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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. Over the past three years, supply chain cycles shifted.

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The lessons of 2008 that retailers, manufacturers & hauliers must learn as the UK enters recession

IT Supply Chain

The post The lessons of 2008 that retailers, manufacturers & hauliers must learn as the UK enters recession appeared first on IT Supply Chain. By David Jinks M.I.L.T Head of Consumer Research, ParcelHero.

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Recession-proof Supply Chains with FTZs

QAD

Supply chain leaders are bracing for impact. Looking back to plan ahead In a time when most furniture is made overseas, there remains a small but vibrant community of furniture manufacturers in a part of Mississippi better known for the birthplace of Elvis Presley than domestic manufacturing. They are areas of the U.S.

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A Story of Throwing the Baby Out With The Bathwater in Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2004, I worked with a Midwest North American meatpacker to help define its supply chain strategy. The answer changes day-to-day and requires an optimization engine to measure market potential and align the supply chain to market demand while minimizing scrap. What do I mean? To illustrate, let me share a story.

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Integrating Corporate Social Responsibility into Your Supply Chain

Logility

In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008–2010, CSR again became a focus for evaluating corporate behavior. CSR in Your Supply Chain. CSR opportunities can be found across the entire supply chain in many different forms, including vendor compliance, quality management and sustainability as a whole.

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Ukraine and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

He explains, “Collateral damage from a wave of cyberattacks targeting Ukrainian government websites may disrupt shipping lines and logistics firms, perhaps reigniting the worst of last year’s supply chain chaos. Ukraine Conflict and the Supply Chain. ”[6]. Samuel Charap, a former U.S.

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Supply Chain Optimization for Consumer Packaged Goods Inventory

Logility

Between 1968 and 2008, the CPG industry generated the second-highest returns for shareholders of any other industry, but this 40-year trend of intense success has faltered over the last decade. They must embrace intelligent supply chains, integrated planning processes, automation, and more efficient resource allocation.

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