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Achieving Healthcare Transformation, Powered by Supply Chain

ivalua

We believe that a key pillar of this transformation is the supply chain. With such growth comes supply chain complexity. Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating.

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From Globalization to Glocalization

Enterra Insights

The causes are myriad, including rising labor costs, geopolitical considerations, rising transportation costs, and increased risks of supply chain disruptions. Going forward, companies will need to continue to navigate supply chain disruptions, China risk, and concerns about capital outlays in a rising interest-rate environment.”[2]

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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

While Mark was getting Borderless off the ground, he was on the leadership team at Sedlak Supply Chain Consultants where he worked with 3PLs and shippers to optimize their distribution network, technology, and processes including TMS and WMS selection and implementation. For that reason, Mark founded Borderless Coverage.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. Nearby are distribution centers for companies ranging from Macy’s Inc. s industrial heartland is dotted with examples of how some links in the supply chain have been adapted to keep the wheels of commerce turning while others seized up.

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Did the Pandemic Derail the Smart Cities Movement?

Enterra Insights

The staff at the Cleveland Clinic explains, “Your spinal cord is a cylindrical structure that runs through the center of your spine, from your brainstem to your low back. Smart cities ensure efficient transit systems, electricity distribution, and garbage collection through technology and data.”[4]. ”[4].

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Retailers receiving inventories any which way they can

Cathy Roberson

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We have seen real lumpiness in the global supply chain that has led to some shortages and more so just unevenness.

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Why Companies Need a Supplier Relationship Management Strategy

GlobalTranz

As stated by Michel Shaughnessy, Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain for the company “In order to reach a level of earned preferential treatment, Raytheon has to build stronger bonds and greater trust into supplier relationships.” . Connect your supply chain.