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7 Supply Chain Challenges That Exist Today

4WL Consulting

This heightens the need for having a global procurement network which can support and respond to a company’s supply chain needs in a timely manner. However, many chief procurement officers claim that it is becoming more and more difficult to select a strategic supplier who offers consistent global quality and local service. #2

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Global Supply Chain Management: Best Practices and Trends

HICX Solutions

Therefore, awareness of changes in global regulatory legislation and a focus on sustainable procurement have never been so important for organizations of all sizes. Increased agility In recent years, supply chain trends have focused on the supply chain’s agility and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Industry professionals have put in tireless hours and taken strategic measures to keep the supply chain moving and meet customer demand. Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities.

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Logistics Center of Excellence: Delivering Value to Organizations

Talking Logistics

“A Center of Excellence (CoE) centralizes technology, processes and people needed to collect supply chain data that provides the visibility that’s required to match objectives and goals of the enterprise with managers’ decisions,” says my colleague Matt Lewis, vice president for business development at GEODIS. Source: GEODIS.

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Omnichannel Retail Requires Close Collaboration with Logistics Providers

Enterra Insights

Lack of Inventory Visibility and Metrics. Carrying inventory is a necessary evil. Too much inventory means profits are eaten away by storage costs. Too little inventory and sales opportunities are lost. Poor Visibility into Inventory in Transit. We live in the digital age and supply chains need to become digital.