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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

A Supply Chain Design Solution from Coupa Imagine you’ve just received the job offer of your dreams. If you have been through this process at least once, you already have a good idea of what supply chain design is about: optimization. Do we have a demand forecasting tool in place and, if so, how good is that forecast?

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This Week in Supply Chain News (February 19 – 23)

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Biden’s great-great-grandfather was charged with attempted murder and incarcerated for a term of two years of hard labor on a remote island near modern-day Florida. The Red Sea crisis impacts global supply Chains GlobalFoundries Receives $1.5 It is no surprise that the operation of supply chains affects the economy.

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The Case for Real-Time Perpetual Inventory Signals in Manufacturing

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Once upon a time, the world of manufacturing was a relatively stable place. But then, supply chain disruption became the rule instead of the exception, consumers changed their tastes as often as their socks, and global competition started playing hardball. So how does a manufacturer navigate this rollercoaster?

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2022 and Beyond

Logistics Viewpoints

As I was enjoying the holidays, I had an opportunity to reflect on the year past and what the future holds for supply chains. However, organizations will need to be deliberate in designing supply chains with optionality so it does not become cost prohibitive. Supply Chain Design is essential in tackling these.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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Top 6 Supply Chain Challenges for 2023

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The supply chain is the backbone of any business. It’s the process of getting goods from the manufacturer to the end consumer. With the advent of digital technology, supply chains have become more efficient and faster. Data Management Another challenge of the digital supply chain is data management.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

That assessment comes as a result of 10 months of subdued demand, inventory de-stocking, and high interest rates, the New Jersey-based company said in its “The GEP Global Supply Chain Volatility Index.” And now on to this week’s logistics news. billion, up 0.9 percent year-over-year.