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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. In each industry sector, companies face unprecedented variability. The decline in inventory turns uses cash. Background.

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The Dire Need for Data Automation in the Manufacturing Industry | AFFLINK

AFFLINK

Unpredictable Consumer Demand Trends Traditionally, organizations got away with loose forecasting and just-in-time (JIT) inventory management to match production to consumer demands. According to a recent report by Instawork, 60% of industrial businesses struggled to keep up with increased demand last year.

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

Synovos

The platinum medal puts RS Group in the top 1% of the 100,000-plus rated companies assessed by EcoVadis with each company rated on the material sustainability risks and issues for size, location, and industry. EcoVadis is the world’s most trusted business-to-business sustainability rating.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight. The automotive industries–with the poorest capabilities to plan and manage suppliers–will suffer the most. The question of near-shoring or reshoring is really a question for labor-intensive industries like apparel.

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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

Trillion by 2030. . It is becoming clearer that supply chain procurement and logistics teams elected to route import shipments thru either U.S. Similarly, WSJ separately reported that trucking freight operators now indicate that the traditional peak shipping season is crumbling as overstocked retailers cancel any new inventory orders.

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