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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

While shipping craziness is abating, the issues and implications of the Russian-Ukrainian war, energy shortages in China and Europe, food instability in Africa, and the global water crisis reverberate as disruption after disruption in the supply chain. These discussions will also educate the executive team.

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Seven Supply Chain Lessons from a Former Walmart CEO

Kinaxis

Coming from a logistics and distribution background, he helped the company enter Africa and grow in China, Latin America, and other markets. As one of the keynote speakers during Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference , he shared seven important lessons he’s learned over the years. Know Your Strengths.

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Counterfeit products are exploding on Amazon

NC State SCRC

However, supply chain executives who are brand owners have a responsibility to address this issue, and focus on mapping and monitoring their supply chain, something sourcing professionals often refer to as supplier relationship management (SRM).

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Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment

NC State SCRC

Participants also attended the Innovation Showcase in Nelson Hall,, featuring two winning supply chain teams in the undergraduate and graduate divisions! Education is the best medicine against having your job “robofied!” ” Tim Barnes, who has written in this blog in the past, was our next speaker.

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Biden’s Executive Order on Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: A Reality Check…

NC State SCRC

Collaboration between nations ground to a standstill, as leaders frightened by scarcity began stockpiling supplies, and forbidding exports of key materials. Once again, we return to the observation that supply chain executives are generally rewarded based on one directive: Buy it cheaper, from anywhere and anybody, under any circumstances.