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Cycle Inventory in Supply Chain Management

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

As we were studying logistics and supply chain, something occurred to me: why couldn’t we simply order a lot so that we have enough inventory for a long period of time? It follows the following formula: A lot size (or batch size): Q : is the quantity that a stage of supply chain either produces or purchases at a specific time.

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Sustainability and due diligence laws force action

Logistics Business Magazine

In addition to the digitisation of industry and commerce, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have also emphasised the importance of supply chain management and sourcing. Companies are increasingly considering how to implement circular economy strategies so that fewer products need to be destroyed.

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Mobilisation in the Information Technology Era

Logistics in War

This is the exciting world of three-D printing where production batch sizes can be small or on-demand without impacting production efficiency. With the fourth industrial revolution, units in the field, at sea or when deployed to distant bases could print their own spares, becoming semi-independent of the logistics supply chain.