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Eurozone Economy Now in Technical Recession

Supply Chain Matters

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , sizable changes to data from Germany, Ireland and Finland prompted the revision. Besides Germany , Greece , Lithuania , Malta , Ireland and the Netherlands experienced quarter on quarter GDP declines. pharmaceutical companies cutting back on production.

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How Being in the Army Changed My Life

BlueYonder

Throughout my childhood, I was inspired to join the Army by my grandad who served as a Royal Engineer (RE) in World War II and my uncle who served as an infantry soldier in the 1970’s and during trouble in Northern Ireland. During my time as a Military Administrator I served in Germany, Holland, Belgium and Northern Ireland.

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Sustainability: Do Supply Management and Global Sourcing Matter? (Guest Post by Jury Gualandris, UCD)

SCM Research

On the other, sustainability-oriented monitoring and collaboration will allow to leverage resources and knowledge that are potentially valuable and are not available locally, thus fostering final sustainability performance. Jury is a Lecturer at UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School in Dublin, Ireland.

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Overcoming Hurdles to Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

There are resource shortages, clogged ports, rising shipping costs, unfilled job openings, slowed production, empty shelves, and the list goes on. Marcus Jeffery, Territory Manager, UK and Ireland, at Ivanti Supply Chain, observes, “Global supply chains have been under immense pressure over the past year.

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Brexit: Supply Chain Risk or Opportunity?

Logility

Will Scotland and Northern Ireland decide to stay in the UK or become independent and join the EU? Evaluate capacity plans, taking into account changes in resources and alternative scenarios. Will the UK’s exports and imports to the EU remain the same or will they be affected? If not, how will that affect capital availability?

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Win-Win Value Chain Scenarios Require Collaboration

Enterra Insights

.” Bowen and Vitasek add, “Creating an end-to-end collaboration culture is never easy, and it takes considerable time and resources.” Mark Adams, regional sales director for UK and Ireland at Cohesity, insists, “One thing is certain: data is — and will continue to be — the key to digital business.

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SKU Rationalization: What Is It and Why Is It Needed?

Vanguard Software

For example, Unilever found that SKU variance in their UK and Ireland operations accounted for 20% of their inventory but only contributed 5% to their sales. As a result, many organizations end up experiencing greater inventory and holding costs, stacking up additional time and inefficiencies. Demand Planning & Forecasting for CPG.