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Using Digital Supply Chain Planning to Respond to Market-Changing Disruptions like COVID-19

ToolsGroup

Gartner research shows that companies that continued to increase earnings while others declined in 2009 and 2010 were those that were able to keep their foot on the gas through the downturn because they had planned responses in advance. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from several Chinese and Italian suppliers.

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Athletic Greens Selects Stord as Fulfillment Partner to Power Accelerated Growth Trajectory

Stord

It’s a simple and effective way to support your brain, gut, and immune system through a science-driven formulation of vitamins, whole food-sourced nutrients, and probiotics. Founded in 2010, Athletic Greens is a globally remote company with operations spanning North America, Europe, and Asia. Learn more at drinkAG1.com.

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Asia Supply Chain Excellence Report: Issue, January 2013

Tompkins Blog

Supply chain executives in the US and Europe nervously listen to news out of Asia about factory fires, typhoons and labor disputes. Given that China represents the lions share of Asian sourcing, it is worthwhile to take some time to focus on its risks. Asia Supply Chain Excellence - Visit this site to learn about the Asia Opportunity.

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Can You Predict Supply Chain Disruptions in an Unpredictable World?

Logility

Mitigating risk may mean finding new suppliers, redesigning supplier networks, revising inventory targets, building safety stock, and diversifying your sourcing strategies. Test what-if scenarios: Build multiple “what-if” scenarios so you can test quickly and observe what parts of the supply chain repeatedly fail.

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Globalization’s Ongoing Realignment

Enterra Insights

Opinion polls, including a careful study by Stanley Greenberg and his associates for the Roosevelt Institute, show that trade is among the major sources of discontent for a large share of Americans. Flows of services, international students, and intellectual property grew about twice as fast as goods flows in 2010–19.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

But more than half of their shipments – including a significant portion that begin at factories in Asia – travel across oceans or continents These long-distance shipments go by ocean, air, or rail. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe.

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10 Must-Watch Negotiation Movies: Master the Art of Persuasion with These Gripping Films

SCMDOJO

True Grit (2010) The 2010 film “True Grit” depicts the stubborn teenage Mattie Ross as she seeks to get revenge for her father’s murder. The Sourcing Process Course: Drawing inspiration from “The Negotiator” and “Dog Day Afternoon,” this course explores the intricacies of the sourcing process.