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5 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: a true make-to-order scenario. In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have serious doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The Path to Cost Reduction: Intel decided to try what was considered an unlikely supply chain strategy for the semiconductor industry: make to order. In fact, during 2007 and 2008, Starbucks leadership began to have severe doubts about the company’s ability to supply its 16,700 outlets. Procurement analysis. Inventory planning.

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Trinity Logistics Partners with Truckers Against Trafficking

Trinity Logistics

From there, Paris built out TAT’s programs, expanded its vision and strategy and developed it into the award-winning organization it is today. When the National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) began in late December 2007, there were zero calls from truckers. Trinity Logistics’ Partnership with TAT. Success of Training Initiatives.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling and Logistics

Every year, in our annual MH&L Salary Survey , we ask readers to identify the biggest challenge they face in their jobs, and every year they tell us the same thing: finding, developing and retaining talent. Once in, you’ve got to stay the course. Of course, there are different kinds of regulation. Education is the answer.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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. Second, while in the end Sheffi is clearly a strong sustainability advocate, the book is extremely well balanced and describes very well the challenges and issues CEOs face in crafting their sustainability strategies, with often conflicting goals. And of course most can’t.