Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

With the mounting devastation in Ukraine, my heavy heart is a roadblock to writing. As I spent the time reflecting over the last three weeks, the number of articles streaming into my feed on supply chain implications was high, but most of them were wrong. Some stated that the war marks the end of the global supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I thought I understood all the major supply chain implications of the pandemic until I began reading Yossi Sheffi’s new book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy beyond Covid-19. Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. Russia shells Ukraine.

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QAD

AUGUST 16, 2022

Unpredictability is undoubtedly the major issue manufacturers face when dealing with fragmented supply chains. As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. It’s exhausting for supply chain leaders.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

QAD Product Marketing Director Brent Dawkins recently shared his insights into future-proofing the supply chain for global shippers and his observations couldn’t be more critical. Brent’s recommendations echo those of a recent article from McKinsey, titled Future Proofing the Supply Chain. Resilience.

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As stated in “Operating Without Borders – Building Global Resilient Supply Chains” , a report from the manufacturers’ association Make UK, “Supply chain resilience is currently top of the agenda for policy makers, government, and business leaders alike.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Get the insights beverage companies need to meet today’s biggest supply chain challenges. Port congestion, shipping delays, and other supply chain disruptions are affecting industries across all economic sectors, and that includes beverages of all types. Supply Chain Disruptions Affecting the Beverage Industry.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

Companies that move fast and act smart now can stay ahead of due diligence legislation, mitigate supply chain risk and gain a competitive advantage in the process. As I explained in a recent article on Supply & Demand Chain Executive , organizations that leverage supply chain digitization will be the most likely to succeed.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2022

A recent article published by the World Economic Forum ran under a headline declaring the global food supply chain dead.[1] ” James Rogers ( @jamestrogers ), CEO of Apeel Sciences and author of the article, notes that Guterres’ speech marks “a crescendo moment for the food system and a warning for the world.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 20, 2023

Supply chain professionals are certainly acquainted with risks and risk-taking; however, their principal concern is managing risks. ” However, not everyone appreciates the risks an organization’s supply chain faces. Supply Chain Risks Internal Risks • Production Control Risks.

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QAD

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Manufacturing Day is all about paving the way for the next generation to see themselves in our field and sustain manufacturing into the future. Around the US, companies and schools are collaborating to give students a peek into our exciting world of modern manufacturing. The Next Generation of Manufacturing.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2022

Global Supply Chains Have Been Fundamentally Changing Since 2008. An interesting article in The Economist points out that while we think of the pandemic as having triggered sudden changes in global supply chains, many recent changes just represent an acceleration of trends that had been underway since the 2008 Great Recession.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. We’ve seen how the lockdowns in Shanghai snarled global supply chains. Further, Ukraine supplies more than one-half of the world’s neon gas necessary for printing circuits on computer chips. When and What Is Peak Season ?

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how automotive manufacturers are carrying out effective supply chain initiatives and their innovative solutions.

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EazyStock

MARCH 14, 2023

As the global world economy has continued to recover completely from the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, and with a subsequent war with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and rising inflation, many stock-holding companies are having a hard time. It found that 20% outperformed competitors’ results during the downturn and recovery.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. There is a very interesting dynamic at the moment, with a dichotomy on both the demand side and supply side. Please also educate us on the current supply side picture.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. But I just read an article about another labor shortage Walmart is facing: store managers. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. This monthly newsletter observes one or two important macro trends through the lens of Supply Chain Management. We review how those trends are likely to impact Supply Chain and what leaders can do to adjust. How could Stagflation impact Supply Chain?

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QAD

JANUARY 10, 2023

This is not an article about COVID (thank god). The war in Ukraine, shutdowns in China, and tensions with Taiwan have highlighted the dependencies on global supply chains. Supply chains have historically been built for efficiency. Open positions in US manufacturing are twice that of the available labor.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional Education Labor issues command a lot of attention right now, and notably the challenge of how to find enough talent to meet current and future market demands. The supply chain industry is no exception in this sense. Consequently, companies?—?and

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The impact of COVID, Brexit, and the war in Ukraine remains apparent too, with 76% of respondents citing supply chain disruption as serious threat to procurement and 63% mentioning global political uncertainty. Focus on supply chain stability, says Martin Wakelin, UK Head of Indirect Procurement at dairy company Müller.

