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Indiana Jones and the supply chain bullwhip effect

Kinaxis

A small shift in customer demand essentially cracks the whip, and the further a supplier is from the demand, the more significant the impact, which inevitably leads to increasing swings in inventory for suppliers. Many Indiana Jones wannabees emerged, due to the popularity of the film. How ironic would that be?

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Amplify Your Supply Chain While Capitalizing on your IT Infrastructure

Logility

Managing the supply chain of such a global enterprise is challenging. By the time we could normalize the data and analyze our performance in standardized terms, the information was out of date. Now Smith manages a whole network of Logility solutions from his home office in Indiana without the need to replace existing systems.

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Concurrent Planning

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Unlock the Power of Concurrent Planning – 5 Best Practices Victoria Klimova Published Jun 29, 2023 The Future of Supply Chain Planning is Concurrent Concurrent planning can bring significant benefits to supply chain management. Natural disasters, pandemics and other disruptions can challenge supply chain planning.

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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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Procurement & Suppliers: Paying Attention to Terms & Conditions to Keep Supplier Relations Postitive

GlobalTranz

If your business receives or issues purchase orders or invoices for products or services on a regular basis, you may have encountered a situation where both the Buyer, i.e. a procurement professional in your supply chain and Seller, or the more often known as the supplier, have issued forms with different terms for the same transaction.

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Traceability Software for Process Manufacturing and Discrete Manufacturing

RFgen

Discrete manufacturers use these solutions to better manage inventory and reduce costs. Even with the impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain, manufacturing continues to drive forward amid uncertainty and unpredictability. Robust traceability software is required to accurately oversee these inventory types.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

Unionized UPS workers could strike this summer Walmart opens largest fulfillment center in Indiana Target tests larger next-day delivery effort Commerce Dept. Early this year, it said it would spend $100 million over the next three years to build a larger network of supply chain hubs to support the effort.