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Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Schneider Electric has been working to simplify its supply chain over the last few years. This French public multinational was selected as having the best global supply chain by a leading analyst firm. Schneider Electric’s supply chain operation is of great interest to other practitioners.
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 11, 2023
I’ve completed research on supply chain planning (SCP) boutiques. My colleague Clint Reiser has completed a study on warehouse management system (WMS) boutiques. We are teaming up to bring you the coolest supply chain boutiques, listed alphabetically, that we identified through those studies.
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Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 6, 2021
Seventy-one percent of the surface of our “blue planet” is covered by oceans which is also reflected in the fact that 80% of goods are moved via sea transportation within the global supply chain [1]. Waiting times in ports contribute to pollution, as the engine of a vessel stays running as it continues to power its onboard systems.
AIMMS
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
When it comes to network design, you can’t just set it and forget it anymore. Today’s successful supply chain networks are adaptable. But network design as a discipline is complex and most organizations struggle to answer network design questions or test hypotheses in weeks. Technology is part of the problem.
Material Handling and Logistics
JANUARY 10, 2018
A look at the supply chain trends and technology that will come into play in 2018. Here is a look at how some companies in the supply chain sector are preparing themselves for the months to come. According to a recent study by Pew Research study, 80% of consumers make online purchases, compared to just 22% in 2000.
The Lean Thinker
JULY 2, 2024
With the justification aside, they next had us go through exercises calculating net present value and ROI for a hypothetical capital investment in tooling – as though a shop floor supervisor would do this at any point in the course of their job. Engineers ran the company, engineers decided what would be designed and built.
AIMMS
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
The virus continues to compromise supply chains and disrupt companies at a troubling rate, but a re businesses prepared from a supply chain planning perspective? . The era of globalization has enabled supply chains to be broader and more connected. First reaction s to the outbreak . questions.
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