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RFgen

MARCH 22, 2023

The supply chain landscape is continually evolving. As we venture further into 2023, supply chains must adapt to these ever-changing dynamics. With new technologies, global disruptions, and shifting customer demands, supply chain managers face numerous challenges.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. As this new global economic system grew, a corresponding supply chain—complex, powerful, virtually unquestioned—became its structural support system.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In his first week in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future is Made in America by All of America’s Workers, launching a whole-of-government initiative to strengthen the use of federal procurement to support American manufacturing.”[1] Reality says something quite different. It’s nothing to worry about.'”

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BlueYonder

JULY 19, 2022

“This is not a supply chain transformation; this is really a business transformation.”. This simple statement made by Shri Hariharan, Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy at Blue Yonder, during a recent webcast , perfectly encapsulates the critical role of supply chains for business. Key Consideration No.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

As supply chains became more volatile and uncertain, companies ordered more of everything “just to be sure.” notably the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine?—?could As the Journal reports, while the strategy may bring some short-term relief, it can exacerbate the overall supply chain situation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

The Need For Supply Chain Innovation: Why You Should Watch These Four Trends ? Feature Article by Wolfgang Lehmacher – Operating Partner, Anchor Group and Dweep Chanana – Managing Partner, Anchor Group. Recent years have placed supply chains into the spotlight and onto many board agendas.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2023

1 Manufacturing Disruptions The biggest news in CommodityWatch AI ’s 2022 data is that Higher Consumption played a much smaller role in 2022 than it did in 2021. This shift reflected the continuing disruptions in commodities value chains in China associated with the government’s strict Covid policies , which eased at the end of the year.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solution Marketing team explores innovative solutions to guard against supply chain disruptions. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the important role that logistics plays in the supply chain. Transportation and Logistics Disruptions.

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Turvo

MARCH 15, 2022

Challenges like COVID, the Russia-Ukraine war, global inflation, and the ‘great resignation’ wave lead to significant supply chain issues that keep 3PL managers in constant worry. Despite, or perhaps in spite of, the difficulties experienced by 3PLs, supply chain agility has become vital for companies.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2022

By now our Supply Chain Matters readers have already viewed headlines of yet another COVID-19 variant induced lockdown of certain manufacturing and port facilities in China. That former is the hub of high tech, consumer electronics and telecommunication product supply networks along with specialized apparel manufacturers.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 14, 2022

Staff burnout in logistics can be especially problematic as much of the modern supply chain and infrastructure society relies upon reacts significantly to disruptions and errors caused by burnout. So what is burnout in the modern supply chain? What Is Burnout and How Bad Is It?

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 27, 2022

Correspondents from the New York Times observe, “Global forces such as supply chain disruptions, severe weather, energy costs and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have contributed to rising inflation rates that have spooked stock market investors and put President Biden’s administration on the defensive.”[3] ”[4].

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Supply Chain KPIs are Essential – The Right Ones! Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. Supply Chain KPI Tips. All you need to know about Supply Chain KPIs. Supply Chain KPI. Which ones to use?…

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Resilinc

JANUARY 16, 2023

While a war would be bad enough, the consequences for global supply chains and the economies they support would also be disastrous because of Taiwan’s position as the largest supplier of semiconductors and source of. and its allies, “significantly reducing American technological, economic, and military advantages,” writes Matheny.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 12, 2023

This time, I was keen to unravel the value of contested communication and shed light on any past failures within supply chains during emergency situations and discuss what can be done to drive resilient communications. Resilinc are the leading experts in protecting global supply chains and operations.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. Disruptions and Remedies Terence: Let’s continue discussing how automotive supply chain executives can better manage logistics needs/requirements.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

2] In that first article, I quoted Dr. Londa Nwadike, an Extension Food Safety Specialist, who believes that a lot of perfectly good food gets tossed because of confusion about dates printed on food packages (e.g., “sell by” dates, “best if used by” dates, and “use by” dates).[3] ”[4]. Footnotes. [1]

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