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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

Use a two-pronged approach that couples new recruitment approaches with technology to provide transparent operational insight. The labor supply is shrinking in Germany, Poland, Russia, and Japan, and contraction is expected to quicken. Solving the labor crunch also means exploring new sources of supply. It’s a global problem.

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Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

These changes can be categorized into various types, including shifts in supply and demand patterns, geopolitical developments, environmental concerns, advancements in information technology, and talent shortages. These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 5, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. Previous rounds have been led by Menlo Ventures and Playground Global.

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Can You Predict Supply Chain Disruptions in an Unpredictable World?

Logility

Technology leapt to the forefront as visibility into the entire supply chain became essential. This means better sourcing decisions, more accurate planning, accelerated cycle times, improved precision, increased operating performance – everything you need to weather supply chain disruptions and constraints – while meeting your ESG goals.

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Innovative Approaches to Supply Chain Risk

Kinaxis

This key supplier had been identified and sure enough, you have a second source primed and ready to go. We have a problem.” The alternate source uses the same supplier in Taiwan. This scenario played out for thousands of companies after the Japan earthquake, the Thailand floods and numerous other smaller scale disasters.

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Step Five: Stage Five Supply Chain Planning System of Record (SCP SOR)

Kinaxis

As you can probably guess, this is the last step in reaching Stage Five for your Supply Chain Planning System of Record (SCP SOR). Predictive analytics are one way to forward think. We were literally able to change any record in a virtual copy of the data and have the system calculate the impact within seconds.

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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

In the long-term, supply chain leaders must increase resilience by balancing investments in dedicated teams, processes and technologies that will enable their organizations to implement end-to-end risk management. Revisit your sourcing arrangements with suppliers, especially with a view to geographic location.