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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.

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Unleashed SME Supply Chain Resilience Roundtable: Improving Cash Flow in a Manufacturing Business

Unleashed

The snowball effect of recent supply chain issues War, inflation, and the remaining wisps of a global pandemic have led to a recent uptick in supply chain disruptions. To counter these disruptions, manufacturers are resorting to carrying extra stock.

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World Bank Revises 2023 Global Growth But Downgrades 2024

Supply Chain Matters

On a regional scale, the bank anticipates that growth among emerging market and developing economies will diverge this year, picking up in East and Central Asia , Pacific as well as Europe while moderating in all other regions, particularly Latin America , Middle East and North Africa countries. percent in 2023, compared to 4.1

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Join BVL International at the North American chapter kickoff on August 12, 2013

Supply Chain View from the Field

In sum, globalization clearly amplifies other trends and leads to an increase in complexity, particularly in regions of growth such as Russia, Eastern Europe, India, and Africa. 5. Talent shortfalls. Across all regions and sectors, talent shortages in logistics are considered one of the most important challenges in the coming years.

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Supply Chain Management in a VUCA World

Enterra Insights

Back in 2011, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) noted there is a similar sounding word supply chain managers should associate with VUCA. He explains, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’