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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. What is supply chain visibility?

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #3 Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility

Kinaxis

Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility. Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. So a scheduler at one plant has no visibility as to the inventory position, capacity or material supplies at another plant.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

But to get there, it’s imperative that industry leaders understand the significant work that’s still ahead – to be blunt, we have a long way to go – and continue to prioritize en supply chain visibility as a linchpin to achieving broader digital transformation goals. So, what is true E2E supply chain visibility?

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Supply chain visibility: The key to growth

Kinaxis

There were a couple of key takeaways from the report: Manufacturers are planning on growth, but the overall market isn’t likely to grow. The need for supply chain visibility is greater than ever, yet only half of the executives surveyed say they have the visibility they need to make decisions and mitigate risk.

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How A High-Tech Manufacturer Navigated The Pandemic

Logistics Viewpoints

A Hi-Tech Company’s Control Tower Helped It Better Manage Air Cargo During the Worst Days of the Pandemic In 2014, one of the world’s largest high-tech manufacturers started thinking about a digital transformation that would help them better serve their customers while also generating operational efficiencies.

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BD Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Further, the day after BD mapped an extended supply chain, things would begin to change, and the risk map would become less and less accurate. They would go to a Tier 1 manufacturer and ask them to identify the Tier 2 suppliers for the parts that went into a specific component. Do I need more inventory?

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Gain the End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility You Urgently Need

Logility

A transparent view of the supply chain is required. . Supply chain visibility offers the means to manage your supply chain efficiently by offering previously unseen opportunities. What they end up with is an unresponsive, inflexible system and no visibility at all into the supplier data they need.