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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.

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5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

Supply Chain Opz

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. The links below are paid links.

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Three Ways to Ensure Resilient Supply Chains

Arena Solutions

Panic buying has made it hard to find toilet paper, cleaning supplies, masks, gloves, groceries, and protective equipment as consumers purchase beyond their immediate needs. In our global economy, it has become extremely difficult for manufacturing companies to gain the necessary visibility into their supply chain partners’ ecosystems.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Lorrie Watts, Director Logistics at Red Stag!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I worked for a small trucking company in East Tennessee while in college, and I fell in love with the fast pace and constant challenges that would arise. I’ve seen incredible technological advances, including tools that allow us to better track, analyze, and predict. Tell our readers a little about your background and experience.

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Pandemic success stories: What can be learned from these triumphs?

USC Consulting Group

One of the manufacturers that was able to take advantage of this change in people’s workout habits was Peloton. Sales surge for disinfectant suppliers and manufacturers. ” These include initiatives such as robotics, analytics, big data, internet of things and enterprise resource management software.

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Your Next Pair of Gap Jeans May be Delivered with the Help of a High-Tech Robot

BlueYonder

percent) as a trial customer in one of its Tennessee warehouses. Several robot analysts cite Amazon’s $775 million purchase of robot maker Kiva Systems in 2012 as a turning point for retailers and other companies, not just automakers or industrial manufactures, in adopting robots. percent) and Target (TGT, +0.14

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Becoming a High Performing Sense and Respond Enterprise: End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility is Key

Talking Logistics

Prescriptive analytics envision many different scenarios using intelligence gathered in real-time, and presents an optimal solution. It seeks to find the optimal solution given a variety of choices, alternatives and influences that might affect the outcome. Best-in-class companies tend to have end-to-end supply chain integration.