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Supply chain risk management in 2017

Kinaxis

You don’t need to go back any further than a decade to understand the many challenges supply chains have endured over the years. Maybe the one good thing to come out of it was some companies figured out how they could survive with lower inventories. In 2009, I’m sure most we’re thinking, “How much worse could it get?”.

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Coronavirus Increases Supply Chain Risk Management Priority

Enterra Insights

For years I’ve been writing about the importance of supply chain risk management and how it’s often given short shrift in business discussions. Today, ears are no longer deaf to the topic of supply chain risk management. 3] Those dimensions are: 1. . ” Additional actions.

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Achieving enterprise-wide adoption of supply chain risk management

Resilinc

A common challenge for procurement and supply chain professionals is obtaining support from C-level leaders to invest in a robust supply chain risk management (SCRM) program. Ready for a more resilient supply chain? The business case should include recommendations for compensation incentives.

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

Also highlighted was that purchasing activity, stocks of purchases and finished goods inventories collectively rose in July. There are signs of new orders softening- cited in 16 percent of general comments, compared to 17 percent in June- as panelists are increasingly concerned about excessive inventories and record high lead times.”. .

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Supply Chain Management:Increase in Operational Efficiency.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

One of the biggest time consuming and mundane activities in warehouse management is the pick up of inventory and the appropriate shelving of inventory. Imagine picking up inventory from the warehouse without having any paper lists or even any barcode scanners. Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57).

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Supply Chain Management:Why not WMS App? - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Todays WMS is a tightly integrated code between the intrinsic WMS functions like receiving, put away, inventory, picking, packing and shipping, which are the primary functionalities. Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57). Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38). December 2009.

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Supply Chain Management:A New Lens for Supply Chain Roadmaps

Infosys Supply Chain Management

The result is usually a supply chain roadmap that is more functional than operational , and aligned to getting quick wins and plucking low hanging fruit. Let us take an initiative such as Inventory Optimization as an example. Enterprise Asset Management: IT Asset Management (57). December 2009. October 2009.