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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Source: Supply Chain Insights ASCM defines resilience in the SCM Supply Chain Dictionary as the ability of a supply chain to anticipate, create plans to avoid or mitigate, and to recover from disruptions to supply chain functionality. Maximize the value of the purchase order flow data already in the existing networks. (A

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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. Over the last decade the use of Terra Technology’s DS product improved short-term demand forecasts by 37% at 13 consumer products, and food and beverage companies.

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Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS): A Golden Opportunity for the Supply Chain Industry

SCMDOJO

It involves outsourcing the entire supply chain function to a third-party provider who manages everything from sourcing raw materials to delivering finished products to customers. Furthermore, industries such as food, hospitality, construction, infrastructure, and even government sectors are gradually adopting SCaaS for improved outcomes.

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

It consolidated Cargill’s global animal feed production and strengthened its internal supply chain capacity for food production and processing. I split this off from global sourcing because we had plenty of buyers but not enough planning and logistics so service and documentation was failing. All three should be in balance.”.

S&OP 107
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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow

GlobalTranz

However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant’s supply chain excellence. “The net true cost considers issues such as waste-to-landfill, greenhouse gas emissions, economic mobility, worker safety and food safety. Walmart’s SCM process is not based entirely on technology.

Gartner 120
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McDonald’s Supply Chain Challenge: Switching from Frozen to Fresh Burgers!

Supply Chain Game Changer

They appeal to millennials quite a bit more than McDonald’s and other older-school fast food burger joints. Given that McDonald’s buys an estimated 2% of the world’s beef every year, this shift is bigger than it might seem on paper. Check out Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken!

Gartner 42
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Overview of European supply chain events 2016

Supply Chain Movement

eWorld Purchasing & Supply. 2nd Annual Global Process Improvement & Operational Excellence Summit. SCM & Optimization Conference. Logistics & SCM, PLM, Manufacturing, and Procurement 2016. Food & Drink Supply Chain Conference. Symposium Purchasing and Logistics. Quadimension Events.