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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

Supply chains are a mess, inflation is on the rise, the pandemic lingers, natural disasters are intensifying, fraud is growing more prevalent, and global tensions are increasing. James Johnston ( @JamesA_Johnston ), Regional Vice President at Cloudera, notes, “Supply chains can be considered the lifeblood of the global economy.

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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Global supply chains were starting to recover from two years of upheaval caused by the pandemic when the military crisis hit. The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Supply chain challenges.

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Risk Management Can Be a Competitive Advantage, Part One

Enterra Insights

“Plan all you want,” writes Cyrus Hadavi , CEO of Adexa, “but disruptions are the supply chain’s real problem.”[1] Because global supply chains are constantly facing crises. In the first part of this article, I want to discuss some of the risks facing supply chains.

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

ToolsGroup

After decades of longer and more global supply chains, some are becoming shorter and more localized. This trend has important implications to supply chain planning. Contracting Supply Chains. . But converging costs have reduced the need for far flung supply chains in many industries.

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Smarter, Low-Risk Commodity Buying

ToolsGroup

By FinStock South Africa. One of our customers sources materials from a global network with long lead times. Utilising the ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+) replenishment software model, future inventory positions are shown considering all the supply chain parameters.

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Embracing the Digital Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

I will be speaking and working with clients in wonderful locations in Brussels, China, Germany, London, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa. At their request I wrote on the digital supply chain. Digital supply chain is such a buzzword. The digital supply chain is about SO much more than gadgets.”

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New tech coming to ERP systems near you

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

In many first world operations, the use of sensors and IoT devices has had a significant impact on improving visibility and streamlining operations across the supply chain. Within Africa, the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and solutions has been far slower.