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BD Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

They call this their “n-tier” supply chain. Mr. Nelson points out that it is possible for a sourcing problem deep in a supply chain to halt production for BD. When COVID happened we really saw a lot of issues with the supply chain. The company had access to huge amounts of trade data, for example.

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Unlocking Success: Why Strategic Sourcing Is Important for Your Company

Precoro

To enhance their competitive edge, companies across industries are adopting a key tactic: strategic sourcing. Strategic sourcing is a holistic approach to supply chain management that includes tactics for optimizing the total cost of ownership, improving supplier relationships, and ensuring long-term value creation.

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Side-step Oxymorons to Make Progress in Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

For example, real-time planning, end-to-end planning, control tower, integrated business planning (IBP), and digital brain are oxymorons while discussions on innovation bounded by a required ROI is a juxtaposition. True innovation is never defined initially by a mandatory Return on Investment (ROI).) Buyer beware.

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Driving a Responsive, Sustainable and Efficient Food Supply Chain

DELMIA Quintiq

What is an example of sustainable food? Some examples of ready-to-eat and ready-to-drink products include pre-packaged salads, protein bars and energy drinks. For example, some companies have implemented sustainable packaging solutions that use biodegradable materials to reduce their environmental impact.

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Electronics Kitting and Assembly with 3PL Solutions

ModusLink Corporation

By harnessing the capabilities of a global 3PL partner, companies can unlock new possibilities for efficiency, scalability, and innovation in their electronics assembly processes. Quality Assurance Across Borders: Stringent quality control protocols enforced throughout the global supply chain.

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Food Waste is a Big Problem That Can be Solved

DELMIA Quintiq

Source: [link]. The United States, for example, wastes about 40% of their food , amounting to about 125 to 160 billion pounds—much of which is perfectly edible. By creating greater transparency throughout food supply chains, manufacturers can identify where the wastage happens and solve the problem at the source.

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Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Supply chain data can be challenging to manage due to its unstructured or semi-structured nature and the need to integrate new data sources. Table 1 details some examples of areas of application of generative AI for different supply chain participants.