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Supply Chain Performance Declined In the Last Decade. The Question is Why?

Supply Chain Shaman

Rise in Inventories. Less Effective at Inventory Management. Inventories grew twenty days over the decade. Yes, companies held more inventory (measured in days of inventory) in 2019 than at the start of the 2007 recession. Sadly, most of it is the wrong inventory. Belief in efficient procurement.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. The decline in inventory turns uses cash. I pulled up my covers to go to sleep four hours later. My question is, “Why?”

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RS Group Achieves Back-to-Back Ecovadis Platinum Medal for Sustainability Excellence

Synovos

The assessment focuses on 21 sustainability criteria that are grouped into four themes: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. RS Integrated Supply was introduced by RS Group in 2022 after combining Synovos and IESA, two procurement and supply chain management companies. million customers.

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Climate Change: Yet Another Source of Global Supply Chain Risk and Disruption

BlueYonder

to the recent devastating floods in Pakistan , we’re witnessing a series of natural and humanitarian crises unfold as a result of global warming. alone, by 2030 the costs of climate-change related workplace disruptions are expected to exceed $2 billion. Every day we’re reminded of the catastrophic effects of climate change. In the U.S.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. According to figures published last November by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), the global semiconductor market growth rose from 6.8% Focus on right-sizing inventories.

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The Greenest Mile: Planning’s Role in Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

Schneider Electric has committed to convert its 14,000 fleet vehicles to electric by 2030. If we don’t plan better, efforts in procuring sustainable palm oil, making medicine with less carbon, or delivering to customers with electric vehicles can still be built on top of inefficient processes that waste the savings we made.

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Supply Chain Matters COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule Update- October 25 2022

Supply Chain Matters

West Coast Port backups earlier this year are now ended, and a report indicating that global automakers have increased their investment levels in EV supply and production needs to an estimated $1.2 Trillion by 2030. . Report Indicating Global Automakers to Double Investments on EV Supply Networks. Trillion by 2030.

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