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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

Design of cash-to-cash cycles strategically through complexity analysis, sales and procurement policies. The most mature clients are moving to digital manufacturing based on the Internet of Things (i.e. Procurement. Procurement programs are implemented as standalone processes. Manufacturing. What did I miss?

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Supply Chain Crystal Ball Gazing: Let’s Look Ahead to 2028

Logistics Bureau

While robotics will be the primary technology for labour-reduction in the warehouse, automation will become increasingly pervasive throughout the supply chain, as sensors, machine-to-machine communication, machine-learning and the Internet of Things make it possible to automate entire end-to-end processes such as procure-to-pay and order-to-cash.

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Podcast: Predictive Analytics and Digital Transformation Pioneer Knut Alicke

Requis

Some of the OEMs in the automotive industry struggled with the end-to-end processing of leather, which came from South Africa. They could see the entire supply chain right from the first request for materials all the way to the source of the materials in South Africa. It was a seven tier supply chain.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #7

Supply Chain Trend

Currently as the Director of Supply Chain for Newell Brands Applied Materials, he oversees the SIOP process, production planning, procurement, warehousing, and logistics for servicing big box retailers including Walmart, Lowe’s, and The Home Depot. Wow, nothing like a little pressure for the second public speaking event!

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

There are currently mines in Europe, Australia, Africa and North America at the feasibility study stage (the final stage of pre-production, that determines whether to develop a mine), with some –– such as the Nolans Bore mine in Australia –– set to be operational within the next three years. Satellite image of rare earth mine (Photo: Wired).

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Navigating the Future in an Uncertain Political and Regulatory Environment

NC State SCRC

It is $4T-8T undertaking, that will include Free Trade Agreements, involving a modern version of the Chinese “Silk Road”, going from China through Western Asia, the Middle East, and linking their their maritime network, SE Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. This is a development that we all need to be more aware of.