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Balance Resilience and Intelligent Decision-Making with Network Design and Optimization

Logility

This realization for supply chain leaders creates new questions about which strategies can genuinely optimize their operations while offsetting changing demand and supply disruption. Five Reasons for Adopting a Supply Chain Network Design and Optimization Solution. Second: Real-time analysis and visualizations.

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The role of inventory management and inventory optimization in ERP

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

As an asset on a company’s balance sheet, reduced inventory results in a higher return on assets. So if inventory costs money and negatively impacts cash flow, why not just reduce it? Keeping the right level of inventory requires a technique called inventory optimization. Inventory optimization. The rise of Industry 4.0

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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This article explores the concepts of resilience and agility in supply chain management, their link with change, and the strategies employed to navigate the evolving business landscape. These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access.

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Sustainable Food Waste Management for Food Industry SMEs

Unleashed

Over a third of the world’s food produce and products are wasted. Food waste accounts for eight percent of global greenhouse gases and has significant environmental and economic impacts. billion tonnes of food – over $9 billion worth – goes to waste each year. What is food waste management?

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Maximizing Supply Chain Strategy: A 10-Step Guide

RFgen

Strategy is a critical aspect of supply chain management. By managing processes like planning, sourcing, production, and delivery, companies can reduce costs, safeguard against undue risk, and pivot quickly when faced with the unexpected. Creating a new supply chain strategy can be complicated, if not daunting.

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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The result of this cocktail is an unfortunate reduction in global agri-food production, export, and rapidly increasing agri-food commodity prices. Agri-food supply chains under pressure The discipline of agri-food supply chain management aims to bridge the supply and demand gap of agri-food chains to achieve optimal place and time utility.

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Sustainable Manufacturing: Processes & Solutions Guide

Unleashed

It’s a blend of innovative technologies and eco-friendly practices that companies might implement, including the use of renewable energy sources, recycled materials, and more durable product designs which are easier to repair. By implementing sustainable manufacturing strategies, manufacturers can significantly reduce environmental impact.