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Qualcomm’s Answer to the Chip Shortage and Digital Transformation Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. Brent pointed out that Covid created small interruptions for many companies in terms of sourcing semiconductor chip materials. Qualcomm also faced a raw material shortage.

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What is Waste Management Hierarchy?

Compactor Management Company

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the non-hazardous materials and waste management hierarchy with the understanding that a universal waste management approach may not be appropriate for handling all materials and waste streams under every circumstance. The advantages of reducing sources are numerous.

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Eco-Friendly Packaging + Shipping Materials for Ecommerce Orders

Ship Monk

Do you carefully unwrap presents with the hope of reusing that same paper on a future gift? If that’s you and you’re an ecommerce business owner, keep reading for eco-friendly packaging options your company could invest in this year to save money and help preserve the planet.

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Eco-Friendly Packaging + Shipping Materials for Ecommerce Orders

Ship Monk

Do you carefully unwrap presents with the hope of reusing that same paper on a future gift? If that’s you and you’re an ecommerce business owner, keep reading for eco-friendly packaging options your company could invest in this year to save money and help preserve the planet.

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Another Tale from the Past

The Lean Thinker

Beginning mid-afternoon on Monday and continuing into Tuesday morning was “walk the process” – mainly looking at material flow, where things bunched up, and things that wasted people’s time (there was no shortage of that). After that presentation, though, John came in. (I’m Math was on our side.

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Top 14 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Training Programs and Courses in 2016

GlobalTranz

Today, Kelly shares the top 14 Logistics and Supply Chain Management training programs and courses available in 2016. The main goal of business logistics is to create and ensure effective functioning of the integrated management system of material flows in the enterprise. University Courses. The cost of such program is $25,000.

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Cold Storage Warehouse Fire Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

While it may seem counterintuitive that fire is even a risk in spaces designed to maintain cold temperatures, cold storage in fact presents a huge fire hazard for warehouse designers and builders, life safety installation companies and facility owners. So as the demand for refrigerated products grows, so does the need for better fire safety.