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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Feature Article by Dr. Raymon Krishnan – President at the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society. China trade war is causing what has been described as the biggest cross-border supply chain shift since China joined the WTO in 2001. The trade war is now part of the “new normal,” and this has created a global ripple effect.

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Uh-Oh! Insights On How P&G Failed And What This Means For You

Supply Chain Shaman

The company transitioned from an innovator in the 1990s to a late adopter in the last decade. While the company’s investments in manufacturing scheduling and demand sensing improved outcomes, the organization under-invested indirect procurement and network design. Yannis transitioned from the role after eight years in 2019.

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Dr. Muddassir Ahmed on Innovation in Supply Chain Education

Requis

On the fifteenth episode of Supply Chain Next, Muddassir talks with host Richard Donaldson about innovation in supply chain management, updating educational curricula, and the accessibility gap he sees in accessing instruction in supply chain best practices. ?. This is the time to innovate on supply chain. Technology is very important.

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Should We Celebrate this Marriage?

Supply Chain Shaman

(Examples include alternate sourcing, bill of material changes or alternate modes/routing between the planning, procurement and transportation.) The groups of supply planning, procurement and logistics operate within silos. History tells us that software acquisitions and consolidation reduces, not accelerates, innovation.

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E2open Acquires Steelwedge. Impact on Market?

Supply Chain Shaman

Founded in 2000, Steelwedge was an innovator in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and was an early provider of cloud solutions for supply chain. I remember my first briefing with Steelwedge in 2001. The focus was on automating procurement. The question is will E2open be an aggregator of assets or an innovator?

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Analog Supply Chains are an Anachronism in a Digital World

Enterra Insights

Escalating tensions around trade, technological innovation and healthcare suggest it’s highly unlikely we’ll revert to the cooperative past that characterized the period following China’s 2001 admission to the World Trade Organization. Yet cooperation will be key.” ” I believe the Covid-19 pandemic is a fourth factor.

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Our Walk In The Fog

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chain innovation is slowly simmering in the face of radical disruption. A confluence of technology drives innovation. For example, if you are an innovator, roll-up your sleeves and test and learn using new technologies. Innovation is redefining business processes. Together, we walk in a fog. Let’s reflect.