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In Focus: 2023 SCM Strategies for Industry Leaders

Locus

If you were unable to attend the symposium, Our Chief Revenue Officer, Mehul Kapadia summed up the key themes from the symposium for SCM leaders, focusing on the top challenges they must surmount in 2023, and the strategies unveiled at the symposium to optimize supply chains, with a particular emphasis on last-mile delivery. Watch Webinar 3.

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Last-mile Dialogues: Make Your D2c Strategy a Winner With an Intelligent SCM Solution

Locus

The direct-to-consumer (D2C) model has been gaining popularity among customers for some time now as manufacturers get a lot more room to provide customized brand experiences that bring a lot more delight to consumers, which in turn strengthen brand loyalty. These sentiments reflect in the consistent growth of theIndian D2C market.

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The Top Floor to Shop Floor Production Planning Handoff is Hard

Logistics Viewpoints

Traditionally, planning processes are designed to serve specific time horizons – sales & operations execution (S&OE) is used for short term horizon, sales & operations planning (S&OP) for the mid-term horizon, and integrated business planning (IBP) for long term strategic horizon. This is known as the “black box” problem.

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[Video] Ford Motor Company: Creating global data standards with SCM software

Kinaxis

Thomas, director of global capacity planning for Ford Motor Co. The question is, what SCM software tool do they have to make that supply chain as accurate and as lean as possible? Vehicle manufacturers like Ford look out 18 to 24 months, and plans take time to work through. At the moment, SUVs and trucks are “king” in the U.S.

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Four Decades of Supply Chain Management

Enterra Insights

”[1] He added: “ [Oliver] defined the concept as follows: ‘Supply chain management (SCM) is the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the operations of the supply chain with the purpose to satisfy customer requirements as efficiently as possible. Nearly ten years on, what, if anything, has changed?

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11 Tips to Take Your Supply Chain Career to the Next Level

SCMDOJO

Read More on Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You can Hire on our Website SCM DOJO! Embarking on a journey to elevate your supply chain career requires a strategic roadmap, and in this blog post, we unveil eleven proven strategies that will act as your compass to success. This will boost your social network as well as your career.

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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

Dave Elias, VP of SCM (on the left), and Josh Stauffer, Sr. The majority of make the stock items are tied to just-in-time or other supply chain value-added service program with their customers. The sourcing centers are key to just-in-time, same-day, next-day deliveries. Director of IT, of HWI.