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7 Supply Chain Challenges That Exist Today

4WL Consulting

This heightens the need for having a global procurement network which can support and respond to a company’s supply chain needs in a timely manner. However, many chief procurement officers claim that it is becoming more and more difficult to select a strategic supplier who offers consistent global quality and local service. #2

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Global Supply Chain Management: Best Practices and Trends

HICX Solutions

Therefore, awareness of changes in global regulatory legislation and a focus on sustainable procurement have never been so important for organizations of all sizes. Supply chain integration Supply chain software provides businesses with full supply chain integration by ensuring that the various supply chain segments communicate seamlessly.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

The uptick’s been attributed to gaps in regulatory and process execution, and a shortage of skilled labor in warehouses. How Businesses and Supply Chain Professionals are Responding to the Crisis. Nearly 90% of senior supply-chain executives plan to pursue regionalization to some extent over the next three years.

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Logistics Center of Excellence: Delivering Value to Organizations

Talking Logistics

“A Center of Excellence (CoE) centralizes technology, processes and people needed to collect supply chain data that provides the visibility that’s required to match objectives and goals of the enterprise with managers’ decisions,” says my colleague Matt Lewis, vice president for business development at GEODIS. Source: GEODIS.

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Omnichannel Retail Requires Close Collaboration with Logistics Providers

Enterra Insights

Legacy staffers note, “If a business’s various supply chain processes don’t work together, it can’t ensure across-the-board customer satisfaction. Larger companies generally have many private warehouses and distribution centers, managed by different in-house and outsourced operators, that run on different systems.