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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. Customer service is red. Over time, this changed. Next Steps.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. But Molex, a global electronics and connectivity solutions company, has been investing in their intelligent digital supply chain strategy to improve their supply chain agility and customer experience. The Molex Supply Chain.

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Guest Blog – How To Identify Supply Chain Barriers To Boost Efficiency?

Gravity Supply Chain

As suggested by experts, the very first step in identifying these barriers is to understand the various components of the supply chain, which includes understanding the roles of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and customers.

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The Importance of a Strong Supply Chain and Logistics Strategy!

Supply Chain Game Changer

A global chemical manufacturer recently had to replace ships that transported bulk materials to ports. This chemical manufacturer is converting its entire distribution system to containers. This chemical manufacturer is converting its entire distribution system to containers. It improves customer service.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Consumer retail may have taken the first hit, but customer expectations are upping the ante in every vertical. Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). Source: Amazon.com. And As For Global Freight….

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2016 Supply Chain Trends: 7 of 12 Trends that Will Drive Supply Chain Management in 2016

GlobalTranz

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. We have already covered the top 6 trends for 2016 in manufacturing. 2016 Supply Chain Trend #6: Procurement’s New (read Bigger) Role in the Supply Chain.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. In the process, they reduce cycle times, and speed up customer responsiveness; and they reduce waste throughout their operations.