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Qualcomm’s Answer to the Chip Shortage and Digital Transformation Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

In May, I attended the Kinaxis Kinexions event in San Diego, CA. As Brent mentioned in his introduction, it has been a challenging few years for semiconductor manufacturers. Qualcomm turned to more automation in its semiconductor manufacturing. One of the biggest issues was the labor shortage during Covid.

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Kinexions, a tale of growth and potential

Kinaxis

by Trevor Miles I’m on my way back from Tokyo where I attended our user conference, Kinexions Tokyo , in Japan, just 5 weeks after our Kinexions North America user conference in San Diego. At the conference, that transformation was captured best by a pharmaceutical manufacturer and Schneider Electric. Dow AgroSciences.

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Managing the heathcare supply chain for better patient outcomes

Kinaxis

Recently we had the opportunity to attend the only event that brings together the entire end-to-end healthcare supply chain, LogiMed USA 2019, in San Diego, California. by Mike McAllister LogiMed USA 2019 panel discussion focuses on meeting expectations in the age of The Amazon Effect.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 29 – November 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Canoo to build battery manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. The shortage projection, released on the final day of the ATA Management Conference & Exhibition at the San Diego Convention Center, is expected to grow over the next decade, Costello said. Save Mart begins grocery delivery with Amazon. The Save Mart Cos.

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Managing the healthcare supply chain for better patient outcomes

Kinaxis

Recently we had the opportunity to attend the only event that brings together the entire end-to-end healthcare supply chain, LogiMed USA 2019, in San Diego, California. by Mike McAllister LogiMed USA 2019 panel discussion focuses on meeting expectations in the age of The Amazon Effect.

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Does Geography Matter in the Digital Age?

Enterra Insights

Academics from the San Diego State University note, “With the rise of the Internet and the new era of globalization, some have argued that the world is flat — geography is dead.”[2] ”[5] The cost-benefit analysis resulted in many companies moving manufacturing processes to Asia, primarily because labor was cheap.

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One Multinational’s Supply Chain Transformation Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

It started in manufacturing and spread, step by step, to improvements in the way the company runs its supply chain. This manufacturer already has business continuity plans in place. With the addition of the SCRM solution, this manufacturer believes they have achieved mature Control Tower capabilities. A Transformation Journey.