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Sustainable Product Packaging Impacts Supply Chain Transformation

QAD

Product packaging, especially in the consumer products universe is more than simply the vessel to hold the product and to protect it during transport. Packaging over the last five to ten years has undergone a transformation. Packaging changes have impacted the procurement, manufacturing and distribution processes of organizations.

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Supply Chain Transformation, Part One: The Transformation Imperative

Enterra Insights

He writes, “Global supply chains were clearly in trouble before COVID-19 arrived on the scene, but when it did, the weakness of our time-honored strategies for procurement, production and delivery became shockingly evident. To paraphrase an old maxim, then, necessity breeds innovation.”[2] ”[5].

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A True Supply Chain Transformation Requires the Proper Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

It requires a company to further leverage the supply chain design philosophy. Mr. Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. How do we best handle surging transportation costs?

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Most Popular Logistics Stories from 2021

Logistics Viewpoints

Living and working in this area provides me with the opportunity to schedule site visits at many of these innovative firms. Most recently, I visited the Berkshire Grey (BG) corporate office for an in-depth discussion about the company’s business, followed by a tour of the Berkshire Grey Innovation Center.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

In our recent survey on analytics, today 74% of companies are attempting to improve supply chain visibility (as shown in Figure 1). Projects Being Implemented as Part of a Digital Supply Chain Transformation Project. We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility.

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Supply Chain Matters Book Review: Profit From The Source

Supply Chain Matters

This book primarily targets a senior management audience but can provide supply chain and other functional leaders important learning and organizational approaches. One of the statements is: “ In many companies, if not most, procurement is an unglamorous, unloved part of the business. Book Content.

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Barry Bradley awarded Food Logistics 2023 Rock Star of the Supply Chain Award

crisp

The award recognizes Crisp’s Head of Supply Chain Barry Bradley’s leadership and innovation in the food supply chain – and the achievements throughout his career in retail & CPG that have come to shape it. “Procurement teams can spend up to 50% of their time looking for data.

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