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The need to know

EFT

Rare earth magnet users jolted into paying premium prices for ex-China supply For years, Rahim Suleman had reached out repeatedly to automakers and other potential clients to market the rare earth magnets from the plant his company was building in Estonia, one of just a handful outside dominant producer China.

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10 questions about the benefits of S&OP for your organisation

Supply Chain Movement

S&OP is an integral process, which means the active involvement of Finance, Sales, Product Management, Production, Purchasing, etc. However, there must be consensus within the organisation about definitions and the right source of information for important reports. Involvement. Costa Rica. Cote D'ivoire. Czech Republic. Germany.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech- August 9 2024

Supply Chain Matters

According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal , the company has been leveraging strong demand for refrigerated warehousing since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Billion Michigan based Lineage Logistics LLC , which describes itself as “ the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT ,” reportedly raised $4.4

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Purchasing and supplier management. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. There is really nothing wrong with capturing a lot of metrics, especially with today’s powerful analytics software solutions to help.

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Trends 2021: Grocery Industry

Enterra Insights

Food industry reporters Jeff Wells ( @JeffWellsWH ), Sam Silverstein ( @SilversteinSam ), and Catherine Douglas Moran ( @c_douglasmoran ) note, “Having closed the book on one of the most tumultuous years in recent memory, grocers are now looking ahead to a 2021 filled with opportunity and uncertainty. Trends in the grocery industry.