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A New Kind of Supply Chain Managed Services

Logistics Viewpoints

But now we are seeing an entirely new type of services firm in the supply chain world – a service provider that does the planning and takes ownership of the inventory. This model comes from a partnership between GEP and Eliant Inventory Solutions. GEP offers procurement and visibility/fulfillment orchestration applications.

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5 Supply Chain Collaboration Essentials to Mitigate Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

Supplier problems will cause a cascade of problems up and down the value stream, leading to supply order delays that cause inventory shortages, production disruptions, missed shipments and lost revenue. Alex Zhong is Director of Product Marketing at GEP.

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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

Logistics Viewpoints

Alex Zhong, Director Product Marketing at GEP. GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization.

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Editor’s Choice: Aluminum Can Shortage Defines a New Normal for Food Packaging

Logistics Viewpoints

This article is from Chetan Chaudhari at GEP and examines the ongoing aluminum can shortage. Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice.

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Just in Time vs. Just in Case: What’s the Way Forward for Supply Chains?

Is more inventory the answer? Read this latest GEP paper to learn how enterprises can ensure adequate supplies without running excess inventory. Just-in-time supply chains worked just fine — until they didn’t. It’s not a binary solution.

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Here’s Why Supply Chain Convergence is the Future of Ecommerce

ShipBob

It’s a form of supply chain digitization that ensures every element, from sourcing raw material inventory to product delivery, is coordinated and managed through a centralized platform. The need for more SKUs increases complexities in sourcing, procurement, inventory management, package tracking — the list goes on.

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Procurement and supply chain executives are struggling in the current environment of high inflation and missed deliveries.

NC State SCRC

A new study that the SCRC published with GEP examines the increasing pressure that supply chain executives are getting when it comes to responding to supply chain disruptions. The report was published in the last month, and reflects some of the increasing challenges and disparities that exist between procurement and supply chain executives.