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Exception management: An important aspect of supply chain visibility

20Cube Logistics

The capability to address the issues and ensure the smooth functioning of the operations helps a company to be stable and with technology raising its bar every day in supply chain management, it’s more like management by exception rather exception management. . From exception management to manage by exception.

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Pharmaceutical Supply Chains Need Supply Chain Visibility Tools

Savi

And in cases where medicine is needed for humanitarian crises, the importance of pharmaceutical supply chain efficiency is magnified. Avoiding disruption and reducing costs are two very compelling business reasons for pharmaceutical companies to invest in tools to improve their supply chain visibility.

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Logistics Procurement – Performance Management

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Freight procurement is the mainstay of any supply chain professional but price is not the be-all and end-all. The Shippers Council of the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society comprises close to 30 of the largest shippers or beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) in the Asia Pacific.

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How To Optimize Material Flow Across Your Supply Chain With AI

ThroughPut

Supply chain material flow has become a global concern, unrestricted by limitations of geography. With supply chain complications such as constricted bottlenecks, complex material flows, and multi-tiered synchronizations, supply chain visibility has gained paramount importance.

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The Story Continues…. Let’s Don’t Sugar Coat the Real Issue

Supply Chain Shaman

On March 16th-18th, I will be on a book tour in Europe discussing the concepts of Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Lora Cecere is the Supply Chain Shaman. Uncategorized cargo global trade inventory ports supply chain visibility' How are you preparing? I look forward to your feedback.

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Defining visibility

Cathy Roberson

However, in defense of logisticians, perhaps the definition has evolved over the years thanks to the complexity of today’s supply chains and the adoption of cloud-based systems, AI, and machine learning. What's missing, if anything, from visibility tools?” Bad design also hurts visibility. Has been forever.

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Digging into Scope 3 supply chain greenhouse gases

Resilinc

In March 2021, the Marshall and Solomon Islands —nations that are already losing land and resources due to sea level rise—asked the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to charge cargo ship owners $100 per metric ton (MT) of carbon-dioxide emitted.