goal of the workshop is to host academics who are exploring new ideas and research topics in the emerging field of sustainable supply chains. . Ensuring Corporate Social Responsibility via Vertical Integration and Horizontal Sourcing – Adem Orsdemir, Bin Hu, Vinayak Deshpande. 11:00-11:30 Break.

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The Missing Bookmark: Customer Experience vs. Expectations

Talking Logistics

I moderated several workshops and a fireside chat with the attendees. Source: [link]. In one of the workshops, the participants (representing various business units and vertical industries) discussed the following questions: If you had to compete on delivering the best customer experience, what would that entail?