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The Role of Supply Chain Planning in Today’s Complex Business Environment

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Over the past five years, supply chains have faced unprecedented challenges. E-commerce demands, trade pressures, and increasingly complex supplier networks have necessitated executives to raise concerns about their supply chain operations. Who is responsible for Supply Chain Planning?

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Ethical Considerations in Supply Chain Compliance

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The modern supply chain is a complex network of suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers, all interconnected and reliant on a shared ecosystem of trust and accountability. As industries evolve and global markets expand, ethical considerations have become central to supply chain compliance.

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The Impact of NIS 2 Regulations on Manufacturing Supply Chains 

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NIS 2 Has Deep Impacts on the Supply Chain, Not Just Plant Operations The manufacturing industry is undergoing a significant transformation as it grapples with the implications of the Network and Information Systems Directive 2 (NIS 2). This includes risk analysis, security of supply chains, and incident response capabilities.

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The Emergence of Supply Chain Data Fabrics

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When one thinks of supply chain software vendors, the name InterSystems may not spring to mind. A supply chain data fabric can help companies augment their supply chain processes. They aim to achieve the same success in supply chain management that they have achieved in the healthcare sector.

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How to Achieve True Net-Zero Emissions: An Action Plan for Supply Chain Leaders

However, meeting them is easier said than done. This GEP whitepaper shows why supply chain leaders should take steps now, and offers an action plan for moving forward. To achieve sustainability, many firms set lofty net-zero emissions goals.

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ESG-Driven Supply Chains: Moving Beyond Compliance Toward Proactive Sustainability

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Supply chain sustainability is increasingly important for companies facing expectations from investors, regulators, customers, and employees. Integrating ESG across supply chains presents clear operational and strategic challenges that require focused attention. Data collection and verification remain areas of concern.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up (October 7th-11th 2024)

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply Chain & Logistics News Round-Up (October 7th – 11th) This past week, I’ve been playing tourist in London, one of my favorite cities in Europe. In the context of supply chains, I found the exhibit fascinating and saw that the obsession with foreign objects has persisted throughout history.

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Five Best Practices for Balancing Costs, Risks, and Sustainability

In the face of volatile macroeconomic conditions and other complex challenges, supply chain and procurement pros must strike a tough balance between seemingly contradictory demands: boosting performance and sustaining and extending business operations, all while meeting customers’ needs.

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Supply Chain 4.0: Why You Need to Digitize to Survive

Speaker: Laura Garcia, Sr. Editor at Supply Chain Digital and Procurement Magazines

In Digitize to Survive, we’ll be showing how you can leverage today’s tech to help meet organizational objectives and not only survive but thrive in a post-pandemic world. Mitigating supply chain risks. With all the new tech available on the market, setting a digitization roadmap and knowing where to start can be difficult.

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Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?

Speaker: Hortense Grouvel

In this new webinar, you will learn firsthand how to set up a sustainable supply chain program that will help meet increasing ESG requirements stemming from regulators, customers, consumers, and investors alike.

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What Supply Chain Leaders Keep Getting Wrong

Speaker: David Blonski, Chief Operations Officer of Elementum

We see this same dynamic play out in supply chains every day. In an environment that’s never been more challenging, supply chain leaders are as determined as ever to decrease costs and improve performance. Get the fundamentals rocking, so your operations can meet their full potential. Supply Chain leadership 101.

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4 Ways To Drive Supply Chain Excellence in the Food Industry

The Supplier Relationship Management Playbook is your guide to building effective supplier partnerships that drive supply chain excellence. This playbook equips supply chain professionals with strategies for managing compliance, tracking performance, and fostering collaboration to reduce supply chain risks.

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The Rise of Supply Chain n.0 – 5 Ways to Thrive on Change

Disruption and change are everyday realities when managing a supply chain in the post-pandemic world. Supply Chain n.0 0 provides a solid framework to drive visibility, resilience and sustainability – enabling supply chains to constantly evolve to meet ever-changing demands.

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Future Focus: Constructing Unshakeable Stability in Your Manufacturing Supply Chain

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. But what do these really mean today?

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Striking a Balance in the Supply Chain: Navigating Volatile Supply and Demand to Meet Customer Needs

Speaker: Tony Darnell, Shipping Manager at Lippert Components

In this webinar, we will discuss: Fulfilling the needs of customers at every level within your supply chain Guidance for companies that are reanalyzing their approach to inventory management, transportation management, and other aspects of supply assurance The obstacles that exist in supply chain and how to persevere through them April 27th, 2023 at (..)