Enterra Insights

APRIL 4, 2018

Globalism has been a boon to the supply chain by expanding sourcing, opening new markets, accelerating growth and highlighting opportunities to save money. ” Taken as a whole, the issues raised by Monahan and Gott are enough to keep any risk manager awake through the night. ”[2] Those risks are: 1.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. Don’t expect to plan for every disruption; instead, develop a strategy to overcome supply chain disruption, regardless of the source. It’s not enough to have a Plan B, just in case.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 17, 2021

Part 2: Lessons from Comparing Disruptions In the previous post in this two-part series, The 7 Core Capacities of Supply Chain Resilience , we identified the core capacities that are the building blocks of supply chain resilience. Source: James B. In practice, a short loss of capacity?—?a Disruption comparison matrix?—?Source:

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 5, 2021

We’ve worked with companies that made significant investments in developing sophisticated risk assessment and planning programs, only to realize that their efforts failed to make their supply chains resilient. not just to focus mainly on managing risk. not just to focus mainly on managing risk.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The state of the trucking market in 2021 is uncertain, filled with risk, and continues to evolve, making logistics management challenging.? Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

My recent conversations with the supply chain practitioners are dominated by supply chain risk — specifically geopolitical risks in light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, many companies have lost access to most of the markets in Ukraine and Russia (owing to sanctions).

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A report by Nikkei Asia Technology indicates that Apple contract manufacturing services provider Foxconn is planning to incrementally expand iPhone production capacity within India. billion facility, which is massive and implies more than just smartphone assembly. This facility is further reported to be the equivalent of a $1.54

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Many-to-many can also refer to many participants in a network accessing many, many sources of event data critical to supply chain operations through a public cloud network. But even in more normal times, a supply plan usually can’t be fully executed. Real-time location and IoT data such as condition statuses (e.g.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2022

I believe many of us are spending an abundance of time reading about the Russia-Ukraine war. For example, Volkswagen is halting production at two electric vehicle plants in Germany as a result of interruptions of components sourced from Ukraine. It is certainly worthy of our concerns as individuals. Beyond Fossil Fuels.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Port congestion, capacity constraints, large increases in rates across all modes, labour shortages and long delays in shipments—these are just some of the operating realities supply chain and logistics professionals face today. Will the environment improve in 2022 or get worse? Resilience through technical capability and consistency.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Supply chain managers can easily risk their sanity overwhelmed by the amount of data and chaotic disruptions they often find themselves in. The fact that supply chain appears chaotic, inefficient and slow to market is just the tip of the iceberg. Regardless of the industry, increasing complexity undeniably increases opacity.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Clearly, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is unlocking so much potential for growth and efficiency in logistics and supply chain management. Just about everyone in the supply chain gets negatively impacted by wrong forecasts. Just about everyone in the supply chain gets negatively impacted by wrong forecasts. Inventory pile-ups.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 29, 2024

Are you interested in understanding how businesses effectively manage their supply chains? Look no further – this guide is here to help you grasp the fundamentals of supply chain management (SCM) and how it can lead to success. It encompasses activities such as procurement, supplier selection, and evaluation.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 15, 2024

Fortunately, a solution is emerging that not only relieves these pains but also transforms them into competitive advantages: AI forecasting, a paradigm shift in supply chain management. Demand planning, inventory management, production scheduling, and distribution planning are the components of supply chain forecasting.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 10, 2022

Also, this week, Blue Yonder shared our standing as a Leader in the recently published Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems 1. We are overjoyed in being recognized as a Leader for 11 consecutive times; read our blog post to learn more. In this blog, we will share those insights with you. Key Themes.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 6, 2022

In today’s business world, the success of a firm depends not only on its sales but also on the ability to manage its supply network and ensure it has the inventory it needs to deliver customer orders. There are ways to manage a supply chain amid disruptions but they require changes in the way the business works.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 4, 2024

Coupled with the art of trying to balance unpredictable material demand with volatile prices and its effects on the business, with the need to keep raw material to a minimum to free up capital juxtaposed to the need to import raw material with long lead times. MTO operations bring their own set of unique challenges.

