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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. 82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune.

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Webinar Recap: The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem

Resilinc

In the decades since, Linton and his teams at IBM, LG, Flex and other companies have driven billions in annual procurement to China and other Asian countries, helping to create the Asia-centric manufacturing supply chains of today. based manufacturers will still need a strong supply base from friendly countries.

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Who Should Be In The Winner’s Circle?

Supply Chain Shaman

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Only 29% of manufacturers easily manage total cost trade-offs. The Effective Frontier: Balanced Scorecard Developed Through the Work with Arizona State. During the presentation, I squirmed uncomfortably in my seat.

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. Increasingly, forecasts are being improved by leveraging outside data sources rather than merely relying on a company’s internal historical shipment data.

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Are Procurement and Logistics Executives Aligned When Faced with Current Supply Chain Challenges?

NC State SCRC

Procurement and supply chain executives are on the “same team” – and in general, a recent study conducted by the SCRC and GEP suggests that there is strong alignment between the two functions when it comes to prioritizing lower risks and reducing uncertainty in supply chains.

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Five Tips on Sourcing Products From China

EMERGE App

Google a phrase like “sourcing products from China” and you’ll instantly be faced by almost 39 million results! This underscores the importance of China being the world’s manufacturing hub in the past decade, and most likely for the next few decades. Introduction. Where Do I Start? Do Your Homework.

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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

Logistics Viewpoints

As driver pay increases, so does the incidence of drivers jumping ship, switching companies for the next best payday. There will still be a workforce needed to maintain those driverless vehicles or costs associated with maintenance done by the manufacturer or a 3rd party. In a word, it’s data.