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How Modern Software Empowers Procurement with Agility and Resilience in Times of Crisis

ivalua

What we learned about agility and resilience can be applied to future-proof the source-to-pay (S2P) process and help organizations meet any new challenge with confidence. The job of sourcing professionals is to understand the risk in the supply chain and manage it so they can react quickly when a problem occurs.”

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The Forecasting Accuracy Bugaboo

Logistics Viewpoints

Organizations then convert those demand forecasts to the associated quantities of raw materials to purchase, goods to be manufactured, or finished products to ship. It is important to benchmark forecast accuracy and similar supply chain metrics against your peers. Doing this, increases the benefits.

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China’s Export Restrictions on Germanium and Gallium  

Resilinc

In 2022, the US CHIPS and Science Act boosted domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductor chips which led to fewer purchases of semiconductors from China. In 2010, China restricted exports of rare earth elements to Japan following a territorial dispute, sending prices soaring and Japan scrambling to find alternative sources.

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Supply Chain Ripple Effects of Russia’s War in Ukraine

Alloy

The devastation experienced by Ukraine and its people has prompted the western world to levy sanctions on Russia, the idea being to put so much pressure on Russia’s economy that they will pack up their military and go home. Business and military – U.S. Notable international business actions. Long-term Supply Chain Implications.

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Summary of Development and Manufacture Contracts in the Aerospace and Defense Industries

NC State SCRC

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. These contracts include the overall aircraft contract from the governments for military and subcontracts for commercial (civil) aircraft systems originating from public/private companies. Mitigation.

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Coronavirus & The CPG World: What to do now and how to prepare for the future?

Supply Chain Management and Analytics

In the supply chain, visibility involves status reporting from suppliers, through the production&distribution infrastructure and all the way down to the shelf level. Agility now and in the future requires a reliable digital infrastructure for the governments, the enterprises, and the individuals. This one builds on the visibility level.

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Welcome to 2023 and Added Evidence That Supply Chains Continue To Matter

Supply Chain Matters

Both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal pointed to the news of production suspensions and consequent worker unrest at Foxconn ’s massive Zhengzhou “ iPhone City ” facility impacting production daily volumes of various models of the newly released iPhone 14. Commercial Aircraft Industry. billion, principally weighed down by $2.8