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Better Ways to Address Trade-Offs with Supply Chain Optimization

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Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. Supply chain optimization has also improved in significant ways that can address these trade-offs better than before. Optimizing one link doesn’t optimize the entire supply chain – you must consider the impact of any decision on the entire network.

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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

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GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Business Spend Management Solutions are Networked .

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

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What you really need is full transparency into the impact of this delay, not just on part lead times but how their late arrival will affect all the links in your network ending with your customer. But the opposite is not true – if you optimize one link, you have not optimized the entire supply chain.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2023

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As costs pressures build up, organizations need to get creative in increasing the focus on cost optimization while ensuring resilience and business continuity. And still others provide the best networking opportunities. As we turn the page on 2022 , I’d like to make five supply chain predictions about what to expect for 2023.

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Economic Aspects of Supply Chains

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Understanding the Economic Impact of Supply Chains In a report titled "Understanding the Economic Impact of North Carolina's Supply Chain: Conduit for Prosperity and Economic Development," researchers Dana Magliola, Lindsay Schilleman, and John Elliott shed light on the economic impact of supply chains in North Carolina.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Truck Chassis Pool Manager Consolidated Chassis Management Acquired Consolidated Chassis Management (CCM), which provides ocean container carriers and trucking firms with a network of container truck chassis fleets across various South Atlantic ports has been acquired by private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management.

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Who is the Supply Chain Planner in the Age of AI?

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AI and machine learning (the subset of techniques most in use in business today) figure prominently on the agenda, as companies want to improve forecast accuracy with demand sensing, predict yields and lead times, optimize inventory, get recommendations on how to respond to disruptions, and more.