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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility. Today, there are no authoritative identifiers to track and trace for containers, warehouse locations, trucks or manufacturing plants. This year, the program included presentations from Dollar General, Sleep Number, and Western Digital.

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Welcome to the Supply Chain where the Risks Never Stop Coming

Enterra Insights

2018 challenged them in new ways, and 2019 is shaping up to present continued uncertainty as long-standing trade relationships are reconfigured.” ” With both parties already gearing up for next year’s election, dysfunction will remain the operative word in Washington. ” The year ahead. Weather disruptions.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Transport network disruption. data backups) taken in the present can payoff immensely in the long run. Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, drug manufacturing plants were faced with production delays, fueling nationwide shortages of basic medicines. Potential Sources of Disruption. Weather event.

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Top 14 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Training Programs and Courses in 2016

GlobalTranz

2) Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management at Western Washington University. Below are presented some examples of such paid short courses related to logistics management that can be taken online, to find more opportunities consider searching them at ShortCourses or at AcademicCourses. 3) OnCampus Texas. Short programs.

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Retail Trends Shaping How CPG Shippers Can Find Supply Chain Success

Zipline Logistics

From purchasing channel changes to retailer ordering patterns, many of the present trends before last March have accelerated, condensing happenings that would have needed years to take hold into 12 months. According to a Grocery Manufacturers Association study, common retail CPG brands average an 8% out-of-stock rate. Contact Us.

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Staying Ahead of Supply Chain Paradigms – LogiSYM September 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Some exaggerate the degree and duration of change, mistaking a radically shifted present for long-term transformation. Demand sensing technology will help supply chain professionals to become smarter about the sales side, which helps to drive sales but also allows for better planning of logistics and manufacturing capacity.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Transport network disruption. data backups) taken in the present can payoff immensely in the long run. Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, drug manufacturing plants were faced with production delays, fueling nationwide shortages of basic medicines. Potential Sources of Disruption. Weather event.