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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

Kinaxis

The 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo was one such opportunity. About three hundred supply chain professionals from various pockets of the world representing manufacturers, retailers, logistics providers, and technology vendors took part in the summit.

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Why Segmentation and Profitability Go Hand in Hand

BlueYonder

I also had the pleasure of hosting a roundtable session on supply chain segmentation along with Bob Heaney , Aberdeen’s lead analyst for Supply Chain Management. Twenty-five executives from pharmaceutical, CPG, retail, logistics and B2B/industrial industries were part of this insightful and interactive discussion.

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Keeping Tire Manufacturing on Track in the New Normal: Supply Chain Optimization is the Best Route Forward

BlueYonder

Over the past decade, the tire industry has faced several market and technological challenges, caused by increasing competition and growing demand for high technology tires. Unified Logistics. No matter the hurdles of 2020, logistics was up for the challenge. Complete Control.

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Avoid “Lost in Translation”. Monetize S&OP to Include Finance.

ToolsGroup

It’s a problem of “lost in translation”—the differing lingo used by the finance side versus planning, supply, production and logistics. The language of finance is numbers, but they’re different numbers than the ones used by supply chain. This isn’t just aligning financial planning with S&OP.

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Good Safety is Good Business at the LogiChem 2015 Conference

CH Robinson Transportfolio

At LogiChem, attendees interacted through roundtables and panel discussions on topics that identified best practices around inventory and supply chain metrics, third party logistics provider (3PL) management, rail logistics strategy to combat the driver shortage dilemma, and a host of other topics.

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Key Manufacturing Takeaways from FocusConnect 2016

BlueYonder

As 2016 draws to a close, it’s clear that the next 12 months are set to be extremely disruptive for the manufacturing industry. Considering that the industry has largely concentrated on becoming cost-effective rather than lean, this means manufacturers must be prepared for change. The supply chain of the future.

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2012 Supply Chain Predictions: Is the End of the World Nigh?

Supply Chain Network

As Gartner predicts “Supplier risk will continue to be a major focus, and companies will look to technology for a scalable risk assessment and management solution” (Predicts 2012: Supply Chain Predictions: Talent, Risk and Analytics Dominate: Published: 18 November 2011).