Proxima

JUNE 5, 2023

It was a frenetic period from March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, followed by a series of events from the Suez Canal blockage to Russia’s war on Ukraine, that scrambled supply chains and ratcheted up costs. American consumers increased savings and saw their finances boosted by government stimulus measures.

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ivalua

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Together with its strategic partner Optis Consulting, Ivalua’s solution has digitally enabled FCL’s policies and processes for core procurement activities, including sourcing and contract management. Together FCL and those local co-operatives form the Co-operative Retailing System (CRS). For more information, visit www.tealbook.com.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 2, 2024

By implementing flexible contingency planning and forecasting, businesses can minimize the impact of disruptions on their supply chain operations. Ensuring Business Continuity: Supply chain disruptions can have far-reaching consequences, affecting logistics, suppliers, and workforces.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Can the complex global supply network survive the COVID-19 pandemic? Define your procurement response strategy. This in turn could put logistics under pressure at companies like Amazon. That said, the flexibility of the logistics industry has been one of the positives during the COVID-19 crisis. The longer-term impacts.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 2, 2024

By implementing flexible contingency planning and forecasting, businesses can minimize the impact of disruptions on their supply chain operations. Ensuring Business Continuity: Supply chain disruptions can have far-reaching consequences, affecting logistics, suppliers, and workforces.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. The China COVID disruption impact is ongoing creating container and chassis imbalances.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

Early adopters of environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives should be patting themselves on the back. ESG activity, initially driven by consumer demand and a general desire to do better, has grown into a massive movement that’s captured the attention of customers, investors and governments worldwide.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button by Lora Cecere , Founder, Supply Chain Insights Supply Chain Leaders Can’t Afford to Guess About the Future The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains. Feature Article by Dr. Raymon Krishnan – President at the Logistics and Supply Chain Management Society. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – August 2022. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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QAD

APRIL 26, 2022

The supply chain expo MODEX 2022 held last month included a keynote presentation highlighting the 2022 MHI Annual Industry Report “Evolution to Revolution: Building the Supply Chains of Tomorrow.” He then proposes three critical questions chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) should be asking. Why Change Now?

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The impact of the Coronavirus continues to be felt globally and the World Health Organization and government continues to urge caution as they implement controls to stem the flow of the infection. This mapping should include evaluating those key tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers as well as key logistics hubs that could be impacted. .

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

federal government taking responsibility for overall acquisition, supply management and distribution, individual pharmacy chains and healthcare providers are coordinating and administering the vaccine. They, in turn, are ordering adequate supplies and coordinating payment benefit for individuals. The three U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel.

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American Global Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

According to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) the cost of U.S. business logistics amounts to 9.1% business logistics reflects the highest percentage of GDP in history. However, there is a need for more precise and comprehensive metrics to understand the full economic impact of supply chains.

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QAD

MAY 24, 2023

Digital technology is essential to connecting the universe of supply chain management partners. Supply chain leaders need effective tools to share real-time information across networks of suppliers, customers, carriers, distributors, and government agencies.

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SCMDOJO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Supply chain management professionals know the essentiality of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): these software systems automate everything from procurement, inventory, and financials, as well as assist with customer relations and human relations.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The current set of supply chain disruptions is being set off by a combination of COVID cases and energy disruptions in manufacturing hubs around the world, labor shortages, lack of capital infrastructure investment, misaligned transportation resources ( a lack of containers, ships, and trucks), and surges in consumer demand.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 28, 2020

Lockdowns have resulted in the temporary closure of Manufacturing and Distribution facilities and discontinuation of Logistics and transportation modes. Additionally dramatically higher demand for household supplies (eg. Further the Procurement team only needs to deal with one supplier in managing that particular supply line.

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OptiProERP

MAY 23, 2022

Growing manufacturers often use spreadsheets for managing their supply chain operations, but as their business expands, this method becomes cumbersome. Departments can’t easily collaborate with each other on supply chain logistics. Also Read Top 3 Benefits of Supply Chain Management.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. Our overall theme for industry and global supply chains for 2023 is a Year of Adaptation, Realignment and Response to Economic and Geopolitical Forces. Overall Themes for the Year 2023.

