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What is Supply Chain Decision Support? Are We Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic?

Supply Chain Shaman

The second is, Why are companies focused on traditional risk management investments primarily focused on supply/procurement when the more significant opportunity is balancing risk and opportunity in an increasingly complex world? When he speaks of the supply chain, he means procurement. For context, let’s call him Dave.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. The focus of the transportation suites was on cost mitigation and price negotiation. In addition, build a planning master data management system.

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Supply Chain Planning In Excel: A Perilous Path

Logility

Limited Data Handling Capabilities Excel is a versatile tool for basic data management and analysis, but when it comes to handling vast amounts of complex supply chain data, it falls short. Supply chain planning involves numerous variables, such as demand forecasts, inventory levels, lead times, and production capacities.

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

Supply Chain Matters

Overview In short, B2B Supply Chain Business Networks are Cloud based platforms designed to achieve end-to-end supply chain data visibility and business process decision-making synchronization. An evolving new area is in the monitoring and tracking of ESG focused data and conformance needs.

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Five Keys to Cold Chain Success with Tyler Hildebrand

The Logistics of Logistics

I’m Tyler Hildebrand and I am an account executive at Reliable Transportation Solutions in Cincinnati, OH. As a freelance marketer, I often worked closely with clients in the transportation and logistics space, so I began to understand the business. Transitioned to transportation and logistics when a recommended me for an opportuniy.

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Why Automation Is the Food Industry’s Answer to Supply Chain Disruption

Logility

However, the rising costs for ingredients, materials, transportation services, and staff are creating concerns about whether products can be priced carefully enough to satisfy consumers and stay on the positive side of razor-thin margins. Food and beverage (F&B) industry executives face mounting pressure to keep up with soaring demand.

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Leverage Technology and People in a Time of Supply Chain Disruptions 

Logility

No matter how good it all looked on paper, the pandemic made weak links obvious: supplier shortages and backed-up transportation networks, among other things. Smart organizations have embraced supply chain management platforms that provide complete transparency. Things can’t go on as they did pre-pandemic.