ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Today the stakes are even higher , with the ever-present ghost of disruption rattling supply chains around the world. The better your understanding and management of seasonal stock, the less the specter of supply chain disruption will keep you up at night. Benefits of Effective Seasonal Inventory Management.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains Supply chains encompass many interconnected activities, from procurement, production, and inventory management, to logistics and distribution. These challenges require a strategic and systematic approach to overcome them.

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Ivalua Blog [ivory-search] Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience February 8, 2023 | | Manufacturing by Doug Keeley In the face of an unprecedented global crisis, Procurement stepped up to become a crucial driving force for business continuity. Why is visibility so important?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. The gap between logistics and procurement; and logistics and customer service increases process latency. Last week, Nike reported first quarter 2023 results. Inventories grew year-over-year by 43%.

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Resilinc

JUNE 21, 2023

Following the lessons learned from the supply chain disruptions of the pandemic, governments and businesses are discussing supply chains in a whole new light—with a focus on resiliency and sustainability. Learn the difference in our blog: Supply Chain Risk Management & Supply Chain Resilience: Is There a Difference?

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Exiger Perspectives

JUNE 21, 2023

Award highlights Exiger’s AI solutions and their ability to drive supply chain visibility and operational resilience for advanced manufacturing customers. That’s why it’s important today’s supply chains run on collaboration.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 15, 2023

The so-called “retail apocalypse” was deepened by the pandemic, then came inventory overload and inflation. Transforming Inventory Management. Young observes, “[In recent years, retailers have experienced] product shortages and overstuffed inventories in rapidly changing consumer markets.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 5, 2023

The energy trilemma of energy security, sustainability, and affordability is kicking in full gear in 2023. At the strategic planning level, decisions have to be taken on demand allocation, feedstock procurement, utilization of production capacities, distribution, and utilization of modes of transport. Improving fleet utilization.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 16, 2023

Ensure a strong and resilient supply chain to prepare for future uncertainties – Supply chain resiliency is a necessity for today’s evolving supply chains as it shows the ability to respond immediately to operational disruptions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry. Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. And we’ve yet to experience all of the possible repercussions of the conclusion of China’s zero-COVID policy.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 16, 2023

Ensure a strong and resilient supply chain to prepare for future uncertainties – Supply chain resiliency is a necessity for today’s evolving supply chains as it shows the ability to respond immediately to operational disruptions.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 29, 2024

However, the introduction and explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in 2023 has put a new spin on how manufacturers can use AI to make their factories even smarter than they were before. Replacing manual processes with digital systems provides additional supply chain visibility to mitigate issues quicker.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. The areas that will be deliberated in future articles are ocean shipping market landscape, freight procurement, reliability & visibility and the competitive landscape.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

We will build one demand signal and produce one supply plan,” Mr. Bailey said. The supply plan will include the procurement plan for their raw material supplies (Tier 2) needed for their finished goods suppliers (Tier 1). There will be one view of inventory across the entire distributed network.”. Conclusion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Those shipments can move directly to customers or move to several regional distribution centers (DCs) that serve as forward inventory locations and consolidation hubs servicing customers and channel partners. Molex Realizes it Needs Better Visibility. That increases the value of the analytics used by the procurement team.

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ThroughPut

MAY 15, 2023

An uncertain market continues to upend supply chains. No wonder then that most businesses continue to obsess over supply chain efficiency even in 2023, three years after the outbreak of COVID-19. Now more than ever, there is a need for holistic financial supply chain management.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

ESG Regulations are Driving Investment in Sustainable Procurement Regardless of where you stand on the ethics behind ESG issues, you’d think consumer demand would be a clear driver for sustainable product development. Compliance appears to be a significantly larger driver for sustainable procurement than ethics or consumer demand.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 24, 2023

Vulnerabilities and supply chain disruptions can result in billions of dollars of lost profit. From product quality issues and supplier inconsistencies to security threats and lack of supply chain visibility , there are a number of factors that could pose a risk to your ecommerce supply chain.

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Taulia

AUGUST 29, 2023

But by adopting supply chain management technology, businesses can gain access to tools that help them meet their supply chain objectives. Source suppliers strategically Supply chains are ultimately made up of suppliers. Which supply chain KPIs businesses choose will depend on their supply chain objectives.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) , a business unit of Amazon , has announced AWS Supply Chain , a B2B Cloud-based application directed at increasing end-to-end supply chain visibility and enhancing overall decision-making. © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 12, 2020

Using technology to drive strategy and improve performance—and ultimately create financial value—is top of mind for shippers today managing complex global supply chains. A key component of this technology trend is the need for a supply chain visibility platform.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 9, 2021

And the way we describe it in our predictions is the first is that there’s going to be clearly more focus on end-to-end supply chain visibility and continuous supply network risk mitigation. In some cases, Amazon does their inventory management and their actual customer fulfillment. We got to make it work.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Adidas @adidas Adidas is expected to move nearly 20% of its production to more automated factories by 2023 , many of them potentially proprietary. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating.

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