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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Because switching from JIT to JIC is at best only a tool to address short-term problems and risk. Why tell this story?

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Only as Good as Your Data: Why Supply Chain Digital Twins Require Real-Time Data Unification

ToolsGroup

But here, we’ll be talking about supply chain digital twins. A supply chain digital twin is a complete model of your supply chain that allows you to run what-if scenarios and determine the most efficient use of resources for fulfilling demand. Get the insights you need.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

E2open to acquire BluJay Solutions. Kroger kicks off Florida delivery solution at Pride. Kansas City Southern agrees to US$30B CN Rail deal. E2open , a provider of cloud-based supply chain management technology, announced that it is acquiring BluJay Solutions. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

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Dublin-based Evocco lets you track, improve, and offset the climate impact of your food purchases based on your receipt. As I mentioned earlier this week, Amazon is continuing its course of supply chain innovation. But for consumers, it is often difficult to measure the climate impact of what we eat.

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Taking Back Control of Your Inventory Costs

IQMS

Dealing with disruption is part of the value equation mid-market manufacturers bring to the table, particularly those that are part of a larger supply chain. Forecasting – Many customers rely on their suppliers to anticipate their needs and be ready with products even though they have not yet issued a purchase order.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

Andrew was the company’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across their end-to-end value chain. The multinational’s goal is to achieve net zero GHG emissions across their value chain by 2040. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain. PepsiCo has an enormous and complex supply chain.

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2024 Manufacturing Trends Focus is on Operational Efficiency

IQMS

Instead, as we head into 2024, manufacturers will turn to four strategies that drive efficiency: automation and workforce enablement, vertical integration and consolidation, artificial intelligence (AI) driven business planning and execution, and recognition of sustainability as an operational benefit. In 2024, this is becoming less true.