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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Risk Management Provider Avetta Acquired Stockholm based private equity firm EQT has reportedly agreed to acquire supply chain risk management software technology and managed services provider Avetta from existing private equity owners Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ( WCAS ).

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Managing Supply Chain Disruptions in the Middle East

Locus

A prime example is how governments in the Middle East have begun to rethink food security targets after the disruptions to their food supply chains. They have started earmarking their investments for food supply chain networks since the pandemic. Major supply chain risks in the Middle East.

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Are Global Supply Chains Recovering- One Perspective

Supply Chain Matters

Regarding ocean container freight rates, spot rates are noted as dropping across the board on both Asia-Europe and Asia-US The implication is that if spot rates drop way below contract rates, shippers will likely seek to renegotiate contract rates recently consummated earlier this year. and Europe.

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Supply Chain Case Study: the Executive's Guide

Supply Chain Opz

For fast moving products, they use the production facilities in Europe. This section will cover JIT and outsourcing by Apple Inc, Supply Chain Risk Management by Cisco System, Technology Roadmap by Intel, Supply Chain Network Model by HP, Mass Customization by Dell and Quality Management by Sam Sung.

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Kinaxis Completes a Strategic Acquisition

Supply Chain Matters

Supply chain planning and response management technology provider Kinaxis announced this week the completion of the acquisition of MPO , a provider of a B2B SaaS based platform supporting multi-party orchestration of order fulfillment, inventory and transportation services management.

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The Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Action and the Signal for Assessment

Supply Chain Matters

At this point, industry and global supply chain observers would be reminding supply chain management teams to take the usual necessary measures to mitigate as much as possible, the effects of an economic recession. Needs or leasing augmented warehouse capacity is going to be considerably more expensive.

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What is Supply Chain Management? How to Recognize and Approach SCM Risks

ShipBob

To improve supply chain efficiency and avoid disruptions to supply chain operations , proper supply chain management involves continuous monitoring and improvement to reduce risk significantly. Let’s dive into how today’s ecommerce businesses approach supply chain risk management.