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Why Are There Fewer US Manufacturing Jobs Today? 4 Driving Forces to Understand

GlobalTranz

You have, no doubt, heard of offshore manufacturing, or outsourcing, throughout the course of the previous decades. This is largely due to the role that social media and awareness through the Internet has played in the course of manufacturing. Cheaper Products From Alternate Economies.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

Based in Virginia, AMT was founded in 1902 and specializes in providing targeted business assistance, extensive global support, and business intelligence systems and analysis to its members and industry as a whole. At the trough of the recessions in 2003 and 2009, only $100 million worth of equipment was being purchased.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

We conducted a thorough analysis of these concerns & compared results in different geographies. Analysis showed that around 70-80% of issues faced in support could be classified or could be attributed to incorrect Master Data Maintenance & triggered a thought process of "Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance".

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Benchmarking Success: Focus on what Matters

Logistics Bureau

He joined Logistics Bureau Group back in 2009 and commenced by running the benchmarking business known as Benchmarking Success. They know of course how they did against last year and they’ll probably have some customer satisfaction metrics, but that’s not the full picture. What makes them tick? What ticks them off?

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“This workshop came along at the right time”

World Food Programme Logistics

The drones will be used for soil analysis. Our office is going to buy four drones, and I will go back and show other staff how to use them,” he explains, while waiting for his turn to practice flying the drone obstacle course. We need to give information to the farmers on what to plant and what not to plant in that area.

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Low cost, high impact?—?World Food Programme (WFP) pioneer recounts his work in Mongolia, a new…

World Food Programme Logistics

I’ve been with WFP on and off since 2009 when I joined as a Food Security Analysis Intern in The Gambia. Be flexible enough to change course if needed. Photo: WFP/DarkoPetrovic Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you ended up in Mongolia? My name is Darko and I’m from Serbia. Make plans B, C and D in advance. #3

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

Logistics Bureau

Supply Chain Cost Management Results: By the time Starbucks had completed its transformation program, it had saved more than $500 million over the course of 2009 and 2010, of which a large proportion came out of the supply chain, according to Peter Gibbons, then Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations.