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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

My recent conversations with the supply chain practitioners are dominated by supply chain risk — specifically geopolitical risks in light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Let us dive deeper into how supply chains are getting disrupted. Europe relies on Russia for around 35% of its natural gas.

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Uncertainty in supply due to nature: An everyday struggle for you, too?

DELMIA Quintiq

Are you sourcing from different countries and facing logistical complexities? Read on to find out what the main challenges faced by seed manufacturers are and how they can overcome them to boost efficiency in areas they have control over. Is your agriculture business dependent on what nature is giving you? Pressure to deliver.

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Anita Arts: “A supply chain manager can no longer sit in an ivory tower

Supply Chain Movement

That has been changing rapidly, not least due to the recruitment of Arts to shape the supply chain centralisation process. Anita Arts, vice president of global supply chain at Liberty Global (UPC). ‘A A supply chain manager can no longer sit in an ivory tower’. By Caroline Linssen.

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Want to Succeed at a Large Firm? Become an Entrepreneur

Logistics Viewpoints

Lizet Tymon, the senior supply chain management director at Jabil. Lizet Tymon, the senior supply chain management director at Jabil, has an interesting story to tell about how she advanced from being one of hundreds of managers at Jabil to being a senior director at this Fortune 500 company. Jabil is a big company.

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Europe Moves to Impose Added Import Tariffs

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s decision by the European Union to impose added import tariffs on China produced electric vehicles. The move complicates industry sourcing dynamics and provides added supply network challenges for cost and resiliency. The added or new U.S. Similar to the recent U.S. announcement.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2021.1

QAD

With this release, QAD strengthens our cloud ERP offering to deliver new adaptive manufacturing capabilities, increase user productivity and enhance manufacturing and supply chain efficiency. As a result, customers will improve efficiency with easier scenario planning and an intuitive integration with Excel. Highlights.

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Blockchain and the Law of Unintended Consequences

Enterra Insights

.” Many analysts are touting blockchain because it holds the potential to solve many challenges currently found in supply chains associated with things like fraud, visibility, and sourcing. Benefits of blockchain technology in the supply chain. Increased Efficiency. Supply Chain Liquidity.