Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Let me take you back to some research findings that I shared last year for those who might not follow my blog. This data collected before the pandemic shows a sharp decline that became even worse during the COVID-19 response. Instead of tight coupling, the budget should be visible as an indicator, but should never be a constraint.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2021

Any discussion on supply chain risk management and applying managed transportation to help prevent risks from coming to fruition is incomplete without touching on the pandemic to overcome supply chain disruption. There’s Limited Visibility Within Your Network, Which Impacts Collaboration Too.

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Logility

APRIL 29, 2022

Visibility across the entire length and breadth of your supply chain is required to predict and overcome supply chain constraints. In this blog, we’ll look at what supply constraints mean for your business, how to protect yourself with better planning, and why you need a digital platform to survive. Key Takeaways. It’s a balancing act.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 24, 2022

The pandemic was an eye-opener for supply chain professionals. Skyrocketing freight rates, port congestion and labor disruptions due to a global pandemic frequently converged to create headaches for companies. alertness, visibility, better decision-making, and flexibility) and three benefits (i.e., ”[6].

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 24, 2022

The pandemic was an eye-opener for supply chain professionals. Skyrocketing freight rates, port congestion and labor disruptions due to a global pandemic frequently converged to create headaches for companies. alertness, visibility, better decision-making, and flexibility) and three benefits (i.e., ”[6].

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

This added to the already lingering short-supply of baby formula that started at the beginning of the pandemic when parents of infants hoarded cans of formula, just like others did with toilet paper. Much has been said about over-reliance on global supply chains and the need to build more self-reliant localized supply sources.

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Resilinc

MARCH 23, 2021

Wherever your organization is on the journey to a mature and robust SCRM program, this four-part blog series—based on the Ultimate Guide to Supply Chain Resiliency Program Success co-authored by Resilinc and the Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council—should be helpful. Part 1: Starting the SCRM Journey.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Truly resilient supply chains can only be built with complete visibility. The COVID-19 pandemic may have been the catalyst for the ongoing supply chain crisis, triggering economic slowdowns, layoffs, and production stoppages, but it is certainly not the whole cause. Mistaken assumptions were made that only exacerbated the problem.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

”[1] With the global supply chain struggling to cope with today’s challenges, there are myriad reasons for them to ask the question. They explain, “The global supply chain is a creation from the past, ill-suited to today’s fast-changing world. ” Finally, the global order is shifting.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

Some stated that the war marks the end of the global supply chain. By definition, this requires a global supply chain. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution? This month marks the beginning of the third year of global supply chain leaders battling the effects of the COVID pandemic.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 13, 2021

Our predictions also include crucial and groundbreaking developments in the supply chain that extend far beyond pandemic response. We hope you enjoy the blog, which represents predictions and observations from across our global ToolsGroup community. Read our blog on open supply chain platforms.

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Invata Intralogistics

MARCH 10, 2024

Global supply chains are more interconnected and complex than disruptions, and disruptions have become a typical challenge with the potential to cause significant operational and financial setbacks. From natural disasters and pandemics to trade wars and transportation bottlenecks, supply chains have vast risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2023

In today’s interconnected global economy, supply chains play a vital role in the success of businesses. Supply Chains Under Disruption: A Financial Toll Recent years have witnessed several disruptions that have shaken global supply chains, causing major financial setbacks for companies.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2022

Supply Chain Uncertainties and Changes Tied to the Pandemic. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global supply chain has faced constant changes and uncertainties across every industry. Now, two years into the pandemic, it is still an ongoing challenge for manufacturers. Skilled Labor Shortage.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Supply Chain Strategies: What the Pandemic Has Taught Us So Far? In a blog at the very start of the COVID-19 outbreak when confirmed cases had just exceeded 40,000, we discussed the considerations for organizations facing the outbreak. Global Supply Chains are Here to Stay.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2022

Many professionals long to return to the days before trade wars erupted and the pandemic swept around the globe. So what might the future of global trade look like? So what might the future of global trade look like? The Importance of Global Trade. During the height of the Second World War, economist Otto T.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My last post on the Supply Chain Shaman blog was forty-five days ago. I spent the month of March trying to help business leaders mitigate the impact of the pandemic. Then it was the redefinition of the supply chain for the global shutdowns Sick with the virus; I spent my energies writing and moderating podcasts.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 31, 2022

We recently surveyed CFOs and finance executives in the manufacturing and distribution sectors to study how the pandemic has impacted their businesses. 3. Improving visibility into performance. In times of crisis, companies require greater real-time visibility of their operations to pivot and manage accordingly.

