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The Cost of Supply Chain Sustainability Legislation?

QAD

The first World Sustainable Procurement Day was held this year on March 21. With the increasing focus on sustainability, I guess we should not be surprised that sustainable procurement now has its own day on the calendar. This Supply Chain Due Diligence Act was approved in July 2021 and is planned to take effect on January 1, 2023.

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ERP Aids Your Sustainability Initiatives

QAD

Sustainable manufacturing refers to the ability to manage manufacturing operations “in an environmentally and socially responsible manner,” according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Sustainability Objectives for Manufacturers. Where Does ERP Come into Play with Manufacturer Sustainability Efforts?

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. in 2020 to 25.6 % in 2021, reaching a market size of $553 billion. increase in 2010, eleven years ago.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.” in 2020 to 25.6 % in 2021, reaching a market size of $553 billion. increase in 2010, eleven years ago.

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Industry 4.0 and the Long Game

Enterra Insights

Nigel Duckworth ( @nigelduckworth ), a marketing strategist at One Network Enterprises, notes it can be difficult for manufacturers to concentrate on the long game with a swirl of new technologies constantly vying for attention. Sixty-four percent of the manufacturers surveyed are looking for increased market share in their existing markets.

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The effects of outsourcing your Supply Chain after Brexit

ModusLink Corporation

This decision will, however, implicate high opportunity costs (Williams, 2021). However, there are most certainly some major changes applicable to UK/EU product compliance regime (Grist & Erasmus, 2021). A shift in obligations and duties between ‘manufacturers’, ‘importers’, and ‘distributors’. Sources: KPMG International.

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AI and IoT on the Cutting Edge

Enterra Insights

billion units that are expected in 2021.”[1] Indeed, AI and IoT are now more practical and are used at almost every technological juncture, i.e., online businesses, online tools, open-source APIs, robotics, healthcare, in the cloud and on your mobile device.” billion units by 2025, a sharp jump from the 13.8 They are: 1.