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Where are all the N95 Masks? A Supply Chain Dilemma

NC State SCRC

For example, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, and other EU countries are putting in curbs to prevent supplies of masks from shipping to neighboring countries – a case of “every man for himself!

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights perspectives and added insights on reported August 2023 global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Suppliers continue to have capacity. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Jeroen van Weesep: ‘Make more room for intuition and trust’

Supply Chain Movement

As Vice President Supply and Inventory Planning Europe and Asia, Jeroen van Weesep is helping to safeguard and sustain that transition in the supply chain. In June of this year, he was voted Supply Chain Professional 2014. Read the full article in Supply Chain Movement 15. By Caroline Linssen.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Media and consultancy firm Involvation have developed this checklist to provide insight into the added value and the potential of your current S&OP process. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Czech Republic. Dominican Republic. Anticipate. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

Adequate demand planning and accurate inventory investments are key to successful supply chain management in this fast-moving industry. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Czech Republic. Dominican Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Cook Islands. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire. El Salvador.

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How Pure Storage Withstood the Pandemic

Logistics Viewpoints

Demand uncertainty does make it much more difficult for a supply chain to respond to customers’ orders. Prior to that he had worked in the storage industry as a director of supply chain at EMC. In many ways, Mr. Fitzgerald said, “it was still a startup supply chain when I joined.”