Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

Simply put, supply chain operations are under strain with pressures coming from multiple sources. Meanwhile, executives are focusing on the present, with an eye to the future a concern for a repeat of the recent past. And they must be capable of adapting to various demands.

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AFFLINK

OCTOBER 25, 2017

One of the most important adjustments that must be made to your supply chain risk management plan involves opportunities to not only look at the short-term effects of certain disasters, but the long-term ramifications as well. Prepare Questions and Sources. What effect does that have on the rest of the chain?

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 24, 2023

In the latest WEF Global Risks Report , the authors note, “Present and future risks can interact with each other to form a ‘polycrisis’ — a cluster of related global risks with compounding effects, such that the overall impact exceeds the sum of each part.” The other risks are: 1. Reputational Risks.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog updates readers on added developments which now indicate that consumer electronics icon Apple is accelerating actions to source the company’s hardware component and assembly production to other countries. From our lens, this is an acknowledged need for broader supply chain agility and resilience.

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QAD

DECEMBER 8, 2022

There are different types of software risks to consider: Custom code software applications – Also referred to as bespoke software, it’s explained as “the process of designing, creating, deploying and maintaining software for a specific set of users, functions or organizations.”. What Are Supply Chain Software Risk Management Strategies?

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

I’m talking about real solutions that can perform combinatorial analytics and can pool and share data to present actual solutions.” Vishal Patel, Vice President of Product Marketing at Ivalua, was also present during the webinar, and he added his thoughts on Procurement’s role in supporting ESG initiatives.

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ivalua

APRIL 27, 2023

I’m talking about real solutions that can perform combinatorial analytics and can pool and share data to present actual solutions.” Vishal Patel, Vice President of Product Marketing at Ivalua, was also present during the webinar, and he added his thoughts on Procurement’s role in supporting ESG initiatives.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. Environmental changes involve shifts in sustainability requirements, climate-related risks, or the need to comply with environmental regulations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2021

Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, Supply Chain Management at APQC (American Productivity & Quality Center) recently gave a presentation at ARC Advisory Group’s Supply Chain Forum. In her presentation, Ms. Supplier Risk Management in Periods of Crisis. Background.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the availability of our latest recorded podcast episode: Risk Megatrends That Supply Chain Management Teams Should Anticipate in 2024. Podcast Overview Our invited guest for this latest episode is Bindiya Vakil.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 31, 2013

I kicked things off with a discussion on supply chain risk management, leveraging some of my research and writings on this topic (see “ Many Companies Falling Short on Supply Chain Risk Management ” and “ Rethinking Supply Chain Risk Management ”).

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

In a hackathon, people form up into groups and within a one-week time frame, identify a market need, develop an approach to addressing that need – in many cases prototype solutions – then present those ideas to a leadership team. Our team put together some ideas around supply chain risk management.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 18, 2016

Over the past few years, I’ve written extensively about the growing importance of supply chain risk management and supply chain mapping, including the following: Rethinking Supply Chain Risk Management. Doing Nothing on Supply Chain Risk Management.

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RFgen

APRIL 6, 2023

Supply chain risk management begins with an understanding of the risks to your organization and a strong proactive plan to mitigate risk. Cybersecurity is a vital component of a supply chain risk management plan. Supply chain issues remain a real and present challenge in 2023.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Organisations are taking the lead in establishing advanced infrastructure for storing and distributing locally and internationally sourced food supplies to different markets. Food Insecurity: Supply–Demand conundrum Food shortage and insecurities can be directly related to poor supply chain management practices from farm to table.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2024

Onshoring and nearshoring will become increasingly popular to shrink supply chains globally. Businesses need the flexibility to sense real-time changes to pivot sourcing, production, and logistics accordingly. Next, let’s address supply chain risk management in the 2024 supply chain.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 27, 2019

It is crucial to have alerts in place to help mitigate risks.”[2] ”[2] Moralez isn’t implying that an alerting system is a sufficient supply chain risk management solution. Supply chain risk management requires a full-time effort. Five years ago, it ranked just 15th.”

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ivalua

MAY 9, 2019

The most fundamental spend categorization in Procurement is the line between direct and indirect spend, but one effort that transcends this split is supplier management. This includes supplier information management, supply chain risk management/mitigation, and supplier performance management.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2016

Moving on to supply chain risk management, LoJack SCI and TransVoyant announced a partnership to provide companies “with the ability to identify, prioritize, and mitigate supply chain risks by increasing real-time alerting on factors that affect global supply chains.”

