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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

The global pandemic has created a watershed moment for global supply chains. the daily delivery of packages to our homes). the daily delivery of packages to our homes). FedEx founder and chairman Fred Smith, famously said “Information about the package is as important as the package itself.”.

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How To Overcome Supply Chain Disruption

GlobalTranz

Supply chain disruption is a fact of life for every company that moves any type of product. There won’t be a new normal, just new sources of disruption, from weather to government policies to industry conditions. A resilient supply chain may be stretched to the max, but it doesn’t break.

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Reshoring: Can it bring agility to Consumer Packaged Goods & end supply chain disruptions?

IT Supply Chain

The post Reshoring: Can it bring agility to Consumer Packaged Goods & end supply chain disruptions? appeared first on IT Supply Chain. By Gareth Thomas (pictured). Senior Manager, Delaware UK.

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What to Expect When You’re Expecting Supply Chain Disruptions

QAD

Supply chain disruptions have led many discussions the past couple years — and how they have been embraced by experts as the new normal. However, it is important to remember that the supply chain has always been vulnerable. These help shorten supply chains and get goods closer to end customers.

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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Digital megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation. Confronted by supply chain disruptions, companies were mired in deep uncertainty in 2021. According to a McKinsey report, supply chain disruptions cost the average organisation 45 per cent of a year’s profit over a decade.

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Why Automation Is the Food Industry’s Answer to Supply Chain Disruption

Logility

To ensure long-term growth and protect customer loyalty, businesses need to strive for the automation of supply chain planning. Supply optimization solutions enable planners to consider all constraints, costs, and capacities across the supply chain network and weigh them against current business goals.

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Holiday Supply Chain Optimization for Us Mere Mortals

ToolsGroup

As Christmas draws near, it’s impossible not to think of Santa — and as the CEO of an AI company that optimizes supply chain , it’s impossible to ignore his looming logistical challenge. Delivering billions of packages around the entire world in one night? No wonder supply chain managers feel overwhelmed!

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