Crash-Test It Before You Build It: How Digital Twins Save Companies Millions
Companies like PepsiCo now test their factories and supply chains on a computer before changing anything real. Here's how simulation and digital twins…
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Supply Chain Maxing
Your phone, your shoes, even your lunch got to you through a supply chain: the people and plans that make things and move them around the world. Here you'll find real stories from UM-Flint students and faculty, simple explainers and career tips to help you decide if supply chain is the field for you.
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A Philosopher Encounters Supply Chain Management: Why Great Companies Can Still Make a Bad Supply Chain
In a fictional internship interview, a UM-Flint supply chain student takes on a philosopher's clever proof and shows why a chain of well-run companies…
The Chart Looked Fine But the Parts Did Not
Evan’s control charts showed no problems, but the parts his machine made kept failing inspection.
