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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. What is supply chain visibility?

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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. planning offers an alternative to swinging the pendulum and as the strategy that provides the supply chain resilience leaders seek.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”. Abbott reaches agreement with FDA to reopen baby formula plant.

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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. China Silk Road Rail Link Disrupted. East Coast Ports the Likely Next Test. Canadian and U.S.

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The Evolution of the Food & Beverage Value Chain: Driven By Consumers

QAD

There was no online shopping, and the grocery stores of the day were not much bigger than most standalone pharmacy chain stores are today. That was the value chain. Over the last 25 or so years, the food & beverage value chain has exploded. The consumer’s impact on the value chain has been huge.

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Hurricane Harvey - Effects, Forecasts, and Operational Best Practices

Elementum

As a center of petro-chemical industry and a conduit of trucking and rail out of Mexico, the key supply chain hub is currently devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Kansas City Southern suspended train operations between Kendleton and Laredo, while Union Pacific reduced the movement of trains along the areas to be hit by the storm.

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The Evolution of the Food & Beverage Value Chain: Driven By Consumers

QAD

The grocery stores of the day were not much bigger than most standalone pharmacy chain stores are today. That was the value chain. Over the last 25 or so years, the food & beverage value chain has exploded. Consumers’ Growing Impact on the Food & Beverage Value Chain. Quality but at a Value.