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7 Ways to Improve Supply Chain Visibility

Supply Chain Opz

In recent years, the auto-id technology such as bar code and RFID together with the electronic data transmission are considered the holy grail of supply chain visibility. In this article, we will explore the basic concept and propose ways that you can use to create the better visibility.

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GM Supplier Factory Explosion: Thoughts on Supply Chain Visibility and Responsibility

Talking Logistics

In a statement on Sunday, GM was quick to note that it did not have a direct relationship with Zhongrong , which it described as a Tier 2 supplier, and added that Tier-1 suppliers such as Dicastal are “required to source from Tier-2 suppliers who must meet both in-country environment and safety standards as well as quality standards.”.

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BD Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

They call this their “n-tier” supply chain. Mr. Nelson points out that it is possible for a sourcing problem deep in a supply chain to halt production for BD. When COVID happened we really saw a lot of issues with the supply chain. Do I need more inventory?

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Protect Your Organization from Supply Constraints with Complete Supply Chain Visibility 

Logility

Too much inventory means demand constraints, too little causes supply constraints. It’s far from an uncommon situation, but the pandemic served as a wake-up call as manufacturers realized they didn’t have the visibility into their supply chain to identify risks and get the commodity intelligence they needed.

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

Logility

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. What Is End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility?

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory.

Kinaxis

Reason #3 Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility. Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. Reason #5 Not having a supply chain risk management process. Reason #6 Not effectively managing inventory. Except that your inventory costs millions of dollars.

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Closing the Gaps in Supply Chain Visibility

Talking Logistics

Supply Chain Visibility Gaps. I began our discussions by asking John why visibility gaps still persist despite continued focus on this area. John noted that the complexity of supply chain operations is a key factor, especially now that more companies must deal with international shipments such as ocean freight.