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It’s Time to Connect Manufacturers and Suppliers within the Value Network

DELMIA Quintiq

hoku earthquake and tsunami significantly affected many industries, even those with production plants outside Japan. It is important to share forecasts, production schedules, inventory, transportation plans and other vital information. Download it here. Upheavals in one country can heavily impact manufacturers worldwide, too.

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Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk

Kinaxis

This scenario played out for thousands of companies after the Japan earthquake, the Thailand floods and numerous other smaller scale disasters. Efficiency programs like lean drove us to reduce suppliers and cut inventory. Those were my takeaways, but I encourage you to download the report and form your own conclusions.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Predictions- Part One

Supply Chain Matters

Our 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chain advisory remains available for complimentary downloading at our Research download site. Reported research from Bloomberg Intelligence indicated that the retail industry is holding at least 20 percent more inventory than they have on average over the past three years.

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Mid-Year Assessment of 2022 Supply Chain Sourcing Predictions- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

Our 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chain advisory remains available for complimentary downloading at our Research download site. the strategies were noted as exploring nearshoring of prior foreign production, diversifying supplier networks and adding additional contingency inventories.

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Checklist for working capital management

Supply Chain Movement

Working capital management revolves around inventory, debtors and creditors. >>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button. >>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button. Checklist for working capital management. . >>Please

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Scaling Digital Manufacturing From Pilot To Production

IQMS

Analytics for quality management and inventory optimization are the pilots most likely to progress to production rollouts. You can download the report here (PDF, 24 pp., For additional details on the methodology, please see page 7 of the study accessible here online or download the PDF here. no opt-in).

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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. A TMS with inventory allocation enables shippers to monitor shipments down to the package level. Please fill in the following fields to activate the download button. Choose country.