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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

” Or alternatively, “Is there data that could be sourced to help?” Most companies cannot get to data by customer on orders shipped incomplete to understand root cause analysis. The lengthening of payables by Mondelez will boomerang into rising costs, quality issues and supplier viability concerns. Step Three.

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

AFFLINK

Upstream Supply Issues Manufacturers are struggling with the same product and shipping delays as consumers. On the road, the American Trucker Association estimates needing more than 160,000 drivers to meet current demand increases by 2030. Labor Shortages In warehouses, 73% of operators can’t find enough workers (Instawork).

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Coming soon to a supply chain near you: 8 big digital disruptors

Kinaxis

HP has a printer that can order ink and have it shipped directly to your door automatically. Taking things beyond just smart shelves and cameras, robots are already roaming the aisles of select stores, doing their part in ensuring quality and great customer service. In-store robotics. The gig economy is providing limitless opportunity.

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Adapting Supply Chains to the Digital Retail Revolution

SCMDOJO

Precise inventory and retail data empower businesses to efficiently fulfill orders from the most suitable location (such as a warehouse/fulfillment center, a retail store, or a drop ship partner). This approach enables faster order processing, reduces shipping expenses, and enhances customer satisfaction.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. Advanced companies are building cross-functional teams to use unstructured data to analyze warranty, quality and service failures.

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How Blockchain Can Improve Manufacturing In 2019

IQMS

by 2030 according to Gartner. Increasing visibility across every area of manufacturing starting with suppliers, strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier quality to shop floor operations including machine-level monitoring and service, blockchain can enable entirely new manufacturing business models.

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

The IEA predicts about a seven fold increase of such “green metals” by 2030. Copper and nickel would require $250-300bn in capex before 2030. But where are the deposits of these “green metals”? And how will we mine them? And guess who is doing the majority of this investment right now?