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The iPhone 6 – A Supply Chain Story
by Sterling J. Scott, Marketing Communications Coordinator, MHI | @mhi_sterling The iPhone, in its eighth generation and seventh year, is one of the most successful consumer electronic lines of all time and continues to break sales records with each new generation released. […]
Supply Chains to Admire
Supply chains have never been tougher to manage. Functional excellence is not enough. Companies have to understand the consumers have the power. If they don’t have end-to-end visibility and control of their supply chains, they will struggle to be competitive. Supply […]
Disruptive technology, supply chains and sustainability are top of mind challenges among consumer goods and retail companies
The Consumer Goods Forum and KPMG International recently released the findings of their annual Global Top of Mind Survey. The survey polled nearly 500 C-suite and senior executives globally and reveals how important digital technology will be over the next 12 months […]
Omnichannel and the new supply chain paradigm
Meeting the demands of omnichannel fulfillment poses a definite challenge to retailers’ existing supply chains. Traditionally, retailers have used separate distribution facilities to meet the needs of different sales channels. According to a recent article in the Journal of Commerce, […]
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Michigan State and Georgia Tech as top supply chain and industrial engineering schools
U.S. News & World Report just released the new 30th edition of its college rankings. Below are the top ten schools for Supply Chain Management and Industrial Engineering. Supply Chain Management/Logistics 1. Michigan State University 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology […]
Dramatic Shifts in Manufacturing Costs Are Driving Companies to Change Their Global Production Strategies
by Carol Miller, MHI VP of Marketing and Communications Dramatic shifts in cost competitiveness around the world over the past decade are changing global sourcing and manufacturing investment strategies, according to a new report titled The Shifting Economics of Global Manufacturing: […]