UPS / Managing Supply Chains Under Increased Uncertainty Manufacturing / Hewlett-Packard / Dell Computer / Toyota / Solomon Smith Barney / Ford / FedEx / Build-to-order / Public-Private Partnership / /
Continent
North America / Europe / /
Country
Germany / Malaysia / United States / Israel / /
Currency
pence / USD / /
Event
Earnings Guidance / /
Facility
World Trade Center / International Terrorism Yossi Sheffi Massachusetts Institute of Technology On / Sequoia SUV plant / /
IndustryTerm
important tools / oil price spikes / transportation / retail industry / offshore suppliers / financial systems / software providers / Internet boom / warehouse management systems / information technology infrastructure / incompatible manufacturing / lean manufacturing / offshore contract manufacturing / health services / insurance premium / law enforcement institutions / local manufacturer / local law enforcement / transportation delays / manufacturing systems / rail car / transportation industry / high technology sector / communications strategy / chemical manufacturing / oil / high technology / law enforcement background / partial technology solutions / transportation management / E-procurement tools / transportation difficulties / manufacturing process / visibility tools / on-line auctions / inventory management / direct communications / insurance value / transportation disruptions / communications protocols / transportation providers / offshore manufacturing / transportation managers / local supplier / transportation capacity / construction equipment / possible solution / computer-tocomputer communications / software applications / insurance framework / application software / communication hardware / inbound transportation / backup equipment / chemical emergencies / dual manufacturing / information technology / cement relationships / contract manufacturer / Shipment visibility tools / entry control systems / dual response manufacturing / manufacturing / dual suppliers / Internet virus / technology using tags / transportation times / order entry systems / chemicals / short-range technologies / transportation system / partial networks / carrier certification / electronic commerce / /
Organization
Federal Aviation Administration / US government / Local Emergency Planning Committee / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / office of Homeland Security / Institute of Technology On / Federal Emergency Management Agency / Congress / Red Cross / federal government / U.S. Department of Transportation / office of Homeland Defense / /