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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. Redefinition of Supply Chain Execution. Closed Loop.

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CSCO Forum / 3PL Summit 2013

Supply Chain Movement

The Annual meeting of Leading Supply Chain Executives in Europe. 12 hard-hitting and distinctly themed sessions to help you smarten your supply chain and reduce your costs. Connect with 100+ senior supply chain executives from retailers and manufacturers and build your professional network.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

Read the full Cipla Medpro case study on delivering medicines in Africa. For example, at a major beer company customer of ours distributing in Africa, most dealers were manually entering their supply chain data at the local Internet café. Emerging markets can also be fragmented in terms of their trade structures.

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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.

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Taking the Hill

Supply Chain Shaman

I find it sad, when I attend a conference where the term supply chain is only used to describe supply chain execution (SCE) or advanced planning optimization (APS). Likewise, I find it sad when I work with a company that had defined the supply chain organization very narrowly. Talk to you soon!

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Trends & Strategies in Logistics and SCM

Supply Chain Movement

The key results of this study by BVL International on trends and strategies in logistics and supply chain management are summarized, as follows. They are based on 1757 responses collected in an international survey from supply chain executives (including logistics service providers (LSPs), retailers, and manufacturing companies).

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State of Logistics Outsourcing: Plenty of Room for Growth as Shipper Dissatisfaction & Technology Expectations Increase

GlobalTranz

After China, other regions that have growth potential, according to 3PL and supply chain executives, are North America, Asia (not including China and India) and Western Europe, in that order. Other emerging markets include South America (not including Mexico), India, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Mexico.