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Coronavirus Highlights Fragility of Global Supply Networks

Jaggaer

A businessman, who caught the virus at a conference in Singapore, was linked to several other cases. Procurement professionals around the world are sitting up and paying attention, especially in sectors with globally integrated supply chains. Corona v irus could wreck the global auto industry.’. Telecommunications equipment.

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Post-Pandemic Impermanence and 6 Actions to Take Now!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The move from China, even if to other more reliable-in-a-crisis countries like India, Mexico or Singapore, will come at considerable cost. Loss of manufacturing know-how is a loss of leverage. China is more than a point of manufacture; they are also a large global consumer. Supplier Management. is a partial answer.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- May 12 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Graves indicated in an interview with Bloomberg that the combined entity will have a “ focus on building a supply chain in the Americas, as US automakers look for non-Chinese sources of the battery metal. America-centric is a big differentiator for us with customers, with investors.”

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

Inventory management. Purchasing and supplier management. Production/manufacturing. Later in this article we’ll look at some examples of functional and cross functional KPIs. Broadly speaking though, the following areas are those where KPIs will be necessary: Order capture. Warehousing. Transportation.

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