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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, an agile supply chain may have real-time data, advanced analytics, decision support tools, and cross-functional teams to monitor, diagnose, and solve problems. The port serves as a gateway for importing vehicles from Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as exporting vehicles to the Middle East, Africa, and other regions.

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Solving The Cold Chain Challenges

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

One Network has years of experience in healthcare supply networks that provide medicines and vaccines to hundreds of millions of people in Africa and around the globe. The platform also alerts users to potential problems with predictive analytics and proposes optimal solutions using prescriptive analytics as well.

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How Sourcing has Reemerged in a Covid-19 World

Jaggaer

For the first three months after Covid-19 hit, virtually every sourcing project , in every sector , was put on hold while companies tried to assess the situation and how best to deal with the epidemic. Get the white paper on Sourcing Strategies: Why One Size Does Not Fit All , written by Michael Lamoureux of Spend Matters.

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New tech coming to ERP systems near you

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Within Africa, the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and solutions has been far slower. Big Data and Analytics It’s been said before, but it bears repeating – without meaningful intelligence generated from proper analytics , data is largely useless. These issues can then be proactively addressed.

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Keeping It Local: How Shorter Supply Chains Impact Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

And this low cost fostered a mentality of incremental thinking with mid-level managers focused on squeezing out 1-2% a year in cost savings through sourcing, says Pete Guarraia of Bain consultancy. . Technologies such as machine learning and demand analytics can favor shorter, smarter and more demand-driven supply chains.

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

A decade ago, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) wrote, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ One answer is advanced analytics. Big Data and Advanced Analytics. Wake up to the new reality that VUCA is a new norm.”[2] They include: 1.

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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Shorter supply chains with more local sourcing if possible are now becoming preferable because the more links in the chain, the more potential for a weak link. The supply chain of the future.