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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

Kinaxis

Innovation in the warehouse: Markus Kückelhaus of DHL trend research, in two separate panels gave very compelling presentations on the innovation DHL is driving in the warehouse. Through the pilots that DHL conducted, AR is showing tremendous productivity gains in the warehouse such as a 25% gain in picking productivity.

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Key Manufacturing Takeaways from FocusConnect 2016

BlueYonder

Through the course of keynotes, workshops and the flow of conversation at the event, a number of several key trends emerged: Drones in the warehouse. Supply chain segmentation in Europe. Janet presented the top-level findings of a Warwick and JDA study of 100 manufacturing organizations across Europe.

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Resilient and Cost Efficient Supply Chains

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The authors say, however, that managers actually can reduce the risk of major disruptions while improving supply chain efficiency by taking certain steps, such as supply chain segmentation, to achieve both goals. Zara continues to produce its “trendiest” items in Europe, the authors note.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Automotive News Europe ). In response to the Ukraine invasion, Europe’s wholesale gas price surged by 69%. Natural gas prices in Europe and curbs on exports from Russia and China are expected to keep fertilizer in high demand through 2023, which will lower crop yields. Supply Chain Dive). Supply Chain Brain ).

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Conversation with the CSCO of Schneider Electric- Global Leadership in Action

Supply Chain Matters

Supply chain strategies include early adoption of a global supply network regionalization framework focusing on four key market demand regions ( Europe, China, North America and Rest of the World ) coupled with a supply chain segmentation approach that is aligned with product and supply network characteristics.