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The Importance of Supply Chain When Reopening the Economy

3PL Insights

The same can be said with the consumer goods like toilet paper and meat. Essential businesses are required to meet guidelines to ensure their workplace is safe. These guidelines include maintaining social distancing, proper cleanliness, health screenings, face masks, etc.

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Contingency Planning Amid a Potential Rail Strike

QAD

The other 50% consists mostly of shipping containers carrying smaller consumer goods. As a core survival strategy , many organizations are adopting technologies and methods, such as moving to the cloud to gain better data availability and integration, and implementing guidelines to prepare for disruptions.

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Roadmap of Industry Groups – Your Complete Guide to Supply Chain Sustainability Collaboration

SupplyShift

Procurement and Supply Chain Aim-Prog r ess : This forum of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturers and suppliers promotes responsible sourcing practices and sustainable supply chains. The Consumer Goods Forum : The Consumer Goods Forum brings consumer goods retailers and manufacturers together globally to drive change.

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Roadmap of Industry Groups – Your Complete Guide to Supply Chain Sustainability Collaboration

SupplyShift

Aim-Progress : This forum of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturers and suppliers promotes responsible sourcing practices and sustainable supply chains. The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) is a global non-profit organization helping members drive transparency and sustainability in consumer goods supply chains.

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Q&A With Women Making a Big Impact in Supply Chain

ToolsGroup

Sarah Voorhees, senior director of demand and supply planning at American Tire Distributors (ATD) has spent the last 12 years of her career in supply chain leadership roles, where she’s reimagined demand and supply planning and inventory management practices at consumer goods and distribution companies. In short: resilience and trust.

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China Ramps up Production of Generic Medicine

Elementum

With increased awareness about quality issues in consumer goods among the Chinese population, pharma products have also fallen under public scrutiny. To address this, China’s FDA has started to modify their guidelines for stricter evaluations.

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China Ramps up Production of Generic Medicine

Elementum

With increased awareness about quality issues in consumer goods among the Chinese population, pharma products have also fallen under public scrutiny. To address this, China’s FDA has started to modify their guidelines for stricter evaluations.