Supply Chain Frontiers issue #5. Read all articles in this issue. Fifteen years ago, CAMCO, GE's Canadian appliance joint venture, revolutionized manufacturing: they cut the cycle time for manufacturing stoves, refrigerators, and other white goods from four months to three days. And the new process didn't cost a cent. In...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #5. Read all articles in this issue. Long-range business forecasts are notoriously uncertain, but that does not stop pundits from attempting to divine the future. An extensive review of predictions carried out for the Supply Chain 2020 research project revealed some agreement on the future shape...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #5. Read all articles in this issue. Zaragoza's Expo Win The city of Zaragoza, Spain, has been selected to host the 2008 Expo, beating the Italian and Greek cities of Trieste and Salonika for the honor of staging this major international event. The victory is also...
Supply Chain Frontiers issue #1. Read all articles in this issue. Financial options are commonplace but how about trucking options? Researchers at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics are exploring the idea of a road transportation option as a way to make the procurement of trucking services a surer...
