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10 Key Issues The Hackett Group Says Will Impact Supply Chain Transformation in 2021

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What Will Impact Procurement Processes in 2021? Supply Chain Transformation is ongoing but never more important than in 2021. The research encompasses organizations across industries and sectors, with focus on North America and EMEA. This was due in large part to the way they were designed.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

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Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains. We will build one demand signal and produce one supply plan,” Mr. Bailey said. The company works with 13 ocean carriers and 7 air carriers.

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

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And a FourKites survey of 350+ supply chain leaders tells us that the past few years of supply chain disruptions — including COVID-19, market volatility, global political conflict, material shortages and extreme weather events — drove 73% of respondents to begin investing in supply chain visibility, with 46% planning to invest more in 2023.

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From Real-Time Visibility to Real-Time Decisions: Data’s Value Is Propagating Across Global Supply Chains

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We’re currently on the cusp of a big incremental change in the industry’s transformation journey, as the value of real-time supply chain data is increasingly being felt far beyond transportation logistics. The entire supply chain industry was caught flat-footed by the seismic disruptions wrought by the pandemic.

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COVID-19: Five things Procurement Leaders need to be ready for post-pandemic

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Observations from EVP of North America – Dan Colling s, April 13th. During this time, Procurement teams have played a critical role in helping businesses manage these extremely challenging conditions – in some cases, they have enabled businesses to meet vast levels of demand. Procurement sector priorities will change.

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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration

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Real-time visibility into “static goods” — wherever they may be — is the foundation for managing through volatility. Matt has led high-impact teams that implemented logistics strategies and systems at P&G, Nestle, Kraft, Anheuser-Busch Inbev, Tyco, Argos and Nokia across North America, Western Europe and Latin America.

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Supply Chain Resilience: Three Lessons from the Leaders

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Luciano Sieber, Vice President of End-to-End Supply Chain for North America at Colgate-Palmolive, sums up the need to recognize and master volatility: “Resilience has a clear definition at Colgate: thriving in a world of uncertainty.” End-to-end supply chain visibility is vital for disruption management,” he states. “We