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Thomas Cook collapse: why working capital optimization matters

Taulia

However, the impact on the company’s 21,000 former employees may take longer to overcome. And like many companies in the travel industry, Thomas Cook had a complex supply chain spanning numerous countries – meaning the repercussions of the company’s demise will be felt far and wide. What happened? billion write-down.

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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

ToolsGroup

Now, speaking at September's Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in London , P&G’s product supply director Onofrio Caradonna reveals how the company is applying planning capabilities to its distributor network. Procter & Gamble (P&G) is known for best-in-class supply chain planning. A sustainable growth opportunity.

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Cryptocurrency Benefits You Should Know!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The island state of Cyprus, a fledgling financial hub, paid the price of Greek debt losses, pressuring Cyprus’ government to take away creditor funds to stay solvent. The cryptocurrency market is still limited, and not many companies embrace it for the transaction, but there are some.

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How My Experience as a Veteran Shaped My Career

BlueYonder

I served in the UK, Germany, Northern Ireland, Persian Gulf, Cyprus, and deployed medical teams to the Balkans and on humanitarian missions worldwide. A lot of people leaving the military struggle with finding a company that can even come close to replicating the bond, camaraderie and team spirit that the military offers.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

ToolsGroup

In previous years, many companies only focused on getting product into Jakarta (the country’s largest city) and satisfying demand there. For example, at a major beer company customer of ours distributing in Africa, most dealers were manually entering their supply chain data at the local Internet café.

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Quick solutions to employee shortages, remote working, and to ensure health and safety across the company need to be deployed. Why do some companies have the ability to cope with crises better than others? Companies can develop resilience in two main ways. These bottlenecks significantly change the priorities of leaders.

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Supply Chain Secrets Going Global – But Where Should we Share Them?

Logistics Bureau

One of those is Supply Chain Secrets, an educational company in the Logistics Bureau group, which exists purely to share practical guidance with companies and individuals wishing to improve their supply chain knowledge and expertise. “I Republic of Cyprus – Nicosia, Limassol. New Zealand – Auckland, Hamilton. Germany – Hamburg.