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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

ToolsGroup

Source: Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Procter & Gamble (P&G) is known for best-in-class supply chain planning. GDM now serves more than 100 distributors on five continents and in 180 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe. Equally it poses huge supply chain planning challenges.

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Food Security and National Security

Enterra Insights

The reasons are myriad: Fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; inflation causing high food prices; continued repercussions from the Covid-19 pandemic; regional conflicts; climate change; and extreme weather events. They are very important regions in the world because they greatly contribute to the global food supply.”[2]

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La Nina’s impact on the food supply chain

Resilinc

But growing conditions took “a dramatic turn” in December, with dryness attributed to La Niña setting in across southern Brazil and Argentina, according to Reuters market analyst Karen Braun. We’re seeing more and more the payoff from [investing in] resilient supply chains to be massive.”

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

Supply chain planning in emerging markets is different. Now supply chain professionals have another different set of challenges on how to get product to the entire country where consumer-oriented outlets (i.e. Growing domestic demand can also cause supply chain strategies to change. Here’s what we found: 1.

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Logistics Execs Split on Outcome of NAFTA Talks

Material Handling & Logistics

Supply chain industry executives are split sharply about how Mexico will fare if it is able to agree with the United States and Canada on terms to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. . Russia climbs three spots to No. GDP growth. GDP gain in 2010. 2018 Index and Survey Highlights. economic sanctions. .

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G20 Global Throughput – The Main Divide

ThroughPut

critical infrastructure, and as Trump administration officials cited threats from Russia and China against the electric grid. The Council of Foreign Relations below highlights the deficit in broadcasting equipment, computers, and office machines parts and where the new supply would shift from. .

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How the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV Tax Credit Will Reshape Supply Chains

QAD

The trend also stands to shake up the global electric vehicle (EV) and battery supply chain, and companies that act decisively now will be more likely to come out on top. The approach calls for a deeper look at procurement chains, critical mineral qualification and the calculation of mineral content.