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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. We can no longer assume that government policy is rational, variability is low or logistics are available. These core assumptions are no longer true. This reset is not an evolution.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. These core assumptions are no longer true.

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Prescriptive Analytics for Supply Chain Optimization: 6 Powerful Use Cases 

ThroughPut

By anticipating these factors, businesses can optimize logistics, mitigate disruptions, and ensure smoother operations. Logistics Management A major prescriptive analytics use case in supply chain management would be that of logistics management. ” 6 Uses Cases Of Prescriptive Analytics In Supply Chain Optimization 1.

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How Manufacturers Can Take Control of Inventory with RFID Technology

QAD

There are two types of RFID tags commonly used in logistics and transportation: Passive RFID tags utilize the power in radio waves emitted by fixed or portable readers to rebroadcast their unique identification. They don’t have an internal power source, so range and data storage is sacrificed to gain cost efficiency and lifespan.

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American Software Reports First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Logility

Logility and Demand Management, each announced their recognition as a 2021 Inbound Logistics Top 100 Logistics IT Providers. powers the digital supply chain to enable apparel brand owners and retailers to maximize revenue and profit by accelerating lead times, streamlining product development, and optimizing sourcing and distribution.

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Supply Chain Management:The Learning from the 2012 Holiday.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Aerospace and Defense. Logistics and Distribution. Hottest selling items included collections of consumer electronics, electronic tablets, toys and certain apparel and shoe items, an indication that consumers balanced needs for the latest gadgets with practical choices for gift-giving. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs.

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Women in Supply Chain, 2018: A Conversation With Suzanne Judy

Supply Chain Brain

She joins us on this episode to relate her story of success in two distinct areas normally reserved for men: logistics and I.T. Suzanne Judy is senior vice president of information technology with Freight Handlers, Inc. She tells how she managed to combine the numbers-oriented mentality of I.T.