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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

The secondary problem is the lack of definition of process requirements and a buying team that cannot see past simple MRP/MRP II/DDMRP requirements. The 2022 event is in Washington. There are no value network solutions in the market to enable plan/source/make and deliver visibility holistically. See You There? We hope to see you there.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. XPO Logistics launched a Ship Net-Zero program, giving shippers the option to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from shipments. Walmart+ costs $98 per year, or $12.95

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

Concurrent macro forces–material shortages, war, shifts in consumer buying patterns, logistics constraints, inflation/recession, and climate change– are reshaping today’s reality necessitating the need for a supply chain reset button. Supply chain excellence happens when leaders manage complex non-linear flows.

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Can Supply Chains Adjust to a Circular Economy Over the Next Decade? Part 1

Enterra Insights

There are a number of excellent reasons circular economies are desirable, including less waste and better use of limited resources. Not much movement towards circular economies has taken place since then; especially in how consumers prefer to buy, use, and dispose of products. Footnotes. [1] 4] Smart Cities World , op.

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Washington 2020 – Vincent Laperriere

ivalua

His role, as part of the Center of Excellence department is to support continuous improvement relative to strategic procurement. Prior to joining Cogeco, Vincent accumulated over 11 years in various procurement positions such as category manager and purchasing manager in the food service industry both for Metro Inc, and Sysco Food Service.

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The State of Freight with Anne Reinke

The Logistics of Logistics

Reinke is a Washington, DC native, and graduated from the National Cathedral School. Established in 1978, TIA has consistently demonstrated its commitment to fostering excellence and innovation within the logistics and transportation sector. She received a B.A. from Rice University in Houston, and a J.D. The Greenscreens.ai

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28 supply chain professionals share the biggest challenges of supply chain management

6 River Systems

“Currently, the biggest challenge for supply chain managers is…” Keeping up with consumers and their buying behaviors. from Washington University St. David Millington @nextlevelpurch David Millington, MSc.QSM, NPDP, SPSM3®, is Director of Education at Next Level Purchasing Association. Louis, M.S.