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Supply Chain Basics with Jason Miller

The Logistics of Logistics

His primary research stream examines firms’ logistics operations, with an emphasis on studying motor carrier safety, productivity, pricing dynamics, and driver turnover. The department educates students to succeed in careers such as procurement, manufacturing, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, and customer service.

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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

While lean manufacturing and just-in-time were game-changing concepts when they were introduced, agility and resilience must be taken to an entirely new level post pandemic. The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. There are Also Commercial Reasons. The Road to Agility and Resilience.

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Analytics in Supply Chain Management Becomes Central As Coronavirus Escalates

IoT World Today

in manufacturing dominance. Manufacturing companies that have relied on China for production materials are feeling the blowback of this dependence; some retailers source more than half their inventory from China, according to 2020 Statista data. Indeed, by 2010, China surpassed the U.S.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Supply Chain Mobility & How it is Creating More Efficient Manufacturing Productivity

GlobalTranz

How often do you hear the term, “productivity in manufacturing?” Today we will talk about how supply chain mobility will aid in this pursuit, but first let's take a look at what it means to manufacturers. Each of these definitions applies to a manufacturer’s ability to produce a surplus of a product.

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3PL Industry Trends and a Forthcoming Identity Crisis

Logistics Bureau

When Levitt made his insight public, manufacturers often dictated what the market would receive, leaving customers with little other choice than take it or leave it. As a general definition, a 3PL helps a company to get its offering, conceived in place A, into the hands of its customers in place B. If your company is a 3PL, take heart.

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Business-to-Anything Integration Supports Agile Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

OpenText was the largest vendor in this market the last time ARC did the study. Solutions that fall under the definition of SCCN would include EDI VANs (electronic data interchange value added networks), industry marketplaces, and collaborative supply chain applications that are built on public cloud architectures.

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The Definition of Transparency

Blue Grace Logistics

As it is with most problems there is a lack of a clear and concise definition, according to an MIT study which conducted a survey of the apparel industry only to find wildly different results. The study showed that consumers place a higher value in a company that can prove the ethical treatment of their workers.