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Green Warehousing: Delivering on the Business Imperative of ...
WEBAug 15, 2021 · As demand for warehousing grows, so does the imperative for greener warehousing solutions. To deliver on this imperative, logistics providers can implement sustainable practices in warehouses old and new. Following are six strategies to consider for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and operating an eco-friendly warehouse.
L.L. Bean: A Century of Keeping Pace With Customers’ Needs
WEBAug 1, 2020 · L.L.Bean has seen a lot of change in its 100-year history. From its beginnings as a catalog merchant, the company has grown into a global, multi-channel retailer with physical stores and e-commerce channels, in addition to its popular catalog business. But some things haven’t changed — in particular, the company’s loyal fan base and …
Five Critical Challenges Facing Pharma Supply Chains
WEBMar 30, 2022 · Here are five critical challenges caused by a lack of visibility: Inability to easily identify potential disruptive events. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted many of the core problems that pharma producers and distributors encounter daily, with vaccines produced at mass scale and requiring refrigeration within precise temperature ranges in ...
Seven Steps to Ensure Quality Across the Supply Chain
WEBMay 20, 2021 · Take an enterprise-wide approach. Expand the role of supplier quality management from just the quality team to everyone who has a relationship with your suppliers. Your procurement team can be a strong ally in ensuring proper supplier quality. Involve suppliers. Make suppliers part of your quality system.
Strategic Sourcing: Five Steps to Secure the Best Suppliers
WEBOct 8, 2020 · As organizations retool their supply chains for 2021, they have an opportunity to revisit their sourcing to put in place the structure and organization to drive the best outcomes, by following these five key steps for strategic sourcing success. Evaluate, collect data and build a strategy.
The Top Causes of Supply-Chain Disruption, and How to Navigate …
WEBFeb 1, 2021 · Supply-chain disruption occurs more often than most organizations anticipate, and the impact associated with disruptions is increasing. Organizations plan as if catastrophic or “black swan” events occur once in a generation, but in reality, these types of disruptions are occurring every two or three years. Companies need to focus on near …
A Pharma Giant Invests in the Future of Tech for Managing the …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · The company is Merck, and its stake in the future of pharma technology takes the form of the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (MGHIF). Founded in 2010, the $600 million “evergreen” fund supports entrepreneurs through multiple phases, investing up to $5 million in equity for early-stage technologies “that could be highly disruptive ...
A Guide to 'Should Cost' Analysis to Build Better Products
WEBFeb 17, 2021 · A should-cost is a projection of the total cost of a given component if manufactured and distributed efficiently. It accounts for a plethora of factors including labor, materials, overhead and profit margin, and is typically managed by dedicated cost engineers. A should-cost model is a process and toolset for calculating should-costs.
Six Top Supply-Chain Strategies for 2020 | SupplyChainBrain
WEBMar 19, 2020 · Here are six supply-chain strategies designed to help enterprises thrive in the current environment. Strategy No. 1: Adopt a demand-driven planning and business operating model based on real-time demand insights and demand shaping. Demand-prediction capabilities continue to mature as supply chain management teams utilize …
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