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Interoperability in the Supply Chain: Leveraging the OSI Model for Seamless Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

Network Layer: Manages data routing. Transport Layer: Ensures dependable data transfer. Session Layer: Manages sessions between applications. Network Layer: Routing Across the Supply Chain In supply chains, this layer corresponds to the routing of goods and information across different nodes in the network.

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The Role of Supply Chain Planning in Today’s Complex Business Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Risk Management: Identifying potential disruptions, such as natural disasters, supplier disruptions, such as bankruptcies, transportation delays, and developing contingency plans to mitigate their impacts. Some solution offerings can provide “what-if” case scenarios and map out solutions.

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Amazon and the Shift to AI-Driven Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Excess inventory, stockouts, and increased transportation expenses are common consequences of outdated planning methods. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, while effective for tracking transactions and inventory levels, lack the predictive capabilities needed to anticipate and mitigate risks.

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Amul’s Optimized Supply Chain: Driving Global Growth in the Dairy Industry

Logistics Viewpoints

Milk Processing : After collection, milk is transported to regional processing plants, where it is pasteurized and packaged. Another e-initiative provides farmers access to information related to the dairy sector (markets/technologies etc.) Direct Procurement : Milk is collected directly from farmers at the village level.

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Supply Chain Efficiency: A Deep Dive into the Core Drivers

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Supply chain efficiency is the cornerstone of success and involves the effective management of processes, resources, and technologies from procurement to production, transportation to warehousing. Transportation and Logistics: The goal here is to minimize delivery costs while maintaining reliable service levels.

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Supply Chain Resilience is Essential in an Uncertain World

Enterra Insights

. … The truly biggest risks and threats — to the global economy, to businesses, and to supply chains — are the ones you’re unaware of and not accounting for in the first place. When it comes to risk management, assessing the likelihood of various outcomes, and preparing accordingly, is vital. But what’s even more vital?

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Beyond Cost Optimization: Building Resilient Supply Chains in an Unstable Trade Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Political instability has disrupted transportation corridors. Leading organizations are building supply chains that are less exposed to single points of failure, more informed by real-time data, and more able to adjust sourcing, inventory, and routing based on current conditions. Trade tensions have led to abrupt tariff hikes.