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“Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste” – Key Insights from the Automotive Logistics

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Breaking Down Barriers Between Planning, Procurement and Logistics: The existence of isolated supply chains between procurement, planning, and logistics can lead to latency, reduced responsiveness, expedited processes, excess inventory, and substantial inefficiencies.

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Transforming the Automotive Supply Chain: It’s Time to Be Brave

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In order for logistics, procurement and distribution to align with the general advancements of the industry itself, these critical areas must give in to a more comprehensive transformation. The automotive industry has shown itself to be brave in recent times, in all areas but one: the supply chain.

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Industrial Manufacturing and the Digital Supply Chain, Part 1

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Sunil: The bills-of-materials have to be managed, re-managed, and updated on a regular basis, which from both a master data and a procurement perspective is difficult. At the same time, the companies need to procure items. Terence: It is helping to counter inflation too! Sunil: Exactly.

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ICON 2022 Content is Now Available On-Demand!

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Manufacturing-specific Sessions: Navigate Through Disruptions with Integrated Planning Resilient Supply Chain with Next-Gen Solutions Execution Segment Strategy and Guide to Value Realization Micron: Building a Resilient Supply Chain at Micron Technology. Watch these videos and more whenever you like in the ICON On-Demand experience!

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Supply Chain Disruptions: The Warehouse Perspective (Part 2)

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While the procurement vetting process is comprehensive, purchasing wants to be sure that these new suppliers are audited frequently to ensure that the quality levels are as expected, and that variability is limited. Handling the Uncertainty of New Suppliers. As the comfort level with these suppliers improves, the percentage can be reduced.

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Balancing Tech and Touch: Humanizing the Hybrid Retail Experience

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By analyzing supply chain dynamics, AI-infused systems ensure efficient and sustainable procurement and resource allocation. Source and Resource : The sourcing and resourcing stages benefit immensely from AI’s ability to identify the best suppliers and optimize inventory levels.

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The New ROI: Return on Inclusion

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In supply chain, diversity expands beyond a range of age, race, gender, orientation, and cultural backgrounds in the workforce – it should be carried across to procurement. [i] Organizations that incorporate diverse suppliers into their supply chain procurement strategy can leverage that growth as well.