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Image via Flickr by David Berkowitz Proper quality assurance measures are critical to reduce the return of goods and services to companies. When there’s an abundance of reverse logistics, it affects a number of facets of the organization, including inventory management, warehousing and storage, financials, and even losses and write-offs when you’re dealing with perishable…
Image via Flickr by westonhighschoollibrary Several companies are investigating 3D printing because it could revolutionize the supply chain industry. Instead of having items made in a third-world country and then shipped around the world, 3D printing opens up the possibility of making products anywhere and minimizing shipping needs. This means 3D printing could save companies…
Image via Flickr by fdecomite The UPS Supply Chain Solutions Campus in Louisville has a newcomer. CloudDDM LLC is a direct digital manufacturing firm, and they just launched their advanced manufacturing facility. Through a combination of 3D printing technology and automation, CloudDDM plans to provide customers with additive manufacturing services that draw on the location…
Image via Flickr by Hakan Dahlstrom In 1993, Martha Cooper and Lisa Ellram co-wrote and published the Characteristics of Supply Chain Management and the Implications for Purchasing and Logistics Strategy. After more than twenty years of debate, trials, and errors, many supply chain professionals believed the practices described in the paper simply weren’t able to…
Image via Flickr by GULF550 All successful businesses reach a point where they need more than a handful of employees. At that point, it’s time to consider outsourcing. However, it’s not a decision that should be based purely on labor costs. There are hidden costs not to overlook. Oops! You don’t have permission to view…
Image via Flickr by Alan Cleaver Nov. 29, 2013 was a busy news day. When news analysts weren’t weighing in (and duking it out) over Obamacare, reporters across the nation were running spots on long shopping lines, customers who camped for days in frigid temperatures to get the best deals, and even a few skirmishes…