UScellular (NYSE: USM) is streamlining its 5G deployments by improving its supply chain capabilities. In a recent presentation to the Association for Supply Chain Management, the company outlined measures it is taking to increase the efficiency and lower the costs of equipment warehousing and delivery of materials needed for its 5G cell site build, Forbes reported.
Network Supply Chain Restructure
UScellular historically has operated on a regional basis to focus on its local markets. The company found, however, that its regional operations were creating duplications and inefficiencies that it believed a centralized approach can help mitigate. The company established at its Chicago HQ in 2000, a centralized supply chain organization responsible for logistics and coordination with vendors. It added a supply chain planning function this year. Continue Reading |
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