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Editor’s Choice: Frequent Assessments Needed to Maintain Supply Chain Resilience Amid Emerging Waves of Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Alfred Hille at Descartes, and looks at supply chain resilience during waves of disruption. Supply Chain Resilience Threats.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

The supply chain industry is on a years-long digital transformation journey, and one of the key objectives that industry leaders almost universally aim to achieve is true end-to-end (E2E) visibility across their complex global networks of suppliers, partners and customers. So, what is true E2E supply chain visibility?

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

The provisional political agreement on the so-called Global Steel and Aluminum Arrangement is expected to be announced at an October 20 summit in Washington, according to people familiar with the plans. The holdup makes it exceedingly difficult for businesses to manage supply chains, it said.

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How Does Machine Learning Improve Supply Chain Performance?

Logility

When asking the question, “How does machine learning improve supply chain performance?” Our context here is supply chain planning and execution, but there is no reason to limit the scope of m achine l earning. . What a fascinating example of how machine learning improves supply chain performance.

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Supplier Performance Management – The Ultimate Guide

SCMDOJO

Supplier performance management provides detailed information about the risks your suppliers may have, so you can take action to reduce or eliminate risks in your supply chain. Therefore, the success of supplier performance management directly affects the quality of the entire supply chain. How is it possible? Where do I begin?

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FMCG, Pharmaceuticals S&OP: Team work is critical for success

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

What do you call a smiling, friendly and courteous person at a sales conference?” How do you save a drowning supply chain guy?” What is black and brown and looks really good on a sales guy?” What do you call a bus full of supply chain guys at the bottom of the ocean?” The caterer. Take your foot off his head.

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What You Need to Consider Before Relocating Your Manufacturing Plant

GlobalTranz

However, with the right plan in place before the first crate gets packed, your manufacturing company and everybody under its roof can take part in a smooth transition and get back up to speed before you know it. Here’s a quick look at four of the biggest steps in the process and what you should know about each one.