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Supply Chain Management in Apparel Industry

SCMDOJO

Countries, especially in South Asia, like China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, etc., Demand forecasting is an essential feature of this type of supply chain network and you will require dedicated professionals who are experts at analyzing key metrics to forecast the demand.

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Make Bottleneck Management Your Biggest Priority

ThroughPut

Use these strategies to find more bottlenecks, remove them faster, and prevent them from returning: 1. Many intelligence tools aggregate data into a static series of metrics. It doesn’t provide perfect foresight, but it does provide a marked upgrade compared to the vague forecasts companies currently rely on. Understand the objective.

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

The quantity of goods carried by containers soared from 102 million metric tons in 1980 to about 1.83 billion metric tons as of 2017. At the same time, companies have adopted just-in-time production strategies that minimize the parts and materials they keep in inventory, in an attempt to maximize returns to shareholders.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

Sourcing is now predominantly overseas: China is one of the big sourcing countries of course, along with India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Vietnam and Thailand. Will people change their sourcing strategies? That’s been a massive trend. They’re loading programs and using analytical tools in house.

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AI and Climate Change, Can Technology Save The Planet, and What’s Next for Green City Vancouver

Freightera

I grew up there, but also spent some time in Saudi Arabia, and because my family is from Pakistan, I spent some time there too. Part of our green economy strategy is also our support of cleantech entrepreneurs. We now talk about designing business strategy and purpose that is making a better world. Life purpose? We can do that.

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KPI Key Performance Indicators in Supply Chain & Logistics

Logistics Bureau

For this reason, KPIs are essential for any business improvement strategy. A KPI is a metric… but not just any metric. A KPI is a metric focused on a KEY element of business, departmental, or team performance. This is especially true in any business where customers tie into agreements or contracts.

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