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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

Steve: Klaus, when we talked, you mentioned Autoliv was already doing digital supplier management, had digital sourcing solutions, and was looking at real-time transportation visibility solutions to provide better predicted times of arrival for inbound and outbound shipments.

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15 Improvements by the Deployment of The Internet of Things in the Supply Chain

GlobalTranz

Traditional supply chain tasks in procurement , planning, logistics and supplier management would be streamlined by intelligent, data-driven systems in a collaborative multi-enterprise environment. The decision-making capacity of smart devices within an IoT-enabled network also affects the overall supply chain structure.

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Lean Manufacturing Systems: How Mobility Empowers the New “Lean”

GlobalTranz

Author information Adam Robinson Adam Robinson oversees the overall marketing strategy for Cerasis including website development, social media and content marketing, trade show marketing, email campaigns, and webinar marketing.

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The Transportation Supply Chain: Transportation’s Role in Supply Chain Management to Lower Total Costs

GlobalTranz

At distribution centers, Walmart uses cross-docking, a process in which product is exchanged between trucks so that each truck going to a retail store has products from different suppliers. Managers should ensure that a firm’s transportation strategy supports its competitive strategy.

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Big Data Analytics: A Key to a Successful Supply Chain in the Next 5 Years?

GlobalTranz

Supplier Management. Author information Adam Robinson Adam Robinson oversees the overall marketing strategy for Cerasis including website development, social media and content marketing, trade show marketing, email campaigns, and webinar marketing.