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How Procter & Gamble is thriving on supply chain complexity

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Source: Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Procter & Gamble (P&G) is known for best-in-class supply chain planning. GDM now serves more than 100 distributors on five continents and in 180 countries from Argentina to Zimbabwe. Equally it poses huge supply chain planning challenges.

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Supply Chain Roundtable Series: Getting Demand Forecasting Right 

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Unprecedented supply chain challenges have meant the risks and consequences of over- or understocking have been felt around the globe. We met with five supply chain experts to discuss how crucial demand forecasting is for mitigating risk, and what businesses can do to improve forecast accuracy.

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What You Can’t See Can Hurt You – Is Your Supply Chain Really Transparent?

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Increasing scrutiny of labor practices requires supply chain technology that proves accountability and compliance. Consumers are demanding greater transparency and want more information about worker treatment in the supply chain. . Key Takeaways. Lack of transparency also carries a huge reputational risk.

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Supply Chain Planning in Emerging Markets: Four Points to Remember

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Supply chain planning in emerging markets is different. Now supply chain professionals have another different set of challenges on how to get product to the entire country where consumer-oriented outlets (i.e. Growing domestic demand can also cause supply chain strategies to change. Here’s what we found: 1.

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Is Online Gambling Possible in Namibia?

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Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The penetration of online gambling is proof enough for the Supply Chain Game Changer. It’s the south-most African country, sharing borders with Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. appeared first on Supply Chain Game Changer™. Subscribe Here!

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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

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To meet this demand and ensure a sustainable supply chain, Australia, Chile , China, and Brazil are proactively ramping up their lithium production. This concentration of production in one country amplifies concerns about supply chain vulnerabilities and associated ESG risks linked to nickel mining.

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Putin Promises Six African Countries Free Grain

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Putin said Russia would be able to provide Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Mali, Somalia, the Central African Republic and Eritrea with 25,000 to 50,000 tons of free grain.