Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement. The Failing Kmart Business Strategy. The first Kmart store opened way back in 1962.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2015

The erosion in the cost advantage has been driven by a confluence of sharp wage increases, lagging productivity growth, unfavorable currency swings, and a dramatic rise in energy costs, states the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) based on a study of 25 nations that account for nearly 90 percent of global exports of manufactured goods.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 7, 2020

If production or availability cannot increase, an inefficient transfer of resources from one area of the battlefield to the other can upend strategy. Until we have quantum computers and artificial intelligence to do the thinking for us, the best we may be able to do is research, study and observe the events before us. 1] Eccles, H.,

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Blog on Log

JANUARY 19, 2006

“… High-performing Chinese supply-chains of the future will integrate today’s legacy and server based applications with future technologies inherent to the Internet …” Logistics Technology in China Infrastructure Chokepoints and Investments FY 2004, container volume in China’s ports increased over 28% (from previous year) to over 59 million TEUS.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

A study by Wharton Business School found that this group is mainly interested in supporting brands that are ethical, caring and strive to do the right thing. The Dove Self-Esteem Project (which launched in 2004), helps women develop a positive relationship with the way they look and raise their self-esteem.

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Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Vendor Strategies 74

Logistics in War

JANUARY 23, 2019

– Chief of Army LTGEN Peter Leahy, 2004 [1]. An unprepared military offers political leaders few options, corrupts strategy, is inefficient and ineffective, and poses a national risk. Supplying War , 2 nd edition, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2004, p 236. [7] 3] Galvin, T., 4] Betts., 6] Van Creveld, M.,

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

APRIL 15, 2023

According to a study by Barth et al. Strategies for effective waste management include: Implementing a comprehensive recycling program that covers a wide range of materials, including paper, plastic, glass, and electronic waste (Kontogianni et al., Sustainable procurement in the public sector: an international comparative study.

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