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5 Paths to Better Supply Chain Visibility

Now, That's Logistics

For many manufacturing and distribution organizations, for example, inventory management may be the pain point most worthy of attention. Getting a handle on supply chain visibility is more than just a buzzword or total quality exercise,” East West concludes. “It’s

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Urban Logistics: How to Master the Megacity Challenge

Sabinext

London, for example, accounts for 32 % of the UK’s national GDP produced by only 23 % of the population. Moving thousands of people and products effectively from A to B on a daily basis is an incredibly complex exercise, both financially and environmentally. The challenge of being too big to fail. Data-driven approach.

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The beginning of the end for the Paper Bill of Lading

Shipping and Freight Resource

The Bolero system (Rulebook/Operating Procedures) was one of the first two electronic trading systems approved by the International Group of P&I Clubs in 2010 alongwith the trading system administered by Electronic Shipping Solutions (essDocs). The e-AWB is now the norm rather than the exception among air carriers.

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Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide

The Lean Thinker

On the one hand, the practice has become more sophisticated as people explore and learn application in contexts other than the original industrial examples. That book provides working examples of vertical linkage between organizational strategy and shop floor improvement efforts. Study the Process’s Operating Patterns.

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Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Just about a year ago,I penned a guest posting on the Infosys Supply Chain Management blog that commented on the pending 2010 holiday buying season and how consumers would test retailer multi-channel operations (MCO) and synchronization. In our commentary, we cited three trends that would manifest themselves in 2010, namely.

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Supply Chain Management:A New Lens for Supply Chain Roadmaps

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Let us take an initiative such as Inventory Optimization as an example. Enterprise transformations are a multi-year exercise in the making. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010. April 2010. March 2010. February 2010. January 2010.

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Supply Chain Management:'Asset' in Enterprise Asset Management

Infosys Supply Chain Management

In this blog, with the example of Asset Management for personal health, they emphasize on identifying avenues for adding more Asset definitions to the EAM purview. You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance. December 2010.