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7 Ways Businesses Can Manage Supply Chain Shortages in 2021

ToolsGroup

As we head into the holiday season, supply delays, logistics constraints and inflation are looming over shoppers and retailers—and the manufacturers and distributors who keep them in supply. The 2021 supply chain shortage is the story of our lives today, as the enormous bullwhip effect of COVID continues.

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IOT for Supply Chain Tracking

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Significant advancements in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and cloud technologies in recent years has reduced the cost of adopting new technologies and broadening the spectrum of what is available. This is driving manufacturing sector to create more agile supply chains. Modern consumers demand is more personalized.

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The Dangers of Single Sourcing in Your Supply Chain

Resilinc

Avoid the pitfalls of single sourcing and learn strategies to build a more resilient supply chain. In the intricate web of modern supply chain management, efficiency often guides decision-making. What is single sourcing and sole sourcing? What are the disadvantages of single sourcing and sole sourcing?

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Supply Chain Disruption : 5 Ways to Advance with S&OP Technologies

Logility

Supply chains large and small are under siege by constant supply chain disruption. Companies find themselves struggling to serve customers, source materials, manage costs, handle supply constraints and shortages and, above all, gain visibility into what’s next. Technology is increasingly in focus.

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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. Managing Disruption and Change with Emerging Technologies. Managing Disruption and Change with Emerging Technologies. Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries.

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Happy New Year! What’s In Store for Supply Chains?

Enterra Insights

Supply chain professionals understand that. As Lora Cecere , founder of Supply Chain Insights, has insisted for a long time, “The supply chain IS Business, not a department within a business.”[2] 2] So, what lies ahead for supply chains in 2024? Freelance writer Bridget McCrea thinks so.

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Three Things Telecom Supply Chains of the Future Need to Do Now

ToolsGroup

The telecommunications industry has become so highly commoditized that customers perceive only marginal differences in products and prices among the various market players. Want to have a winning telecom supply chain? Transform telecom supply chains to a service-driven model.