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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Even in Malaysia, retail sales during Christmas and Chinese New Year showed an 26.5% Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions. Generic AI tools are helpful when searching for nuggets of insight from data lakes, but this type of AI is not designed to run core day-to-day supply chain operations.

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Essential Skills for Supply Chain Leaders in Asia during Pandemic

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Given the uncertain demand during the pandemic, effective collaboration and joint forecasting with customers and suppliers become critical for success. Shortage management is a strategic approach that evaluates the number of items required by a specific date, guiding purchasing managers to procure items accordingly.

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What Kind of Visibility Into Your Supply Chain Do You Really Need, and How Do You Get It?

Oracle SCM

Most companies weren't buying from China or Taiwan or Malaysia like they are today. They're actually complex adaptive systems (CAS), but software really likes linear processes. For example, a forecast is relevant for longer-term planning but not relevant for immediate action ( i.e. , supply chain execution).

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The company began with a pilot operation using a manufacturer in Malaysia. At the point when optimisation planning began, sourcing and inbound logistics were managed by teams in various countries, each with different levels of SCM maturity, and using different tools and systems.