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 12, 2020

No one knows this better than supply chain risk managers. Bowman, Managing Editor of SupplyChainBrain , asks some important questions: “In a complex modern-day global supply chain, how can companies assess which suppliers present the highest level of risk to business continuity?

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Resilinc

APRIL 13, 2021

You may be part of an organization whose leaders understand that supply chain risk management (SCRM) is a strategic imperative, and your SCRM may already be mature and delivering a return on investment. 4) The supply chain organization’s operational review includes evaluation by the corporate risk team.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

” What often goes unspoken is the fact that something having potential means there may not be much to crow about at the present. Potential refers to a future state rather than the present state. Managing trade documentation. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

As multi-industry and associated global-wide supply chain management teams enter 2024, supply chain leaders will be challenged with differing economic, business and global supply chain challenges in either short term tactical or longer terms business transformational dimensions.

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Resilinc

MARCH 23, 2021

Like most readers of Resilinc’s blog, you probably agree that improving supply chain resiliency should be a core strategic goal for your company—and for any large manufacturing company. Or you may be in the early stages of seeking buy-in from C-level leaders for a supply chain resiliency effort.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2023

In this edition, we include four added news capsule announcements that has occurred across the supply chain technology spectrum: Exiger Acquisition of Ion Channel IBM Announces Initial Efforts Toward Making Generative AI More Widely Available Cerberus Capital Management Plans to Raise $2.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2016

For large apparel and retail companies, the treatment of labor in sweat shops in third world countries presents a critical set of issues. This article discusses new crowd sourcing apps that could allow brand owners a tool to better protect their reputation.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

This can come in several ways, such as electronic updates from your partners or reports provided by your own transportation team, which presents several challenges. At the heart of these strategies is a transportation management system that allows you to employ and maintain the mechanisms of resilience. First, it is a lot of data.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Over the decades, EDI standards emerged that cover a variety of supply chain artifacts and activities , from Purchase Orders & Acknowledgements (EDI 850 & 855) to Invoices (EDI 810) to Shipping Manifests (EDI 856). Building APIs to supplement EDI will not necessarily help improve risk management.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 24, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides our readers added perspectives on this week’s reports indicating that Apple has initiated plans for production of the upcoming new model iPhone14 to be sourced from both China and India. Added Supply Chain Matters Perspectives. Bob Ferrari.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

The geopolitical conflicts to which Resilinc refers include things like trade conflicts and Brexit, which the company asserts pose some of the most potentially costly and disruptive supply chain impacts. ” Control Risks isn’t the only company predicting which risks could have the greatest impact on supply chains this year.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 10, 2021

Just-in-time (JIT) enabled the development of the cost-optimized supply chain, yet, the over-emphasis on such efficiency caused companies to insufficiently address risk management, especially for logistics network risks beyond the four walls. This presents much risk on the supply side.

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SCM Research

AUGUST 31, 2016

A new report, The State of Sustainable Supply Chains (pdf), echoes the voices of more than 100 specialists from 70 companies to reveal how companies “are embedding sustainability in their supply chains by managing risks and adopting corporate commitment to human rights, ethics, the environment and the communities from which they source goods (..)

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 20, 2015

The theme of the general meeting will focus on a topic of great interest to supply chain professionals at every level of the organization: “ Creating a Supply Chain Risk Management Capability.”. Mr. Jason Schenker, Economist and President of Prestige Economics.

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SCM Research

AUGUST 31, 2016

A new report, The State of Sustainable Supply Chains (pdf), echoes the voices of more than 100 specialists from 70 companies to reveal how companies “are embedding sustainability in their supply chains by managing risks and adopting corporate commitment to human rights, ethics, the environment and the communities from which they source goods (..)

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

In order to accelerate the learning, this article has gathered 20+ most sought-after supply chain case studies, analyzed/categorized them by industry and the findings are presented. There are two things Boeing and Airbus have in common, utilization of lean manufacturing system and strategic sourcing concept.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Indications thus far would indicate that indeed, consumers are being more watchful and concerted in their holiday spending activity, waiting to ascertain where the best bargains will present themselves. First and likely foremost is perspectives on ongoing sourcing of materials and finished goods production across China.

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In our poll, webinar participants saw business partnering, supplier innovation and collaboration, and supply chain risk management as their key areas of focus for procurement. Attijariwafa Bank has successfully implemented a source-to-contract solution with the JAGGAER ONE platform.

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