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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

Next Steps: Start to model demand based on market data to align the organization on baseline demand. Resist the temptation to place deeper analytics on top of existing data models. Instead, rethink the model and the approach. Out of desperation, they turned to the use of descriptive analytics.

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The Annual State of U.S.Logistics Report- Even More Candidness and Reality

Supply Chain Matters

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. Background As our readership is likely aware, this report provides a snapshot of the U.S.

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Top 15 Logistics Blog Posts of 2014

GlobalTranz

To that end, every warehouse manager’s role is to manage the physical environment, loadshifting equipment and people, to decrease the chances of collision and accidents, and often, to help the flow of freight via outbound and inbound freight management; an entire process known as warehouse traffic management.

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The 10 inventory management trends to watch for in 2022

Unleashed

Inventory analytics goes mainstream. And in terms of inventory management the cloud is key to: Tracking inventory location and levels in real time, even for remote warehouses. Accurately plotting costs based on live data. Managing supplier and other vendor relationships in one place. Inventory Analytics.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. Supply chain management is increasingly making an impact on the overall functioning of the business and influencing C-suite decisions.

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Is Your Supply Chain A Cost Centre or a Value Creator?

Supply Chain Game Changer

And the reality is that Supply Chain must be cost-effective. Whatever your Industry you should be able to make comparisons to competitors, do benchmarking, and even compare yourself on key metrics across industries. Supply Chain has a central and pivotal role, if not the controlling responsibility, for Cash Cycle management.

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5 ways ERP improves inventory visibility in your supply chain

OptiProERP

From procurement to shipment, every process of supply chain planning becomes streamlined by improving inventory visibility. . Inventory visibility is also about swift monitoring of orders by constantly managing the supply chain to meet promised deadlines. Reporting functions yield accurate insights and data is updated in real-time.