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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. Background The Council of Supply Chain Resilience met for the first time this month. Let’s start the beginning. Think this is possible?

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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

The article introduced the concept of self-service planning and challenged companies to rethink the concepts of supply chain planning. For me, the concepts of outside-in and self-service planning are intertwined. Outside-in Planning: Modeling based on channel and supply network signals.

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Essential Guide for Demand Forecasting in 2024

ThroughPut

Demand forecasting is a critical component of supply chain management, especially in the complex and unpredictable market landscape of 2024. To address these challenges, supply chain professionals must adopt advanced forecasting methods. Let’s get started with definitions, differences and benefits.

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National Ag Day 2024

Enterra Insights

As the world population soars, there is an even greater demand for the food and fiber produced in the United States.”[3] Journalist Leah Douglas reports, “Feeding the world is a big job, and the effort produces [an enormous amount of] emissions of greenhouse gases each year — around a third of the global total. employment.

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Why Sustainability is Becoming Critical for Manufacturers in 2024

OptiProERP

In an era where environmental concerns are taking center stage, sustainability has emerged as a critical driver of success for manufacturers, big and small. Governments, consumers, and stakeholders increasingly prioritize sustainable practices, urging manufacturers to reevaluate their operations.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

She also said the company planned to ask workers to return to the office five days a week in 2024. percent drop in annual sales, UPS forecast a 2024 upswing of as little as 1.1 Soft demand in Europe and the US led to an overall decline of 7.5 export regulations led to supply chain disruptions. percent in early U.S.

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How to Predict the Unexpected and Mitigate Supply Chain Disruption with AI

QAD

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the big “buzzwords” of 2024, which is a shame because the technology’s analytical capabilities have a lot to offer supply chain planners – if you can cut through the hype. How is AI Improving Supply Chain Management? I’m never one to jump on the bandwagon with emerging technologies.