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Cycle Inventory in Supply Chain Management

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

The term Cycle Inventory is used to define the average inventory in a supply chain due to either production or purchases in lot sizes that are larger than those demanded by the customer. A typical example of lot size is shown with this graph: Q (lot size) is the quantity order at a time t.

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Sustainability and due diligence laws force action

Logistics Business Magazine

Companies are increasingly considering how to implement circular economy strategies so that fewer products need to be destroyed. Analyses of automotive manufacturers, for example, may show that re- or nearshoring of certain products or components makes sense. New legislation is driving the pace. Direct-to-costumer makes the difference.

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How To Survive The Decline in Warehousing Capacity

Blue Grace Logistics

With the current warehousing capacity crunch, technology-driven strategies along with flexibility and end-to-end visibility are the preferred solutions for transporters and warehouse operators. Batch Size and JIT. Manufacturers have also shifted to running smaller batches with adjusted schedules to meet the ever-changing demand.

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[INFOGRAPHIC & VIDEO] A 2D Explainer of Rapid Prototyping & Additive Manufacturing in 3D Printing

GlobalTranz

A rapid prototype tool called Mininet, for example, allows the user to quickly create, interact with, customize and share a software-defined network (SDN) prototype on a single computer which simulates a network topology that uses Openflow switches. This process uses laser beams to melt and fuse metal powders into solid parts.