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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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The Importance of Value-Added Services in Logistics and SCM!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Furthermore, whether purchased in a store or plucked right from their doorstep, buyers want to receive their products immediately and in excellent condition. According to Adelante SCM’s recent research , 63 percent of organizations that use value-added services consider it a “very significant” business function.

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Best Supply Chain Management Software for Mac 2024

SCMDOJO

It is also a means to maintain a competitive edge and operational excellence. It caters to those wanting to eliminate manual work and control their purchases. 4 NetSuite NetSuite is a tool owned by Oracle and runs on the Oracle SCM Cloud platform. That’s true, especially for those seeking ERP and SCM capabilities.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Even closer to end customers, in August, Maersk acquired Visible SCM, a Utah-based B2B/B2C company, which handles over 200,000 orders a day across nine fulfillment centers, as well as a European counterpart. For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity.

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Oracle CEO Mark Hurd on the Impact of Digital Disruption on the Supply Chain

Oracle SCM

By Jim D'Addario, Director of SCM Product Marketing. The same speed that’s brought consumers lightning-fast shipping has also wreaked havoc on poorly-prepared supply chains worldwide. In 2017, about 25% of all ecommerce sales, about $85 billion worth, were fulfilled via drop-shipping.

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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

Dave Elias, VP of SCM (on the left), and Josh Stauffer, Sr. They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. The sourcing centers shipped over 130,000,000 pounds of product last year. Director of IT, of HWI. Both men work for HarbisonWalker International (HWI).

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How to Cut Costs by Improving Product Punctuality

MIT Supply Chain

Researchers at MIT CTL have developed a model that uses purchase order (PO) information to help retailers determine when many different types of products need to be shipped to meet sales deadlines. The research was carried out by two students, Brad Gilligan and Huiping Jin, for their MIT Master of Supply Chain Management (SCM) thesis.