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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

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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. GDM now serves more than 100 distributors on five continents and in 180 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

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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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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. Deviations that occur during transportation execution are not necessarily approved immediately. Answer the following 10 questions to discover how far your company has Freight Spend under control. >>Please

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Is Logistics Outsourcing Right for Your Company?

Supply Chain Movement

How does a company decide that outsourcing logistics is the right choice? Robinson whitepaper can help companies decide, set reasonable expectations for what outsourcing can contribute to their organisation, and how much of a role a company will need to play to achieve the successful business outcome they seek. Choose country.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood. To manage this logistics complexity while adhering to customer service standards and incurring reasonable costs, companies need Global Logistics Integration. Global market trends have a considerable impact on a company’s different business functions.

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Most desirable logistics location of Europe in 2018

Supply Chain Movement

The market study by VerkehrsRundschau (a leading German magazine with a website about transport and logistics) assessed the attractiveness of the countries close to Germany as a base for logistics activities. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Uzbekistan. Virgin Islands, British. Virgin Islands, U.S. Wallis and Futuna. Western Sahara.

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Mind Map for Order Management 2.0

Supply Chain Movement

Global competition is forcing companies to optimally manage the orders they have scored. Companies competing globally not only have to secure orders from customers but also have to fulfil them optimally. Global competition impacts companies in many ways. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Uzbekistan. Virgin Islands, British.