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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

Today’s supply chain is challenged by the impact of what would appear to be two disparate challenges: constant supply chain disruptions, and what’s been dubbed “The Great Resignation.” The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030.

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Three Logistics Imperatives for Managing Uncertainty in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

We watched as customers adopted new warehousing and transportation processes, new delivery modes, new technology tools and even entirely new network models that helped them succeed in the constantly changing “next normal” state that characterized 2020 and 2021. million employees.

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Unilever Supply Chain: Lessons Learned on Digital Transformation

RFgen

Technological Innovations : Utilizes Kinaxis’s Rapid Response for integrated supply chain planning across its global operations. Positive Outcomes : Achievements include reduced operational costs, improved planner productivity, and enhanced service levels despite lower inventory.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

The focus is on channel data: price; inventory positions; and policies. It is about much, much more than Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI ) or Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment. (The The use of customer segmentation to determine priority in matching inventory with orders during the order cycle. Channel Sensing.

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For Every Tom, Dick, and Harry

Supply Chain Shaman

Each also has a very different meaning of the role of inventory. In a push-based supply chain, the focus of order management is compliance (order fulfillment). In contrast, in a pull-based supply chain, the focus of the order is to minimize waste with shorter cycle time to market. Imagine Supply Chain 2030.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. Supply chains respond, but they do not sense. This requires bi-directional communication between trading partners in the value chain. Figure 1: Current Levels of Visibility. I am not quite sure.

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India: A rising giant in the world of supply chain management!!

Global Trade Management

billion by 2030 and 1.8 The Indian government is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to create a world-class supply chain ecosystem. This may include implementing warehouse and transportation management systems and predictive analytics tools. This can help improve supply chain visibility and reduce lead times.

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