The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Inspired by McKinsey’s 2020 consultancy report, which emphasizes transforming supply chains rather than temporary fixes, we believe a comprehensive approach to reskilling supply chain professionals is essential to meet future demands. Establishing policies within the system ensures efficient inventory management.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

These insights guide businesses in forming high-performing procurement teams, thereby fostering a seamless and efficient supply chain network. Moreover, his content delves beyond procurement, unraveling the core competencies and skills essential for triumphant supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Check out The Supply Chain Game Changer Job Board! Supply Chain Managers have a full plate. They must oversee inbound and outbound inventory, manage warehouse space , consider order processing, handle employee complaints, report to stakeholders, supervise new system implementation and address the looming skills gap.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

High inventory levels: Stephen Meyer of Gartner mentioned that the Pharma industry on average has 63 days of raw material inventory and 51 days of finished goods inventory. Quite a few companies mentioned inventory savings target of 10% or above that their senior leadership is looking for.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Blog post originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Argentus at [link] , a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Is Your Supply Chain Ready To Recover? Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Why Choose a Job in the Supply Chain Industry? It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. Getting Started in Supply Chain. Streamline standards , including in procurement, packaging, and delivery.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We enable them by providing high-quality supply chain on-demand courses, guides, best practices, tools, and mentoring from industry experts. We have Courses like S&OP deployment, Supply Chain Digitalization , , and Negotiation in Procurement.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Quantum Leap to the Top 10 Supply Chain Skills of the Future! . We’ve just introduced a new Job Board here at Supply Chain Game Changer! Consider what constitutes Supply Chain. The skills that Supply Chain people needed decades ago will evolve with the continued advancement of technology.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Quantum Leap to the Top 10 Supply Chain Skills of the Future! The phrase “Supply Chain Management” was originally coined by Keith Oliver in 1982 and subsequently gained increasing popularity as its usage was proliferated in books and language.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

The role of supply chain workers, simply put, is to contribute to or manage the process of producing the right amount of the right goods and getting them to the end-customer at the right time, ensuring customer satisfaction while being profitable. This adds up to considerable potential for varied and satisfying supply chain careers.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Our research advisory report for 2023 begins with a review of the themes of our prior three years of predictions and the derived learning for the supply chain management community. Overall inventory levels among retailers and online channels remains at high levels and continuing to fill warehouses.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 16, 2020

On the other hand if customer demand fails to materialize according to forecast you can be stuck with a lot of custom inventory, unrecovered expenses and a huge cash flow problem. Their Sales teams will want to pad forecasts and hedge demand but their Procurement teams will want to give you forecasts that they are more confident in.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Prediction 1: By the end of 2021, half of all manufacturing supply chains will have invested in supply chain resiliency and artificial intelligence, resulting in productivity improvements of 15%; Prediction 2 : By 2022, firms will dedicate 35% of their logistics business process outsourcing services budget to process automation, focusing on order, (..)

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 22, 2019

And consider forecast data, planning parameters, cost and price information, materials details and specifications, purchase orders (and all of the accompanying changes and updates), bills of lading, labels, inventory records, and much more. Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS). Space Age Supply Chain Skill Development.

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Oracle SCM

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

First, no matter where a firm falls, it’s essential to recognize that supply chain is no longer just a back-office function. Today’s supply chain really touches every aspect of running a business—from strategic planning , to logistics and inventory , to sales and store operations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

First, no matter where a firm falls, it’s essential to recognize that supply chain is no longer just a back-office function. Today’s supply chain really touches every aspect of running a business—from strategic planning , to logistics and inventory , to sales and store operations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Check out Quantum Leap to the Top 10 Supply Chain Skills of the Future! The reality is you can no longer work in or run a Supply Chain without looking at screens. Subscribe Here! Email Address. How many screens do you have? You likely have a Cell phone or a Smart phone. Largely gone are the days of paper.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

As of April, there have been eight consecutive months of global supply network contractionary conditions as depicted by the J.P. Inventory levels in retail channels remain at high levels because of bullwhip excess ordering. Morgan Manufacturing PMI© reporting , which technically would describe a production recession.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The industry’s news cycle has pointed to increasing inventories of unsold EV ’s at dealer lots. They further added to growing concerns that consumers have moderated on their desires to purchase an all-electric vehicle.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 7, 2020

Supply chains will be able to procure, source, manufacture and handle logistics across a broad array of players including small to medium businesses. Intelligent order management: Supply chains will orchestrate the perfect order and master inventory visibility. Prediction 2. ” Prediction 3. .”

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