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Do Your Suppliers Operate Sustainably?

Logility

Stricter regulations and changing market conditions mean ensuring supplier sustainability is a crucial step in building more resilient, sustainable supply chains. In December 2020, the US Customs and Border Protection issued a detention order on cotton products sourced from some parts of China.

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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.

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Shoemaker Named Presenter for Reliable Plant 2020 Conference

Synovos

Donald Shoemaker, Vice President Engineering & Consulting Services for Synovos, the leading pure integrated supply chain management company in the world, has been selected to present a paper at the upcoming Reliable Plant 2020 conference in Louisville, KY. The Role of Continuous Improvement in Sustaining Plant Reliability.”

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The Outsourced Supply Chain with Hannah Kain

The Logistics of Logistics

Hannah is a board member of the National Association of Manufacturers, WBEC-Pacific, the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) where she also serves as WBENC Forum 1st vice chair, board chair of How Women Lead–Silicon Valley, and is a member of the Committee of 200 for executive women.

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Unilever’s Relentless Commitment to S-Curve Transformations

Logistics Viewpoints

S-curves have been applied to product development, returns from an IT project, a new manufacturing process, and other business activities as well. This is a culture of continuous improvement writ large. Unilever started in North America in 2020. Unilever has applied the idea to global transformations.

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How to Measure Sustainability in the Juice Value Chain

EcoVadis

In recognition of the growing social significance of sustainability and their commitment to responsible action, Eckes-Granini developed a Group-wide sustainability strategy in 2013 and embedded it in their Corporate Strategy Agenda 2020.” 100% Ecovadis sustainability assessment for suppliers. 100% sustainable juice.

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Get in Line: Supply Chain Management in the Age of Scarcity

QAD

Lean thinking has promoted a period where manufacturing leaders have continuously improved operations, focusing on this objective. When the chip shortage hit the industry at the end of 2020, most suppliers saw it as a symptom of the pandemic—a temporary issue that would eventually iron itself out.