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2019 Kinaxis Supply Chain Innovation Forum drives strong interest in Japan

Kinaxis

by Kaori Enami With more than 200 applications for just 100 available seats, it would be an understatement to say that interest was strong in the 2019 Kinaxis Supply Chain Innovation Forum, held recently in Tokyo, Japan. to present the forum’s keynote. Details of this event will be posted soon to kinaxis.com/ja/events. Stay tuned!

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Synopsis: GeTS Webinar 9th Sept 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

This webinar was presented by CargoNow, in collaboration with GeTS (Global e-Trade Services). Building Supply Chain Resilience for Turbulent Times. Joining the GeTS team , were guest speakers from Enterprise Singapore, Keeptial, TradeWaltz.

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Aging and Its Impact on Economies and Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

is not quite at that stage; however, Japan has millions of empty homes they would love for someone to buy.[4] 4] Tim Hornyak, “ Japan Has Millions of Empty Houses. ” The U.S. 4] If birthrates don’t improve and xenophobic attitudes remain, the U.S. is headed down that path. Want to Buy One for $25,000?

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A Pause to the Rush of Life – Part 2

BlueYonder

Some of the cultural approaches I came across are described below: Wabi-Sabi (Japan): Wabi-sabi is a Japanese aesthetic that embraces the beauty of imperfection and transience. This philosophy encourages finding beauty in simplicity and appreciating the present moment, which can contribute to a more relaxed mindset.

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Kinexions, a tale of growth and potential

Kinaxis

by Trevor Miles I’m on my way back from Tokyo where I attended our user conference, Kinexions Tokyo , in Japan, just 5 weeks after our Kinexions North America user conference in San Diego. We also had the most customer presentations with 11 case studies in total including: • ASICS. Buffalo Technologies. • Dow AgroSciences.

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River of demand

Supply Chain Movement

I was reminded of his comments about a change of era as I listened to an interesting presentation by Anton van Beek, a board member of the multinational Dow Chemical Company, at a recent sustainability conference. I am currently halfway through his most recent book called ‘Embrace the Chaos’ about this inevitable transition.

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. It’s a global problem. China, which had a worker surplus of 55.2 million to 75.3 million by 2030.