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Leaders in procurement champion Supplier Experience Management

HICX Solutions

As the name suggests, SXM is about managing the experience that suppliers have in working with buying organizations. He believes that as businesses build resilience amid the uncertainty caused by Covid-19 and war in Ukraine, rethinking the way in which we work with suppliers, is a critical step. But what does that mean in practice?

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Making Supply Chain Planning Agile With Modular Planning Technologies

Logistics Viewpoints

Our lives became more interesting with the onset pandemic, followed by labor shortages, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, rising oil prices, and the oncoming recession. They can adjust quantities and generate supplier replenishment orders in PDF or Excel as needed. We need planning platforms to keep up with all the changes.

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Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Through trade, countries are able to buy agri-food produce from other parts of the world that are not able to grow efficiently on their own land (or region) or are not in season. Clustering allows for shorter agri-food supply chains and therefore lower costs, but also a source for synergy (through collaboration) and innovation.

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How Automotive Companies Are Transforming Their Supply Chains, Part 2

BlueYonder

The visibility will include not just the short-term purchase order or ASN-level visibility, but also the tactical kind of forecast collaboration with the suppliers. If the organization is used to doing certain things in Excel, just automating the same process will not be sufficient.

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

With the mounting devastation in Ukraine, my heavy heart is a roadblock to writing. ” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. Others argue the demise of global sourcing; might I add caution?

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5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In these times of global turmoil, there are five (5) important megatrends shaping supply chain innovations in the coming years, namely in e-fulfillment, sourcing, food and agriculture, labour intensive operations, and halal supply chain management. From global to local and regional sourcing. Marco Tieman – CEO, LBB International.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. Francine has been an Interim (project) manager and senior business analyst with a track record in Operational Excellence, Process Design and Data Analysis.