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How to Mitigate and Manage Supply Chain Disruptions in Life Sciences

QAD

This includes strategic dual sourcing and regionalization, implementing optimized inventory buffers, engaging in early supplier involvement, and establishing contractual agreements with clear lead time clauses. Fluctuating demand for life-saving drugs can strain production capacity and inventory levels.

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The Rise of Women in Supply Chain: Career Choice

SCMDOJO

Gender diversity in supply chain teams fosters collaboration, enhances decision-making processes, and leads to more effective solutions that resonate with diverse stakeholders. Creativity and Innovation: Supply chain management involves finding creative solutions to complex challenges.

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PCI Case Study: Hybrent’s Solution Revolutionizes Reporting & Streamlines Operations for One of the Largest Multi-Specialty Physician Groups in Iowa

Hybrent

Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa (PCI) is one of the largest private, multispecialty physician groups in Iowa, with locations in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Staff would purchase more supplies than they actually needed to extend the gap between their current order and their next order. Grimm was ready for a solution one way or another.

Iowa 40
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One Man’s Trash: How Blockchain Can Target Food Waste to Help End World Hunger

Material Handling & Logistics

As it turns out, the solution to this growing problem may lie in our own refrigerators. Much of the food waste produced around the world can be traced back to inconsistencies in the supply chain: inventories aren’t recorded, suppliers aren’t informed, and quality isn’t taken into account. billion metric tons—gets lost or wasted.

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Hy-Vee Reimagines the Future of Grocery

Enterra Insights

1] This future vision, she reports, can be found “in the outskirts of Des Moines, Iowa, where Hy-Vee opened a long-awaited concept store in which the innovative grocer showcased numerous firsts.” It’s clear, however, that Edeker is proud of the new Iowa store. “[5]. Footnotes. [1] Footnotes. [1]

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This Week in Logistics News (March 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

And while the price he is paid for his grain will rise, too, “prices will reach a point where no one can afford to purchase them.”. ” The retailers will supply the goods and be in charge of inventory and supply chain management. I have no choice but to pay it to meet my target crop yields.” It also carries grain from the U.S.

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Explaining the Bottleneck: The Champagne Shortage of 2021

o9 Solutions

Blog written by Charlie Jermyn (Copywriter at o9 Solutions) & Alison Crawford (Director of Global Product Marketing at o9 Solutions). The winemakers care about the quality of their wine, while the other parts of the supply chain care about inventory, so solving this disconnect and aligning objectives is essential.