ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

In 2021, 87% of Americans were negatively impacted by the supply chain. 75% of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruption ( Accenture ). In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020.

Material Savings 207

Material Savings Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Planning Software Manufacturing Procurement 207

Operations and Supply Chain Management

MAY 14, 2014

The problem, according to the authors, is that protective measures can be at odds with supply chain managers’ goal of improving cost efficiency. Supply chain efficiency, which is directed at improving a company’s financial performance, is different from supply chain resilience , whose goal is risk reduction.

Sourcing Strategies 40

Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction 40

Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 26, 2012

In the tradition of David Letterman, (in no particular order) let’s hit the Top 10 Supply Chain Predictions for 2012. Supply chain risk will not go away. At the start of 2011, I wrote a blog (Supply Chain Risk and Charles Darwin) that highlighted 2010 as the worst on record for supply chain disruptions.

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Predictive Analytics Software Predictive Analytics Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software 124