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Five Trends That Excite Me!

Supply Chain Shaman

Here I share insights on the work we are doing on the Network of Networks, and Five Trends that Excite Me. I am facilitating a workshop between supply chain business visionaries and technology innovators. At this small session we will explore these new trends: What is the role of blockchain in the future of building value networks?

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Editor’s Choice: 8 Supply Chain Planning Challenges Retailers Will Face In 2022 And Tips To Overcome Them

Logistics Viewpoints

In addition, there are disruptions in the manufacturing of parts and supplies of raw materials. As we have seen in 2021, businesses automated and integrated supply chain planning capabilities, including demand-sensing , dynamic safety-stock management , inventory optimization , and external collaboration.

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Why It Matters

Supply Chain Shaman

Both companies provide packaging materials to the food manufacturing industry. Food manufacturers, over the course of the last decade, have pushed costs and waste backwards in the supply chain. billion company, manufactures glass containers with headquarters in the Midwest. Here I contrast their results. So, what can we learn?

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Manufacturing 4.0 in academia & practice: How SupplyOn contributed to the MIM 2019 conference

SupplyOn

More than 750 participants from 51 countries all over the world came to discuss the latest trends in Manufacturing 4.0 and smart manufacturing systems to inventory control and supply chain management (SCM). The post Manufacturing 4.0 from a wide variety of perspectives. Alexandre Dolgui from IMT Atlantique.

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How to boost relationships between shippers and 3PLs

DELMIA Quintiq

This increases the urgency for 3PLs to leverage on the best market trends to increase logistics flexibility. This is due to the diversification in the production schemes of manufacturers. So, a lot of manufacturers require 3PLs to agree to service levels that are challenging for large operations.

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The Virtual Twin Experience: How to Use it for Maximum Benefit

DELMIA Quintiq

While the worst of Covid-19 seems to be over, manufacturers are still reeling from the after-effects of the disruptions caused by the pandemic. Industry Trends for the Next Normal. This could mean reducing fuel consumption, machine CO 2 emissions, or transitioning their energy to hybrid, electric or hydrogen sources.

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S&OP, a vision for the future. The expert interview series #1

Supply Chain Trend

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Niels van Hove founder of Supply Chain Trend, interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. For the next 6 weeks Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend: Can you describe your first involvement in S&OP?

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