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Post-pandemic Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Over recent decades, supply chains have globalized, specialized and become leaner or just-in-time. … The initial China experience with the virus provided some important lessons in supply-chain management — challenging truths and highlighting issues with the just-in-time systems that have come to be the norm.

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Intelligent IBP – a new role for supply chain planners

Supply Chain Trend

Palmatier and Crum (2002), Coldrick, Ling, and Turner (2003) and Bob Stahl (2009) all assert that S&OP is first and foremost an executive decision-making process. Which leaves Blenko and colleagues to conclude that “ ultimately, a company’s value is just the sum of the decisions it makes and executes. INTRODUCTION.

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The worst Supply Chain practices must be confessed and not only by constraint

KEPLER Consulting

In the absence of good product data quality, non-compliant supplier orders systematically result in poor product availability, one solution to this problem is to set up an efficient communication system with the purchasing and supply divisions that can reduce data update times up to 90 %. Some examples of worst practices.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

SCMDOJO

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. What is Logistics and Supply Chain Management?

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

Supply Chain Shaman

The promise of a well-intended consultant just sounds sooooooo good. Executive teams strive to drive improvement in supply chain results; yet, sadly, only four percent of public companies succeed. The reason? After two decades of study, I think because it is a lack of understanding. The grass is always greener at another company.

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

The Association’s stated purpose is to promote US-based manufacturing technology and its members—the companies who design, build, sell, and service that manufacturing technology. The full data set is reported by eligible equipment builders and distributors and is provided to all participants in the program at no cost.

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5 Reasons why eAuctions Drive Better Savings

SCMDOJO

eAuctions are online real-time dynamic discussions between one purchasing organization and a group of pre-qualified vendors competing for the purchaser’s trade. General Cost Reductions: Maybe it is just one of the advantages of eAuctions, but it is still significant!