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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings. In addition, build a planning master data management system.

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Manufacturers and suppliers who ensure timely visibility of actual demand and clear communication across supply chains have been at an added advantage during these trying times. In other manufacturing sectors like the semiconductor industry, labour shortages due to movement restrictions led to supply chain disruptions worldwide.

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Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

We’ve already listed the top 10 manufacturing blog posts and the top 10 supply chain blog posts last week. When a manufacturer’s product normally moves through the supply chain network, it is to reach the distributor or customer. Any process or management after the sale of the product involves reverse logistics.

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Addressing the Inherent Challenges of Fostering a More Synchronized B2B Supply Chain Business Network

Supply Chain Matters

Retailers and B2C focused manufacturers felt compelled to accelerate inventory purchases from global-based suppliers to avoid being in the position of not having enough inventory to meet pre and post pandemic product demand. Data has always been the core challenge in achieving process visibility and seamless execution.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 27 – July 1, 2016)

Talking Logistics

DB Schenker Signs on With uShip Online Freight Platform (WSJ – sub. project44 Achieves Groundbreaking Level of Connectivity with 1000+ Freight APIs. Trucker Path Joins AscendTMS™ to Offer Free Transportation Management Software (TMS) to Carriers and Freight Brokers.

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Towards Successful Digital Transformation – Separating the hype from reality

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Faster and accurate digitised information will also reduce decision-making time, improve efficiencies of business management, build better suppliers and manufacturers networks, create streamlined sales and delivery processes. It also enhances speed, reduces transactional turnaround-time and significantly lowers operational costs.

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The Annual State of U.S.Logistics Report- Even More Candidness and Reality

Supply Chain Matters

American imports of Mexican manufactured goods grew a staggering 26 percent according to the Kearney Reshoring Index.” Water The report notes the waterborne freight sector emerging from the most extreme market conditions in modern times. companies have been increasingly moving supply chain closer to home. Of the total U.S.