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The Supply Chain Response to India’s Second Wave of Covid!

Supply Chain Game Changer

France and Germany also extended their support with the supply of emergency medical equipment. While Germany offered help in setting up mobile oxygen production plant and provided 80 million K95 masks. High capacity oxygen tankers were airlifted from UAE. Belgium too chipped in to offer 9000 doses of Remdesvir.

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Boosting Efficiency: Top 5 Inventory Optimization Strategies

SCMDOJO

Key metrics to monitor include: Inventory Value: Measure the total value of inventory to ensure optimal investment. Let’s explore the pros and cons: Pros: Reduced Lead Time: Implementing blanket orders can significantly reduce lead times, allowing for faster procurement and delivery of goods. Email: robertokoester@web.de

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

What do the Germany World Cup Team and the Boston Red Sox have in common? Specifically, the company deployed a Vendor Interaction Portal (VIP) powered by Elemica to exchange documents like purchase orders and invoices with suppliers (for direct procurement). Improve process quality for vendors and BASF.

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CSR Leaders Work With UNGC To Drive Corporate Attention On Supply Chain Sustainability

EcoVadis

This workshop brought together Global Compact LEAD companies and other members convened to define and bring urgency to sustainable procurement, and to discuss how they can motivate and mobilize their companies to address this next frontier in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) progress.

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Manufacturing Gains From Machine Learning

IQMS

Source: Smartening up with Artificial Intelligence (AI) – What’s in it for Germany and its Industrial Sector? (52 Source: Smartening up with Artificial Intelligence (AI) – What’s in it for Germany and its Industrial Sector? (52 PDF, no opt-in) McKinsey & Company. PDF, no opt-in) McKinsey & Company.

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Hitendra Chaturvedi’s Reality Check

Resilinc

There are a lot of hard-headed realists in the procurement and supply chain profession. are: Germany, China, Japan, Canada, and Korea. plastics manufacturer who said that his company would require its supplier to report sustainability metrics on a scorecard. The top countries that are investing in manufacturing sites in the U.S.

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The Ultimate Guide to Contract Logistics: What You Need to Know

SCMDOJO

Additionally, its strategic location in proximity to Germany, France, and the UK adds to its appeal. Let’s take a closer look at these stakeholders and their roles: Shippers: Shippers are businesses that produce or procure goods and require them to be transported to their intended destinations.