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Logility

MAY 17, 2022

But the disruptive power of the pandemic was off the charts, as they say. The Global Supply Chain Pressure Index integrates commonly used measures “ with an aim to provide a more comprehensive summary of potential disruptions affecting global supply chains ,” the authors said in a post on the New York Fed’s website. .

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QAD

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It takes much less than a global pandemic — or natural disaster — or geopolitical turmoil, or port strikes – the list can go on – to throw a wrench in the works of global supply chain management. This leads to fulfillment operations inhibited by a lack of visibility and shared information.

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Logility

APRIL 19, 2022

Complete visibility into your supply chain is necessary to safeguard operational continuity. Product shortages have plagued the supply chain since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, affecting goods from garage doors to computer chips to lumber, and businesses from car manufacturers to home improvement centers. Key Takeaways.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

QAD Product Marketing Director Brent Dawkins recently shared his insights into future-proofing the supply chain for global shippers and his observations couldn’t be more critical. Companies need infrastructure and tools to collaborate and maintain visibility throughout the supply chain to mitigate risk and become resilient.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 17, 2021

In a recent digital transformation in supply chain planning study conducted by CSCMP and ToolsGroup, 45% of respondents said the pandemic caused supplier instability/shifts and 30% were struggling with staffing shortages/reduced productivity, while 45% indicated demand for their products and services had increased at the same time.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Well, according to Ms James, it is AI-driven, provides end-to-end network visibility, and can anticipate disruptions and generate actionable responses in real time. Global Assets in a Constantly Shifting Supply Chain. & & Changing Landscape”. Bob Gill - General Manager, Southeast Asia Arc Advisory Group.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 29, 2023

Pandemic, drought, floods, mega storms and wildfires, threats of a third world war — how rapidly we have become inured to the list of shocks. Both solutions address the problem, but they also increase production costs and require greater oversight and visibility into supply chain operations.”

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 31, 2022

Global supply chains were starting to recover from two years of upheaval caused by the pandemic when the military crisis hit. The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Responding to global disruptions.

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QAD

APRIL 9, 2020

A pandemic can so easily shape the future for manufacturers and suppliers. Better Supply Chain Visibility and Risk Management . There will likely be a need for tools and processes that enable greater supply chain visibility, improved risk analyses and disruption simulations.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Global supply chains are suffering from what a recent research article from J.P. Even as industries start to recover from the effects of the pandemic, significant issues remain: Ongoing work stoppages in China due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Supplier visibility provides analytics and insights to inform your strategy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Chinese Lunar New Year in the face of a new pandemic lays before us. Let me start this blog by asking, “Shouldn’t you be worried too?” So, I write this blog with this bias. Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. As I watched, I shook my head. I am worried. The reason?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Supply chain leaders have faced significant challenges in the past, and in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic spotlighted the need for supply chain resilience and integration. Of course, more data amounts to increased visibility and, therefore, actionability to prevent disruptions from contributing to higher freight spend.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Background In various Supply Chain Matters blog commentaries, this supply chain technology industry analyst has raised awareness, perspectives and added focus to the critical importance of establishing synchronous processes and more timely decision making across an end-to-end supply chain network. All are very much interrelated.

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Resilinc

JULY 21, 2023

But who could’ve guessed that Barbie’s love of pink could somehow be tied to a global pink paint shortage? In this blog, we’ll look at the supply chain explanation for the current global paint shortages. Meanwhile, Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana in August of 2020 with Hurricane Zeta coming a month later.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

Seldom, if ever, has the global supply chain received so much attention as it did in 2021. Some critics have called for a complete overhaul of the global supply chain, insisting current operations can’t be fixed. Change, however, takes both time and money — especially when that change needs to be global in nature.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2021

It’s easy to overlook the role that 3PL providers play in the overall global economy and, at the same time, enable your business to operate and compete. That was never more clear than during the past 14 months of the pandemic as goods continued moving to the right place at the right time. 3PL vs. 4PL. Multi-modal Expertise.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 19, 2021

As supply chains have lengthened and become more complex, digitization has been viewed as a way to reduce paperwork and increase visibility. In addition, paper results in a lack of visibility, efficiency and sustainability, as well as undermining the safety of drivers. Global supply chain operations are no exception.

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QAD

MARCH 9, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in supply chains around the world and the dust has never settled. Supply chain planning is more important today than ever before and there’s good news: Manufacturers have options for mitigating global supply chain risk and keeping costs in check.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And that’s where supply chain visibility (SCV) plays a significant role.”[2] 2] The company with the best supply chain visibility is likely to reign over the competition. The Supply Chain Visibility Imperative. 3] By his account, in 2005 end-to-end visibility was impossible. He also insists, “Visibility is not enough.”[4]

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