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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Also, the solutions lacked flexibility. No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts. Lessons Learned. The reason?

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Top 3 Recent Automotive Logistics Trends, Part 2

BlueYonder

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. In Part 1 , we covered the complexities of logistics management in the automotive industries and the change in thinking about how to manage logistics.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

You are not alone, especially as in the time since we first penned this article, one huge and unforeseen event has raised awareness of the global importance of this vital sector—and shown it to be an attractive career choice. That event was the global COVID-19 pandemic, which erupted during the first half of 2020.

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7 Strategic Performance Business Practices with 3PL KPIs and 4 KPI Problems to Solve

GlobalTranz

At times, both parties agree to remuneration for Kaizen Blitz events, Six Sigma problem solving. Both parties must develop human resources to improve operations. Solution 1 : This can be significantly improved by engaging a consulting team to review existing KPIs and recommend changes.

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Seeing Beyond the Firewall

Supply Chain Shaman

In the next three months I will speak at over 20 events. Process industry leaders–chemical, consumer packaged goods, food/beverage–have greater issues using data, with software usability, and building effective connections to align and build effective relationships with trading partners. BPO concepts limits their thinking.

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Small Retail E-Commerce Strategy and Best Practices to Know

Intelligent Audit

Provide Discounts on Worthy Purchases. Offering better discounts on worthy purchases and using data to know when to grant such deals is a top way small and midsize businesses can stay competitive. Expanding your network through third-party logistics partnerships is the easiest way to achieve diversification.

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Webinar On Demand Archives - Tompkins International - Tompkins.

Tompkins Blog

Third-Party Logistics. Webcast – “Supply Chain Control Towers: Separating Fact from Fiction” With the overwhelming complications faced by today’s supply chain managers, companies are searching for the best solutions to combat complexity and create supply chain excellence with the consumer-driven approach.