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The Greenest Mile: Planning’s Role in Supply Chain Sustainability

Logistics Viewpoints

We must plan, source, make, and deliver differently for supply chain sustainability. These examples address the source, make, and deliver areas of supply chain. Similarly, increasing the efficiency of planning and reducing waste will lay a firm foundation for greener sourcing, manufacturing and delivery. Buffering creates waste.

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Wake-Call for Added Resiliency Within Healthcare Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

Background On July 19, a devastating tornado with reported winds of upwards of 150 miles-per-hour devastated an area in eastern North Carolina. million square foot Pfizer life-saving drug production facility located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Pfizer drug manufacturing facility. and other countries.

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The Promise and Peril of Generative AI for Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

The first use case is MIT professor Yossi Sheffi’s idea for using generative AI to monitor all possible sources of risk for a given supplier to mitigate any disruptions. While there is endless speculation, from my reading two supply chain-specific opportunities intrigued me.

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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

Logistics Viewpoints

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Networks and Sourcing.

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The Role of the JIT Delivery System in Manufacturing Logistics

Kanban Logistics

The biggest benefit of a just-in-time delivery system is that the manufacturer’s need for on-hand inventory is greatly reduced – freeing up more space for core operations. JIT as part of a 3PL manufacturing logistics operation So, if the inventory is no longer with the manufacturer, where does it go?

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Who is the Supply Chain Planner in the Age of AI?

Logistics Viewpoints

AI and machine learning (the subset of techniques most in use in business today) figure prominently on the agenda, as companies want to improve forecast accuracy with demand sensing, predict yields and lead times, optimize inventory, get recommendations on how to respond to disruptions, and more.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

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