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The Unleashed Manufacturing Health Index: Signs of Recovery as 2023 Closes

Unleashed

New manufacturing data reveals the small to medium manufacturing sector remains in recovery mode, with global performance largely mapping to local economic conditions. New Zealand manufacturing, meanwhile, is at an historic inflection point, with stagnant performance in multiple sectors.

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Surviving an Economic Downturn in the Retail Sector

Enterra Insights

Plus, Americans’ spending spree during the earlier years of the pandemic, fueled by stimulus money, boredom and socked-away savings, have made for tough comparisons.”[2] Intelligent demand management software is the key technology enabler of lean retail merchandise management.”

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. When it comes to inventory and driving improvement in the face of variability, there are five issues: Poorly Implemented Advanced Planning Solutions. IBM, in contrast, purchased over fifteen supply chain acquisitions but drove little innovation.

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The Top 15 Benefits of Ecommerce to Business

Unleashed

Purchases can be made while on the move, on impulse and in response to a particular need at that time. This will evolve as eCommerce technology does and the purchasing experience becomes more sophisticated and user-friendly. Despite this very clear benefit, only 38% of UK manufacturers in the study were eCommerce enabled.

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Holding Ourselves Accountable for Business Results

Supply Chain Shaman

of revenue on IT solutions and expensive solutions to improve performance, yet degrade balance sheet results against peer group sectors in tough markets? In the 2021 analysis, twenty companies met the Supply Chains to Admire Award criteria. While market potential declined, individual company performance declined faster.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. In 2021, the global atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reached a high of 416.45 parts per million, in comparison to the 1960 levels of 316.91 While the COVID-19 pandemic brought down CO2 emissions by 5 percent —to 34.81 A slow-moving crisis. parts per million.

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5 Reasons why eAuctions Drive Better Savings

SCMDOJO

eAuctions are online real-time dynamic discussions between one purchasing organization and a group of pre-qualified vendors competing for the purchaser’s trade. Throughout a genuine and collaborative cooperation with business vendors, they produce innovative approaches to current procurement difficulties.