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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

The sad fact is that most planners spend six to seven hours a day in meetings and struggle to get timely information. Yes, there is a great opportunity, but the question is how to jump. How to get started? How do I improve the plan? I likened the journey to eliminating the secretarial pool in the office in the 1980s.

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Striking Gold: How to Meet Employee Expectations and Exceed Productivity Goals

Supply Chain Brain

So, how can leaders in today’s environment meet both employee and productivity expectations? Now, more than ever, employees across the supply chain expect flexibility, stability and a better work-life balance. At the same time, supply chain leaders are being asked to do more with less.

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How to make S&OP meetings a highlight in your team’s calendar

AIMMS

During the workshop, we learned that virtually all attendees had a pain point in common: they always had to go back to their desk to test different scenarios after an S&OP meeting. None was able to perform scenario comparisons in real-time to discuss insights with stakeholders during the meeting. Be cloud-based.

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How to make S&OP meetings a highlight in your team’s calendar

AIMMS

During the workshop, we learned that virtually all attendees had a pain point in common: they always had to go back to their desk to test different scenarios after an S&OP meeting. None was able to perform scenario comparisons in real-time to discuss insights with stakeholders during the meeting. Be cloud-based.

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How to Achieve True Net-Zero Emissions: An Action Plan for Supply Chain Leaders

However, meeting them is easier said than done. To achieve sustainability, many firms set lofty net-zero emissions goals. This GEP whitepaper shows why supply chain leaders should take steps now, and offers an action plan for moving forward.

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How to Adapt Industrial Planning During and After Disruptive Events

DELMIA Quintiq

Production planning has always been about trying to make the “best” decision to meet demand given the constraints behind material, capacity and resources. In all cases though, manufacturers are asking how to optimize production now during the crisis, how they need to plan for recovery, and how they can prepare for future disruptions.

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How to Overcome Challenges to Creating Sustainable Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

For global supply chains striving to meet growing expectations of sustainability, transparency and traceability are essential capabilities.

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Five Best Practices for Balancing Costs, Risks, and Sustainability

In the face of volatile macroeconomic conditions and other complex challenges, supply chain and procurement pros must strike a tough balance between seemingly contradictory demands: boosting performance and sustaining and extending business operations, all while meeting customers’ needs.

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6 Best Practices for Operational Reporting

Meeting requirements alone is no longer enough. In our eBook, you’ll learn the do’s and don’ts to embedding operational reports, and how to avoid common reporting mistakes. Today’s users need insightful reporting built on accurate, real-time data.

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Striking a Balance in the Supply Chain: Navigating Volatile Supply and Demand to Meet Customer Needs

Speaker: Tony Darnell, Shipping Manager at Lippert Components

In this webinar, we will discuss: Fulfilling the needs of customers at every level within your supply chain Guidance for companies that are reanalyzing their approach to inventory management, transportation management, and other aspects of supply assurance The obstacles that exist in supply chain and how to persevere through them April 27th, 2023 at (..)

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The Perfect Delivery: 6 Key Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Speaker: Tim McLean, Managing Director, TXM Lean Solutions

Over the past decade as supply chains have become more complex and customers more demanding, meeting this simple requirement has become harder and harder. How to overcome those reasons in your supply chain to achieve perfect delivery. In this webinar you will learn: What are the six big drivers of poor delivery?

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?

Speaker: Hortense Grouvel

In this new webinar, you will learn firsthand how to set up a sustainable supply chain program that will help meet increasing ESG requirements stemming from regulators, customers, consumers, and investors alike.

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The Rise of Supply Chain n.0 – 5 Ways to Thrive on Change

0 provides a solid framework to drive visibility, resilience and sustainability – enabling supply chains to constantly evolve to meet ever-changing demands. Ready to learn how to thrive on change? Removing the vulnerabilities and risks associated with change requires thoughtful and dynamic strategies. Supply Chain n.0

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How Real-Time Tracking of Shipments Supports the Distribution of Pharmaceuticals

This guide explores critical concepts that supply chain professionals need to know when it comes to tracking and analyzing cold chain shipments, including: Why the "how" and "when" of collecting and using data are essential to optimizing cold chain distribution. The five most prevalent challenges that can be traced to a lack of visibility.