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Supply Chain Weekly Wrap-Up 01/20/2023-01/26/2023

All Things Supply Chain

Smartphone shipments records its lowest figures since 2013 2022 saw the lowest recorded shipments of smartphones since 2013, a reported 1.21 billion shipments were made last year. A large downturn…

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GM Investing Over $630mn in Fort Wayne Assembly Plant

Supply Chain Brain

Since 2013, GM has invested over $31 billion in U.S. manufacturing and parts distribution including $2 billion in the Fort Wayne Assembly plant.

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Remembering Rana Plaza

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

The collapse of Rana Plaza in 2013 shows us why. We cannot know all of the regulations and building codes in foreign locations, but we can use common sense and ask common sense questions about our supply chain partners.

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Episode 160: Leadership Advice from the Battlefield to the Boardroom with Tom Williams

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Army in 2013 as an Airborne Intelligence Analyst. And yet the development of leadership skills is still a highly personal journey – where each individual has to find their own style and improve it over time through training, observation, and repetition. Tom enlisted in the U.S.

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Is Change Management a Myth or an Illusion?

Procurement Insights

In December 2013, I wrote an article resonating with practitioners and providers more than ever. The article’s title: 3 supply chain concepts that should finally (and mercifully) be abandoned in 2013 – [link] What are the three concepts – which are all related: Maverick Spend, Change Management and Vendor Rationalization.

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Amazon Drone Crashes, Delays Dim Jeff Bezos' Delivery Dreams

Supply Chain Brain

Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com founder said he expected drone deliveries to commence in the next five years.

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Paris 2021 – EN – Eric Bouret

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In 2013, he transferred to Hong Kong to lead the APAC procurement and supply chain organization for all Bouygues Construction activities in this region. In 2003, he joined Norpac (Lille) as Purchasing Manager, then took in charge the purchasing department of QUILLE Construction in Rouen in 2006.