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Seeing Supply Chain Visibility through Different Lenses

Bristlecone

Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 disruption, I have come across many organizations and ‘initiatives of the month’ focusing on improving supply chain visibility. This got me thinking about the nuances of supply chain visibility – what is it and why should organizations care about it, at this moment in time?

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Metcalf’s Law Does Not Apply to Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

A MSCN is a collaborative solution for supply chain processes built on a many-to-many architecture which supports a community of trading partners and third-party data feeds. MSCN solutions provide supply chain visibility, network-based applications, and network analytics across an extended supply chain.

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Kimberly-Clark’s Digital Transformation of Shipping

Logistics Viewpoints

Kimberly-Clark is public consumer goods company that generated over $19 billion in revenues last year. This consumer goods behemoth has driven ongoing supply chain productivity through their FORCE (Focused On Reducing Costs Everywhere) program. Further, carriers talk of a driver shortage.

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See Through Disruptions: How Supply Chain Visibility Builds Resilience

SCMDOJO

Enhancing supply chain resilience as well as supply chain visibility is crucial in today’s interconnected world. Supply Chain Resilience refers to a supply chain’s ability to withstand and recover from unexpected events.

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Supply Chain Transformation, Part One: The Transformation Imperative

Enterra Insights

According to Duckworth, the best place to begin supply chain transformation is with improved supply chain visibility. Journalist Lisa Terry notes that, even before the pandemic, consumer goods manufacturers were reeling from uncertainty. ” Concluding Thoughts.

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There Are Not Enough Women Supply Chain Leaders!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Time was, Supply Chain Management was seen as an outgrowth of a blue collar profession. Logistics Managers, Manufacturing Directors and other Supply Chain leaders often rose from the shop floor, from front-line warehousing and transportation positions.

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Inside Johnson & Johnson’s Supply Chain Operations

RFgen

Founded in 1886 with just 14 employees, it now provides global solutions for pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer goods. And it owes its monumental success in part to its supply chain. Any supply chain can benefit from leveraging these same basic principles.