Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 18, 2023
Growing tensions between China and trading partners. Unrest in Sudan. In the face of variability, this is two-to-six weeks too long to make allocation or procurement decisions. Order cycles–the requested time from order to delivery–decreased while supply cycles –the time to procure materials– increased. (Yes,
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Currently, companies struggle with rolling electric outages in China. COVID is far from over and food instability, coupled with drought, is driving migration from Sudan to Europe. Business continuity continues to be a risk for many retailers and manufacturers. Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption. My take away?
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Logistics Bureau
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Inventory management. Warehousing. Transportation.
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. Taiwan, Province of China. The way by which consumers purchase, use and share technology is changing rapidly. The sourcing department is challenged by increasing compliancy issues.
Supply Chain Movement
DECEMBER 11, 2015
Taiwan, Province of China. Sourcing from far-flung countries such as China is leading to growing uncertainty about the actual supply of purchase orders. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam. Burkina Faso. Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
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