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Accelerating Plans From Orchestration to Execution

BlueYonder

In 2023, the major trends that impacted supply chain planning ranged from geopolitical conflicts, inflationary pressures, a recessionary environment, and extreme weather patterns associated with climate change. What does this mean for supply chain planning?

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Effective supply chain management is essential for success in the dynamism and connectivity of modern companies. To accomplish this, you require the skills of supply chain experts who can manage the complexity and difficulties of today’s global supply chains. They come from a variety of backgrounds.

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Risk Management Can Be a Competitive Advantage, Part Two

Enterra Insights

2] With the world in a state of constant turmoil, supply chains risks abound. ”[3] In Part One of this article, I focused on four supply chain risk areas: Cybersecurity; climate change; geopolitics; and, suppliers/third parties. ” Of course, avoiding a crisis is a better and more cost-effective strategy.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

However, the most surprising new addition, at least to me is supply chain (the chain of processes, businesses, etc. I was beyond shocked that supply chain had never been in the dictionary before. The cutoff dates apply to shipments moving within the lower 48 states and Alaska and Hawaii.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns. Labels and Supplies. A compliant barcode is just the first step to supply chain compliance.

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What are Ecommerce Shipping Zones?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A clear understanding of shipping zones should inform your fulfillment strategy. A shipment to Hawaii falls into Zone 45. Use this UPS tool to calculate the price to ship an individual package. You can use this USPS tool to get a zone chart for your ZIP code.

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Why McDonald's Is Switching to Fresh Beef

Supply Chain Brain

Sorry about your luck, Hawaii and Alaska. It’s the latest in a series of moves by the chain (which have included dollar menus and removing antibiotics from its chicken) to woo customers as competition increases in the food industry. It certainly wasn’t a cost-saving strategy. You’ll still get frozen beef.

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