article thumbnail

Synovos Releases Best Practices Paper on Bridging the Gap within MRO Supply Chain

Synovos

. – May 21, 2019 – Synovos, the leading pure integrated supply chain management company in the world, announced the availability of a new best practices article: MRO Supply Chain Best Practices: Bridging the Gap Between Maintenance and Procurement. The paper highlights the deep and consistent challenges within the MRO supply chain.

article thumbnail

What About Them Apples?

Supply Chain Shaman

A shortage of pharmaceuticals in Puerto Rico. They need accurate and timely channel data. In today’s architectures, there is no place to put outside-in data like VMI, Point of Sale (POS) or rating/review data. Won’t we have the same issue for Internet of Things data? One thing is clear.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Hurricane Harvey & Irma's Threat on the Product Economy

Elementum

In Puerto Rico, more than a million people were left without power and 50,000 without water. Expected Long-term effects: Critical part of US manufacturing supply chain is currently at a stand-still. But manufacturers don’t keep big stockpiles and could start running out as soon as next week.

article thumbnail

Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Potential Sources of Disruption. Cyberattack and data breach. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. data backups) taken in the present can payoff immensely in the long run. What alternative plants/factories/sources of supply do they have at their disposal? Outsourcer failure.

article thumbnail

4 Things We Learned this Hurricane Season About How Companies Use Tech to Help Communities

BlueYonder

When a tropical storm or hurricane is imminent, meteorologists use weather conditions and historical data to chart its course. The control tower constantly updates with information from local stores, news sources, Red Cross and local contacts. It’s not an exact science, but there is an undeniable art to storm preparation.

article thumbnail

Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Potential Sources of Disruption. Cyberattack and data breach. Identifying sources of risk and developing a plan are only part of the story. data backups) taken in the present can payoff immensely in the long run. What alternative plants/factories/sources of supply do they have at their disposal? Outsourcer failure.

article thumbnail

4 Things We Learned this Hurricane Season About How Companies Use Tech to Help Communities

BlueYonder

When a tropical storm or hurricane is imminent, meteorologists use weather conditions and historical data to chart its course. The control tower constantly updates with information from local stores, news sources, Red Cross and local contacts. It’s not an exact science, but there is an undeniable art to storm preparation.