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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

Data also shows that half of US states are experiencing out-of-stock rates between 40% and 50%: Image source: Flipboard. This made it incredibly difficult for manufacturers to accurately gauge the market size for production. Image source: Sturgis Journal. A Limited Number of Formula Manufacturers. Image source: MTL Blog.

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Q&A with Sidney Johnson: Veteran Supply Chain Practitioner and Resilinc Advisory Board Member

Resilinc

Sidney has over three decades of global direct and indirect procurement and supplier management experience. As Head of Procurement at Harman International to VP of Global Supply Chain Management at Aptiv, we learned about this supply chain thought leader’s extensive experience in the world of supply chain and procurement.

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The 11 Best Ecommerce Fulfilment Services & How to Pick One

Unleashed

With dropshipping, an order is placed and a business simply relays the information to the manufacturer or supplier, who sends it out on their behalf. While there isn’t a ShipBob centre in New Zealand, customers can use the one in Melbourne, and for those in Europe, the fulfilment centre is in Kilkenny, Ireland.

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A World in Flux: Global Supply Chain Predictions for 2021

ToolsGroup

Discover how to pinpoint your investments in supply chain management and regain your balance, even in a shifting marketplace. So what are the expectations in terms of financial recovery and manufacturing activity, and how will those affect the way companies strategize their investment in supply chain management moving forward?

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How Sustainable Supply Chain Management Improves Ecommerce Stores

ShipBob

A typical ecommerce supply chain starts with sourcing raw materials to produce finished goods , which are then transported to a warehouse or fulfillment center before they end up with their end consumer. This article covers how sustainability impacts the supply chain, and how you can implement sustainable best practices.

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The Growing Fragmentation of Global Trade: Guest Post by Tim Barnes

NC State SCRC

Raw materials are sourced from one country, products are manufactured in another country, and the final goods are transported to customers all over the world. There are complex webs of free trade agreements, trade barriers, international movement of labor and economic blocs like the European community.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Derek Panchyshyn!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In my case I graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree in 1990 and started my career with IBM Manufacturing in Toronto, doing test engineering. There was no such thing as supply chain in my consciousness early in my career – I was only vaguely aware of functions such as planning, production control, procurement, shipping and receiving.