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This Could Be Scary: A Halloween Candy Shortage

Enterra Insights

Journalist Mehr Bedi reports, “Hershey Co said on [28 July] it would fall short of meeting demand for the all-important Halloween and Christmas holiday seasons this year, blaming a scarcity of raw ingredients and difficulties in securing suppliers.”[1] The first company to sound the alarm was Hershey. ”[6]. .”

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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Even companies without a direct supplier connection in Russia or Ukraine will experience debilitating disruption across industries from energy to agriculture. On top of that, uncertainty over the conflict will lead to higher oil and natural gas prices worldwide, even if additional supply outside of Russia comes online.

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How business intelligence can boost customer centricity

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Many manufacturing companies still rely on Excel for all sorts of tasks including scheduling, inventory management and data analysis. Even though, it is possible to ship some of these items by air, that is significantly more expensive, especially now that airlines need to bypass Russia.

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Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SiOP) – Part Five

Arkieva

Last time in Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SiOP) – Part Four I talked about the Supply step of the cross-functional process of SiOP. For this blog we will conclude this discussion with the Exec SiOP step. So what to do when you have your senior leadership sitting in 1 meeting room? You grasp to opportunity!

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CAPS Conference: The Economist Projects What’s in Store for the Global Economy

NC State SCRC

I had the opportunity to sit in on a very thorough presentation by a member of the Economist Intelligence Unit at the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies meeting today. Thus, expect to see sanctions against Russia continuing for at least five years or more. The Curse of Inflation. China’s zero COVID policy leads to severe recession.

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Winning strategies for distributors and manufacturers during an economic downturn

EazyStock

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. There are several advantages to keeping inventory costs down and lowering inventory value.

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Three Examples of Ongoing Supply Chain Disruptions Impacting Business Operational and Financial Performance

Supply Chain Matters

During this unprecedented period of non-stop global supply chain disruption, the Supply Chain Matters blog provides readers with additional industry specific examples, along with their implications. Further reported was that about two-thirds of the company’s inventory was still in-transit at the end of the most recent quarter.