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Supplier Relationship Management in a Time of Fragmented Supply Chains

QAD

As the supply chain breaks, manufacturers must find new suppliers and new transport routes and find them rapidly, so that production doesn’t come to a halt. Continued fallout, including transport congestion, limited air freight and rail freight transportation in the Asia-Europe lanes, because of the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

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From Predictions to Operations: Compelling Supply Chain AI Use Cases

ThroughPut

A report by McKinsey shows that early adopters of AI in the supply chain have improved their inventory levels by 35%, reduced logistics costs by 15%, and enhanced service levels by 65%, vis-a-vis competitors who were slow to embrace AI. AI for supplier relationship assessment. The solution? All of this at the best price.

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QAD Solutions Guide: Offering Overview

QAD

Financials Management. Global Trade Management. Transportation Execution. Asset Management. Customer Management. Quality Management. Embedded Analytics. Effective Enterprise Management. Complete Customer Management. Advanced Analytics. Import Management. Import Management.

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Order Fulfilment Explained: Process, Strategies, & Tips

Unleashed

The order fulfilment process covers every step required to get goods to the people who purchase them, from the moment a customer places an order to when they receive their purchase. Shipping and logistics: Selecting the appropriate shipping method, arranging transport, and coordinating with couriers for delivery.

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Blockchain has Potential

Enterra Insights

Sharing information with suppliers. Tracking payment information, such as purchase orders. Managing trade documentation. Verifying and monitoring suppliers. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning. Managing inventory. Managing freight transportation.

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The Supply Chain has Big Aspirations for Blockchain

Enterra Insights

Roberto Torres ( @TorresLuzardo ) reports, “In its 2019 Hype Cycle for Blockchain Technologies, Gartner found most blockchain technologies remain stuck in an ‘experimentation mode.’ ” The firm predicts, “By 2021 the technology will begin to evolve past this phase. Sharing information with suppliers.

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Cost to Serve and Business Profitability

Logistics Bureau

It also takes in aspects of Transport such as speed, utilisation of time and capacity, consolidation and backloads. CTS identifies product and service characteristics as well as customer characteristics to establish customer and product matrices leading to change management of processes and behaviours, with ongoing reporting of CTS.