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How We Stubbed Our Toe in The Evolution of S&OP

Supply Chain Shaman

Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics. As long as companies are motivated by functional metrics, inventory management will be an enigma. When companies reward OEE in manufacturing and POV in procurement, companies will systemically make the wrong stuff. Mistake #5. Measurement.

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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Even in Australia, consumer sentiment index decreased to 102.2, Since the New Year however, rising inflation and household living costs combined with increasing uncertainty due to COVID-19 variants have been impacting consumers’ appetite to spend. In February, Thai consumer confidence dropped to 43.3 points from 44.8

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Are Universities Training Students for Obsolete Jobs? And Where Does Supply Chain Fit in?

Kinaxis

Economists seem divided about whether existing metrics are sophisticated enough to properly measure the link between technology and job loss. It’s true that more transactional Supply Chain related roles (such as Procurement Clerks and Warehouse personnel) are under threat of automation. workers’ jobs, will be threatened by automation.

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Transportation Network Modeling: A Powerful Tool in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Strategy

Talking Logistics

In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. million metric tons to date, saying that some measures had led to a doubling of fleet efficiency. Last year the company announced that it has exceeded this commitment early by eliminating 28.2

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

Supply Chain Game Changer

Australia too sent immediate support package of ventilators, oxygen tanks and PPE Kits. Saudi Arabia shipped 80 Metric tonnes of liquid oxygen to India and Portugal assured 20,000 litres of oxygen per week to India along with 5503 vials of Remdesvir. Luxembourg and Sweden sent 58 and 120 ventilators respectively.

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sust[AI]nability

Enterra Insights

This is expected to result in the reduction of over 26 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions — the equivalent of taking five million-plus cars off the road for a full year. Everything from procurement, to production, to logistics can be improved using artificial intelligence. ”[4]. What are companies doing?

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Made in “I Really Don’t Know”

Talking Logistics

. “Australians would be shocked to hear that an iconic Australian brand with roots on the surf coast of Victoria can’t confidently track clothing produced within its own supply chain,” said Oxfam Australia’s CEO Dr Helen Szoke​. no metrics, operate in functional silos). poor training); and Process issues (e.g.,