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Talking Turkey for Thanksgiving

Enterra Insights

Contractor ( @FarokGlobalBiz ), a Distinguished Professor of Management & Global Business at Rutgers University, we can thank the global supply chain for many of the food items we will consume — including the turkey. And the turkey on Thanksgiving tables may not be a bird native to the U.S.

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Championing Supply Chain Digitalization

Enterra Insights

The winning companies are those that correctly identify the problem to solve — the performance metric to improve. The data model will put a spotlight on the missing data. They report, “We know from extensive research that decisions matter — a lot. He explains, “Too often companies think that more data is better.

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Digital Transformation of the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Multinational enterprises deal with a dizzying array of paperwork involving procurement deals, purchase orders, shipping data, etc. ”[3] They go on to note, “A traditional ERP simply cannot keep pace with the rate of change and the need to innovate and optimize quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively.

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4 unstoppable forces that WILL change your end-to-end supply chain

Kinaxis

Order fulfillment channels are becoming more complex as the possible combinations for purchase and returns explode. Buy online, ship direct to consumer, return to brick and mortar store. Buy via mobile, ship to a third party location (like work or a hotel). Global purchasing power. Realistically, it already isn’t.

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The Supply Chain is Suffering Labor Pains

Enterra Insights

Job reports show that people are quitting their jobs in record numbers (aka the Great Resignation). According to Axios reporter Kate Marino, “[In September,] the rate of quits increased to its highest level ever, at 2.9% Desperately.”[1] ”[1] Today’s labor market is in disarray. of the workforce.”[2]

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. On September 5, 163 metric tons of relief supplies arrived via air shipments, including 86 tons of high-energy biscuits, 30,000 blankets, 25,000 sleeping mats, and 1,000 solar lanterns.

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A Supply Chain Christmas Carol

Freightos

Production Freight Receiving Purchasing Retail Logistics Production: Santa’s little helpers. Production Freight Logistics Retail Purchasing Receiving Freight: Dasher, Carrier, Forwarder (and Rudolph). The Hackett Associates/National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Global Port Tracker report supported Zepol’s forecast.