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The State of Supply Chain Management: An Interview with CSCMP’s Rick Blasgen

BlueYonder

In anticipation of his presentation at JDA’s Innovation Forum in Chicago on September 10, Supply Chain Nation sat down with Rick Blasgen, president and CEO of CSCMP, as part of our Expert Insight series to get a preview of his presentation on the State of Supply Chain Management.

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Resilient and Cost Efficient Supply Chains

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The authors say, however, that managers actually can reduce the risk of major disruptions while improving supply chain efficiency by taking certain steps, such as supply chain segmentation, to achieve both goals. Lake Forest, Illinois, industry supply company W.W.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Because Russia and Ukraine are leading exporters of grain, wheat futures in Chicago rose by almost 6% to $9.26 The uptick’s been attributed to gaps in regulatory and process execution, and a shortage of skilled labor in warehouses. Wall Street Journal ). a bushel, the highest price since July 2012. Financial Times ). Brookings).