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Exiger Perspectives

JULY 14, 2023

supply of both metals comes directly from China. Alternate sources are possible, but challenges remain Some organizations had already been taking steps to avoid supply chain disruption. Defense Logistics Agency, for example, has stockpiled germanium and undertaken recycling initiatives to minimize negative impacts.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. business logistics costs reportedly rose by 22.4 For 2021, U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 13, 2021

Governments have spent considerable time, effort and political capital negotiating such agreements. There are however many other companies that do not trade tangible goods across borders but may be able to benefit from provisions on services, investment and government procurement etc. Commercial situations change almost daily.

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HICX Solutions

JANUARY 29, 2020

The discussion around the effect of reduced supply chain costs on profits and where money can be saved due to supplier information management (SIM) is, therefore, naturally a hot topic. Establish a savings framework for your supply chain. Inability to act due to a supply chain disruption due to missing information.

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Resilinc

JUNE 21, 2023

The last time we compiled a list of supply chain book recommendations was in 2016 in our blog, 6 Books Every Supply Chain Professional Must Read. Back then, the world of supply chain in a pre-covid world looked quite different.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. March and now Q1-2022 data point to continued disruption, added cost inflation and elongated transit times continuing to be manifested in the months ahead. . Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. US Logistics Index.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 24, 2023

Subsequently on July 18, union workers voted to reject the agreement, brought about with the help of a Canadian government mediator, and return to picket lines. Reportedly, if union members elect to accept the agreement, the labor dispute will be resolved. UPS Contract Talks Resuming We noted that the other potential U.S.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

This section delves into the key data-driven success factors that have propelled Walmart’s supply chain to the forefront of the retail industry. The ability to analyze this data enables the retail giant to make informed decisions on product procurement, inventory management, and demand forecasting.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

and global economies factored considerably in supply chain disruptions. We saw supply shortages lead to price increases. Inflation set in for fuel and transport costs, increasing logistics costs as a whole over last year. At American Global Logistics , we look back annually to make sense of the recent past.

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Taulia

AUGUST 29, 2023

Accordingly, by increasing supply chain efficiency, businesses can improve their ability to meet customer expectations, build resilience against supply chain risks, and enhance their working capital position.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2023

.” Added and Likely New Implications Once again, while industry supply chains likely had a sigh of relief last week on the implications of a major supply disruption resuming, it is now back on the table. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The global supply chain is facing a perfect storm of challenges, and dealing with it, according to GE CEO Larry Culp , “really is akin to playing Whac-A-Mole.” And the current global supply chain disruptions may be sticking around longer than we might think. Federal Government Actions. In October, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 23, 2020

From shortages of toilet paper to personal protective equipment (PPE) to lockdowns of businesses and channels of every form, Supply Chain has been at the epicentre of this disruption and it has consumed all Supply Chain time. But the time will come when day to day Supply Chain issue firefighting will ease.

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BlueYonder

MAY 22, 2020

To provide insights into the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and its impact on supply chains around the world, we are delivering a blog series to help anyone looking for support and advice. Our experts, who have spent years in the supply chain industry, share their insights. . Future supply chain disruptions are inevitable.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

Our takeaway observation was that in a period of six months, there has been a new, likely more sobering awareness that geopolitical risk is likely to influence business and supply network strategies going forward. The goal seems one of creating a fill-services door-to-door transportation and logistics services provider.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2023

2023 Prediction Three: More Direct Control in Strategic or Tactical Multi-tiered Direct Materials Sourcing will Continue to be a Prominent Element of Business Strategy for Chief Supply Chain or Chief Procurement Officer Efforts. . In this Part Two posting, we provide highlights to Prediction Three outlined in our advisory.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2022

CEO Elon Musk characterized the quarter as “ exceptionally ” difficult due to supply chain disruptions and delays. Last month Musk indicated the company was experiencing “ significant recent inflation pressure in raw material and logistics.” Goals and Challenges for Remainder of 2022.

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