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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. What is supply chain visibility?

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Who is the weakest link in the supply chain?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

IN 2007, Mattel recalled 18 million Chinese made toys that were tainted with lead.    The root cause was not easy to identify because of its multi-layer supply chain (Figure).  the building material supplier? the western customers who paid the factory owner too little?   English'

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

Over the past year, the Arkieva Supply Chain Link Blog provided thought leadership and informative posts on supply chain strategy tips, trends, and news. Here is a list of the Top 20 Supply Chain Strategy Blog Posts from 2016. The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. Happy new year!

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Digital Twins in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Changes in today’s business world are occurring so fast they are creating challenges former generations of supply chain leaders never faced. As analysts from John Galt note, “Companies across industries have recently found themselves operating with supply chains designed for a world that no longer exists.

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The West Coast Bottleneck with Brian Rice

The Logistics of Logistics

In the podcast interview Brian shares his insights on the shipment delays on the West Coast that are wreaking havoc on retail, e-commerce, and production supply chains. The US imported the most goods from Canada until 2007 when China replaced our neighbor to the north. In 2019, these five countries supplied 48% of the $2.5

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Promo Industry Can Take a Punch, Stand Ready for the Next Blow

QAD

For the 10 years between 2007 and 2017, the promotional products businesses grew steadily. This dramatic tariff increase caused a chain reaction resulting in price increases that spread like wildfire across the entire industry. The Second Blow — COVID-19, Supply Chain Disruption and Lack of Inventory. What’s Next?

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Public Service Loan Forgiveness!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. It was started in 2007 and is managed by the U.S. With the current waiver, all payments for federal student loans after October 1, 2007, count under the qualifications. The form link can be accessed on the federal student aid website. Subscribe Here! Email Address.