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Exiger Perspectives

JULY 14, 2023

The New Trade Controls Will Likely Prompt Companies to Identify Alternative Sourcing Methods China’s move to restrict exports of two metals used in chipmaking and other goods poses a new threat to global supply chains, and makers of consumer electronics, solar cells, and semiconductors could see disruptions soon. In the U.S.,

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Logility

OCTOBER 29, 2021

To optimize throughput and capacity utilization, process manufacturers must effectively manage inventory, apply predictive analytics, and gain supply chain transparency through digital transformation. Real-time, actionable business intelligence for process manufacturing planning and production.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Resilinc’s Rick Freeman weighs in on the future opportunities for high-tech and semiconductor companies Despite the stabilization of the high-tech and semiconductor supply chain, the industry still faces pressure due to ongoing import/export restrictions and changing regulations governing semiconductor production and sourcing.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 31, 2022

”[4] He went on to explain: “ At its heart, production in the Asia-Pacific region was severely curtailed for a period of time for issues ranging from the COVID impact on worksites to energy shortages, to port capacity limits. So, there was a supply disruption and an increase in demand hitting the market at the same time.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

This linear approach requires substantial amounts of new raw materials and capacity in landfills to store waste. For some time now, Zalando has also been buying back used clothes from its customers as fashion items are frequently disposed of once they are no longer desired.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In this concluding article, I want to discuss how climate change risks are adding to challenges faced by shipping firms and their clients. Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, “Geopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.”[1]

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Reason #5 Not having a supply chain risk management process. Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. They went looking at the shelf the computer said the item was on (the one I just checked). I mean, it’s just numbers right? If the planned lead-time is longer than actual, you get excess inventories.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group has annually published a series of supply chain management focused predictions since its inception in 2008. They are produced to advise our clients, sponsors and the broad global supply chain management community as to what to anticipate in the coming year. Background.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It was designed with linearity in mind: a singular focus on minimizing transport costs through building high-capacity, point-to-point distribution infrastructure. And as global trade has accelerated in recent decades, greater levels of investment and manpower have been dedicated to expanding capacity to achieve cost efficiencies.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Resilience is defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties or display toughness. She writes, “Organizations can mitigate the impact of such events and are focusing on things they can manage.”[3] Some companies discovered their supply chains were not as resilient as they had imagined.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Our inventory is up substantially over the same time last year, helping us feel prepared to deliver for millions of families this season,” said Target in an Oct. Our inventory is up substantially over the same time last year, helping us feel prepared to deliver for millions of families this season,” said Target in an Oct. 12 statement.

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Adexa

APRIL 29, 2020

They are responding by, first and foremost, prevention of spreading of the virus; at the same time struggling to match supply and demand. Uncertainty and lack of risk resiliency (preparedness) and visibility to various options have all contributed to the current crisis. The Problem.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 28, 2021

Bridget McCrea ( @BridgetMcCrea ), a Contributing Editor for Logistics Management , explains, “With the pandemic entering year two, companies are retracing the steps they took in 2020 and finding more enduring ways to shore up their supply chains not only for the pandemic, but also with a longer-term view in mind.”[1] ” 2.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Supply chain risk management (SCRM) is often discussed in terms of prevention, mitigation, and recovery. ” Supply chain risk managers undoubtedly agree with that sentiment. .” ” Supply chain risk managers undoubtedly agree with that sentiment.

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Kinaxis

JULY 8, 2015

How do you manage the risk? Risk management is being seen as a strategic imperative in supply chain. With shorter lead-times and fierce competition, a missed delivery can result in losing customers and missing financial projections. They already had a risk management strategy in place using what if scenarios.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 3, 2021

procurement techniques) as opposed to educating the next generation of leaders equipped with the broadest possible set of management and leadership skills to run the entire end to end operations of a massive global company. And this lack of investment will just keep Supply Chain processes and infrastructure in an antiquated state.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Just as manufacturers and distributors were starting to climb out of the ‘COVID hole’, they’ve been knocked back in. Now, the greatest risk they face has shifted to the regional instabilities due to military conflict and the geopolitical and economic uncertainties it has created.

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DynaSys

JUNE 30, 2020

The ability to adapt to change and manage the issues that present themselves can be facilitated by good planning. Ultimately Supply chains need a plan, and they need a plan B, and C and D, because when, and not if, disruption happens they can be prepared for the risks and opportunities that they will face.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the dynamic world of supply chain management, demand planning is a critical component for achieving holistic supply planning. With the unpredictable levels of demand fluctuations in today’s market, it’s crucial to effectively navigate the path to replenishment management in supply chains.

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