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Is it too Early For 2022 Predictions?

Logistics Viewpoints

import volumes still climbing (see Figure 1), limited processing capacity at key West Coast ports and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) contract expiring next summer, importers will be scrambling to maintain the inventory they need to support the demand increase.

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6 Strategies for Better Supply Chain Management in the Current Economy

Oracle SCM

Supply chain executives were under pressure to develop more efficient, customer-centric supply chains while finding innovative ways to reduce costs and enable growth. Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance. What are the strategies that helped the best survive?

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Ultimate Guide To Technologies That Are Transforming Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Centralized information eliminates data silos and strengthens information sharing through real-time communication (instead of point-to-point data transmission). Robotics enabled with AI and ML augment the work of humans in warehouses and distribution centers. Artificial Intelligence AND Machine Learning.

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Yes, I am a Zealot. I Still Believe. Do You?

Supply Chain Shaman

Instead, the leadership team needs to build a strategy for the entire organization to focus on the delivery of value-based outcomes. As I look at the building of value networks, traditional processes have moved costs and waste back in the supply chain. We have let buy- and sell-side transactional relationships erode value.

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Manufacturers Should Focus on This Most Critical Component for Manufacturing Operations Excellence

GlobalTranz

We conclude this two part series about manufacturing operations excellence by consultant Chuck Intrieri, by outlaying why manufacturers should focus on a critical component that will help sustain manufacturing operations excellence for years to come. What is Driving Sustainable Manufacturing Operations Excellence? Work centers?

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It’s Not Too Early to Prepare for Holiday Returns, Part Two

Enterra Insights

The bane of e-commerce is the large percentage of purchased items that are returned. She reports, “The share of online purchases that are returned averages 30% or higher, depending on the category, three times the rate in physical stores.”[2] 1] Journalist Suzanne Kapner believes the problem is even worse.

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Optimize Material Flow in Medical Device Manufacturing

DELMIA Quintiq

Best-in-class manufacturers have successfully converted these into opportunities with solutions that bridge the gap between production and warehouse management, which is often identified as a weaker link in the value chain. It also supports multiple inventory management techniques and Engineering Change Management to prevent obsolescence.