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Sure, business professor John Langley could teach the principles of supply chain management using hypothetical textbook cases. But he thinks his students are better served by tackling real-life problems.
Is it real? Or just a very clever fake? It's practically impossible to tell real drugs from the adulterated or counterfeit. Now one drug maker is using tiny radio-frequency tracking chips to assure pharmacists they're getting the genuine article.
Say goodbye to language barriers and guesswork. Today's newest pick-to-light systems feature tiny TV-like display screens that show order pickers exactly which tube of lipstick or bottle of anti-aging serum to retrieve.
First they wanted your parcel business. Then all they went after ground freight and international business. Now the companies best known for moving small packages have become big-time players in third-party logistics.
That same effortless access to the digital world can lead to abuse of office e-mail systems and Internet connections, causing a raft of problems for the company.
As I was picking up my pen (or, to be precise, putting my fingers to the keyboard), I got distracted by an online news alert that popped up on my computer screen: "Fed Chief Greenspan Suggests Shift from Income Tax to National Sales Tax."
Transportation management systems first hit the market in the early 1980s. Though the early versions may seem primitive today, they literally transformed many a logistics operation.
The first time someone mentioned the Traveling Salesman Problem to me, I figured it had something to do with those ribald jokes I used to hear when I was young.