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Congrats to the Winners of the Supply Chains to Admire 2023

Supply Chain Shaman

As an old gal, with over forty-years of supply chain experience, writing this report for ten years taught me many lessons. I find in the orbit chart analysis that 45% of companies in the report are unconsciously incompetent. For example, in Figure A, we share on orbit chart on how Sanofi is underperforming the industry.

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Global Fulfillment Innovation Centers on ESG in 2023

ModusLink Corporation

Global Fulfillment Innovation Centers on ESG in 2023. As reported by the Harvard Business Review , “an organization must view the available options and then adapt in near-real time by collaborating with external partners” (Padgaonkar). This requires focusing on sustainability, transparency, and innovation across the supply chain.

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Trying to Push Content Above the Noise

Supply Chain Shaman

The time gave me a good time to reflect and finish the reports that I should have completed in the summer when I recovered from Uterine Cancer. Writing and Reflection Completing the edits on the two reports that are publishing soon, felt good. The reports took me two months to write. Today, I wish good health for each of you.

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The Role of AI in Inventory Management

ThroughPut

Inventory is the backbone of the modern firm, and potentially its most important asset. Thus, effective inventory management is one of the crucial goals of modern-day businesses – and a critical element of supply chain management. What is Inventory Management?

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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Let me give you an example. I am currently doing research on inventory management. In the research, I ask inventory planners to define resilience. Of the twenty companies interviewed, only one can answer the question, “Do you have a good inventory plan?” No technology in the market measures inventory health.

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Automation in Manufacturing: Uses, Examples, & Trends

Unleashed

For example, using an overhead crane to move a heavy object minimises the risk of back injury caused by humans carrying it across the factory instead. Let’s look at a few examples of automation tools used in manufacturing. Below are some examples of common ways automation can be used in manufacturing. Increased safety.

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How manufacturers can enable innovation on the factory floor

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There is a common cliche that necessity is the mother of invention – and by extension, innovation. The past two and half years have certainly brought a variety of challenges and opportunities that have made innovation not just a preference, but essential for manufacturers and distributors to thrive into the future.