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2024: Planning for Success Amid the Uncertainty

Logistics Viewpoints

Sourcing and procurement comes in close second at 88 percent, followed by innovation at 87 percent. Logistics and inventory management rounds out the top four focus areas at 82 percent. Other critical functions include order management, manufacturing, and product development. Remember that talent management matters.

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ToolsGroup Supports Accelerated Growth With Addition of New Executives

ToolsGroup

Jon has successfully helped organizations develop growth and margin improvement strategies across a wide range of product and service offerings to include software as a service, hosting, managed services, and hardware. . The former head of human resources reports to Joseph as the ToolsGroup team is scaled to drive growth and innovation.

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Supply Chain Matters Podcast Episode 17- Needs for More Diverse Supply Chain Talent from the Lens of Technology.

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the availability of the Supply Chain Matters Podcast Episode 17- Needs for More Diverse Supply Chain Talent from the Lens of Technology. There is a growing consensus that existing supply chain and talent management processes and technology need a rethink.

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

Organizations must use every means at their disposal to keep goods moving while at the same time preventing their most important resource – their talent – from jumping ship at an alarming pace. resigned from their jobs in durable goods manufacturing. How Labor and Talent Shortages Affect Supply Chains.

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Planned Obsolescence in the Durable Goods Industry

Logility

To some extent durable goods manufacturers can predict aggregate demand based on the average useful life for their products. Disposable income can ebb and flow abruptly due to natural and man-made disruptions, leaving durable goods manufacturers scrambling to dispose of excess inventory. Fluctuating Capacity Requirements.

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Planned Obsolescence in the Durable Goods Industry

Logility

To some extent durable goods manufacturers can predict aggregate demand based on the average useful life for their products. Disposable income can ebb and flow abruptly due to natural and man-made disruptions, leaving durable goods manufacturers scrambling to dispose of excess inventory. Fluctuating Capacity Requirements.

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Robotic Process Automation and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Quirk cites a 2017 study published by the Information Services Group (ISG) that concluded, “This kind of automation technology is allowing for a 43 percent reduction in resources needed for order-to-cash processes, 34 percent for invoicing, and 32 percent for vendor and talent management.”