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The Role of Digitisation and Analytics in Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

by Dr Shereen Nassar – Global Director of Logistics Studies and Supply Chain Management Programmes Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Although supply chain managers have traditionally minimised the number of suppliers in their network to reduce operational and logistical complexity, this strategy is not equipped for unexpected disruptions.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Those industries include data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics. Mr. Eberle is the vice president of logistics and distribution operations at Molex. Mr. van den Eijnden is the director of global logistics operations planning and systems at Molex. Keys to Success.

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Qualcomm’s Answer to the Chip Shortage and Digital Transformation Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

Concurrent supply chain planning is required for the company to navigate uncertainty and expand into new markets of automotive, computing, and connective intelligent edge. The post Qualcomm’s Answer to the Chip Shortage and Digital Transformation Strategy appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. So, here is my invented future for 2015, starting with my most audacious prediction: Google will acquire a logistics service provider (3PL) and/or a logistics software vendor. The Google TMS?

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o9 Solutions and Supply Chain Insights With LKQ Europe Reveal Significant Supply Chain Planning Improvements Following the First-Ever Pilot to Test Outside-In Planning

o9 Solutions

LKQ Europe is the region’s leading automotive aftermarket distributor, providing various spare parts for cars and vans at approximately 1,000 branches located throughout 20 countries. Founded in February 2012 by Lora Cecere, Supply Chain Insights LLC is in its tenth year of operation. million individual SKUs. . About LKQ Europe.

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Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

This prediction pointed to three specific industry sectors, namely automotive, alternative energy including solar, wind, and battery, high tech including semiconductor production, transitioning to three spheres of global regionalization over a five year horizon.

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Creating a Dynamic, Demand-Driven Supply Chain

BlueYonder

Declining global sales, pressures to reduce inventories, high levels of demand variability – these are all contributing factors to the increasing complexity of the global automotive industry. Every modern supply chain is complex, but the automotive industry faces special challenges.