 | In Many Sectors, Child Labor is the Norm in Offshore Production
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| Just how would a company's supply chain network and sourcing and distribution decisions change in the face of continued increases in oil and diesel fuel prices? In this fascinating analysis, MIT's Dr. David Simchi-Levi uses data from a real consumer goods company to test how these decisions might change - and starting at $150 per barrel oil, they really do. |
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| Monitoring Quality from Afar is Difficult and Costly; Constant Inspections are the Price of Doing Business, One Chinese Pharma Maker Says
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| "MES 3" Takes a More Holistic Approach to Operations Management, says Greg Gorbach of ARC; Traditional WMS Vendors Entering the Fray
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| Short overview powerpoint presentation of the Lean Lifecyle Management Solution from i2 |
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| Reseach report from ARC Advisory Group looking at the intersection of Lean Manufacturing principles and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) |
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| Slides from our videocast on Lean Manufacturing for the Process and Hybrid Industires, featuring Dr. David Simchi-Levi of MIT. Videocast available at http://www.sctvchannel.com/Webinars/VideoCast2.php?cid=1544 |
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| In this valuable Videocast from Supply Chain Digest and The Supply Chain Television Channel, we explore how Lean manufacturing can be adapted to process and hybrid industries, using core Lean principles and tools adapted to the realities of process and hybrid evironments. We will also explore new generation of technology support that optimizes floor constraints such as tanks, cleaning policies and sequence- dependent changeovers, as well as service level requirements. Companies can reduce waste, work-in-progress inventory and cycle times while increasing throughput by improved resource utilization. Featuring Dr. David Simchhi-Levi of MIT and ILOG. |
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| The Supply Chain Digest Letter on Lean Manufacturing - complete 16-page pdf Version. Download now |
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| Company Stopped Doing Business with Hao Wei Metal Plastic Manufactory, but Licensees Continued to Use Supplier Banned for Labor Practices; Where Does the Accountability End?
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