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Agile Strategic Sourcing for a Resilient Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Furthermore, with the increased focus on sustainability and reducing carbon emissions, organisations have to carefully select and evaluate their suppliers to meet these goals. Hence, businesses must undertake the strategic sourcing process to mitigate risks in an uncertain environment and improve retail competition.

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Supply Chain Analytics: Benefits, Challenges & Architecture

SCMDOJO

Luckily, supply chain analytics is here to help! By harnessing the power of data and analytics, companies can uncover valuable insights into their supply chain processes, pinpoint areas in need of improvement, and make informed decisions that can boost their bottom line. Key Takeaways What is Supply Chain Analytics?

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How manufacturers can adopt a sustainable supply chain

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Due to increasing pressure from various stakeholders, many companies are turning their focus to ensuring that their supply chains are sustainable. What is a sustainable supply chain? A recent report by the IDC noted some benefits of these programs.

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Purchasing & Supply Management: What We Should Teach (Guest Post by Lydia Bals)

SCM Research

Today’s guest post comes from Lydia Bals, who presents project PERFECT’s recent insights on competences in purchasing & supply management. In terms of specific future competences, “sustainability” and “digitization” stood out.

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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Shippers pushed cost and waste backward in the supply chain. There is no planning model in traditional solutions that recognizes a logistics bottleneck and drives bi-directional orchestration across source, make and deliver. The news reports symptoms, not root causes. Changing Analytic Capabilities.

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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Shippers pushed cost and waste backward in the supply chain. There is no planning model in traditional solutions that recognizes a logistics bottleneck and drives bi-directional orchestration across source, make and deliver. The news reports symptoms, not root causes. Changing Analytic Capabilities.

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Championing Supply Chain Digitalization

Enterra Insights

We live in a digital age in which, according to Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, big data is an organization’s most valuable asset. Today, it’s not people but data that tops the asset value list for companies.”[1] 1] Staff writers at Gadget go even further. ”[3].