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No, AI has not killed supply chain management

Supply Chain Movement

From toilet paper manufacturing that could not easily switch between industrial and residential formats to eggs and flour prepared and packaged in separate streams for consumers and commercial needs, many supply chains struggled to adapt. . Of course, the pandemic was very much unchartered waters for all of us.

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Mass Customisation: What It Is and How Companies Are Using It

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Learn more: The Ultimate Manufacturing Guide: SME Manufacturing Explained What is mass customisation? It’s a manufacturing process for customising goods at scale while keeping unit costs low – a middle ground between standardisation and personalisation. The entire manufacturing sector is seeing a shift towards personalisation.

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How To Make Your Ecommerce Eco-Friendly

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Though a 2020 survey found that customers are most likely to return to a brand for the product’s quality, sustainable business practices came in at second. . Though switching to a more sustainable packaging solution comes with a heavier price, 70% of consumers surveyed would pay more for sustainable packaging.

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Gartner’s Women in Supply Chain Survey 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles. Industrial manufacturers have noticeably lower representation than other sectors. Gartner Survey Analysis Women in Supply Chain 2016.

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Gartner’s survey analysis: Women in Supply Chain 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Gartner’s first Women in Supply Chain Survey, conducted with AWESOME, an executive women’s leadership group, and supported by Supply Chain Media, compares the representation of women in supply chain leadership roles. Industrial manufacturers have noticeably lower representation than other sectors. Key Findings. â– 

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Most desirable logistics location of Europe in 2018

Supply Chain Movement

The Netherlands secured first place based on the results from the large-scale survey among logistics decision-makers within manufacturing and retail companies in Germany. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan.

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Download now: 3PL Subway Map Europe 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. In the Eyefortransport 2016 Global Logistics Survey, most logistics service providers (LSPs) stated that the consolidation taking place was helpful as it was making sense of a fragmented industry. Fourth release of 3PL Subway Map Europe.

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