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Freight Market Intelligence: Data is crucial, but context is king

Freightos

As more data sources get legible, whether it’s container ship movements, eAWBs or carrier rates , it can have incredible ramifications. I’ve heard anecdotes from the past two years of SVPs at multinational companies needing to sign off on spot procurement but the degree of interest executives are now showing is impressive.

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

Logistics Viewpoints

The surging Delta virus, devastating floods in China and Germany and cyber attacks on South African ports are amongst the latest in a series of events that continue to send shock waves throughout the system. For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. The impact?

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

I can claim to have been a nuclear rocket engineer for a couple of years, looking after nuclear rockets in West Germany during the end of the Cold War. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course. They are far more literate in terms of data.

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Experts Unfold Top Supply Chain Technology to Watch

Supply Chain Opz

In the immediate term, predictive analytics drive a distinct competitive advantage to those few who are already leveraging it to its full potential. Managed sourcing establishes partnerships between internal procurement teams and third-party providers that allow procurement professionals to become more efficient and effective.

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Bristlecone Flash – May 2020

Bristlecone

Bristlecone has introduced several new fixed-price, fixed-scope offerings for SAP products across supply chain planning, procurement and execution. S/4HANA and Ariba integration for Germany-based manufacturer. Procurement Center of Excellence creation for discrete manufacturer. Middle East and North Africa. Learn More.

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Podcast: Predictive Analytics and Digital Transformation Pioneer Knut Alicke

Requis

He is based in Germany, and, as a founding partner of the supply chain practice at McKinsey & Company , consults on a variety of supply chain-related business problems, including S&OP and advanced analytics. It could be double sourcing, capacity, agility, inventory, and more. Clients today want to see the business cases.

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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

France and Germany also extended their support with the supply of emergency medical equipment. While Germany offered help in setting up mobile oxygen production plant and provided 80 million K95 masks. The USISPF through donations from its member companies also sourced 1,00, 000 portable oxygen concentrators for home and hospital use.

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