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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

Logistics Viewpoints

The outsourced R&D, in turn, supported outsourced manufacturing with over 50 key suppliers. These suppliers, in turn, outsourced various parts of the modules they produced to their suppliers. Boeing is now a case study in how not to outsource a supply chain. Quality issues have recently bedeviled Boeing.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The End of Made In China Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

The phrase “Made in China” embodies cheap labor, the outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs, and China’s transformation into one of the world’s economic superpowers. However, it seems the end of the Made in China manufacturing era may be in sight. Labor Costs Driving an End to the Made in China Manufacturing.

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Possible Storm Clouds Ahead for Logistics Industry?

Blog on Log

The report reveals revenues for third-party logistics providers (3PLs) have continued to rise, driven by an improved economic climate and companies outsourcing non-core activities to try and reduce costs. in 2004 to 2.7%.According latest research "Logistics Benchmarking and Profiler 2006."

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How Supply Chain Strategy Misalignment is Killing Kmart USA

Logistics Bureau

The two companies switched positions in 1991, an event which heralded the start of a decade-long decline for Kmart, which ended in bankruptcy in 2002 and led to a subsequent merger with Sears in 2004. Appropriate choice of assets or outsourced logistics services. Where Did Supply Chain Strategy Fall Down at Kmart?

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AirBridgeCargo Airlines Partners with Unilode Aviation Solutions for IoT Development

Airfreight Logistics

CEO of Unilode, Benoît Dumont added, “AirBridgeCargo Airlines is Unilode’s loyal customer since 2004 and we are very pleased to work together in our digital transformation program which will enhance Unilode’s ULD management with the most innovative solutions available in the market.

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Logistics Contractors and strategic logistics advantage in US military operations

Logistics in War

ix] The US military’s experiences in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom have demonstrated several benefits and risks to this type of outsourcing. Contractors enable combat forces to concentrate on core military activities and focus on the development of warfighting capabilities. [x]