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10 questions about supply chain optimisation

Supply Chain Movement

Access to relevant information is necessary in the sales & operations planning (S&OP) cycle, for example. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bangladesh. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam. Burkina Faso. Cape Verde.

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New: Global Trade Map 2016

Supply Chain Movement

EU FTAs and PTAs range from the classic FTA, such as between the EU and Mexico (which focuses predominantly on liberation of goods and services), to more enhanced forms of the FTA like the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), between the EU and Ukraine for example. Antarctica. Antigua and Barbuda. Azerbaijan. Bangladesh.

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Supply Chains Carry The Day at COP21

EcoVadis

In a first example of their initiative, Mr. Niola described a collaboration with a local partner to upgrade the ovens used by shea butter suppliers for nut processing in Burkina Faso, enabling them to cut their wood fuel use by 50%. Could they reduce the speed? Not if they want to satisfy customers. Instead they are innovating.

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Expect Supply Chain Impacts from China’s Antimony Export Restrictions

Exiger Perspectives

Nations such as Russia, Bolivia, and Tajikistan also produce antimony, but they lack the capacity to meet global demand, especially in the face of reduced Chinese exports. For example, our recent supply chain analysis for a large customer revealed over 11,000 antimony-laden parts from over 1,000 vendors in their supply ecosystem.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

It might help to think of a KPI as something like an instrument on a car dashboard—a speedometer for example. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Against a required standard of performance. Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. How Many is Too Many?

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COVID-19 in 2021: Supply Chain Organizations’ Biggest Concerns

DynaSys

These are just a few high profile examples. For example, suppliers heavily invested in entertainment or travel-related service sectors may have issues, as may aerospace tier suppliers. Riots and violent protests connected to the pandemic have occurred diverse places like Serbia, Nigeria, Bolivia and even Berlin.

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Trends 2019: Let the Prediction Season Begin

Enterra Insights

EY analysts add, “The changing nature of work is upending social contracts, for example, by widening inequality and undermining aspects of social contracts tied to the employer/employee relationship, from retirement savings to workplace protections. Even if this rosier prediction is accurate, many things have to change (e.g.,