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Capitalising on Supply Chain Digitisation with Robotic Process Automation – 10 Areas of Opportunities – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Procurement can also have RPA do dynamic searches of websites to source or conduct market research for future buys and tenders. Inventory Management. Regardless of how efficient and effective, all supply chains carry inventory. Purchase Order Management. Contract Review. Price Lookup and Comparison.

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Global Supply Chains — A Source of Strength

Enterra Insights

Journalists Costas Paris ( @CostasParis ), Parmy Olson ( @parmy ), and Sarah McFarlane ( @sarah_mcfarlane ) reported, “Some 19,000 vessels crossed the Suez in 2020.”[2] 3] Following year-long discussions about supply chain resilience, the Economist reminds us, “Resilience comes not from autarky but from diverse sources of supply.”[4]

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The Future of Supply Chains Post COVID-19 – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

But companies will have to go beyond the usual inventory optimisation. . Sourcing strategies will focus on risk-free, nearshoring supply base with long term partnership with TCO-competitive suppliers, who value sustainability. . LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – July 2020. – LogiSYM July 2020.

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Recognizing Culture at the 2020 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards

Demand Solutions

This past March, Tim Carroll, Product Availability Team Captain at AutomationDirect, was presented the 2020 World-Class Culture Award at the Atlanta Supply Chain Awards (ASCA). They're the teams responsible for forecasting inventory requirements, managing inventory replenishment functions and sourcing inventory from suppliers.

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Our 2020 Top 10 List Part 2!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Our 2020 Top 10 List! It is a must read place source for Professionals, Students and Experts alike. Continuing in our tradition of years past we present here our 2020 Top 10 List Part 2. Here’s our list of our Top 10 articles of 2020, for the second half of the year: 10. Inventory Management Beyond the Mystery (Ebook).

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2024: Planning for Success Amid the Uncertainty

Logistics Viewpoints

Fewer organizations achieved their business goals in 2023 than in any recent year, aside from 2020. Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Logistics and inventory management rounds out the top four focus areas at 82 percent.

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2020 Requires Big Wings and Feet

Supply Chain Shaman

The fall ritual precedes the dropping of the ball on Times Square to ring in 2020. Granular data by volume is a must to be able to manage replenishment, network design, and inventory targets. A simplistic view is that supply chain excellence is the trade-off of cost, inventory and customer service. It is all consuming.