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Another Reason to Expand Definition of Supply Chain Visibility

Talking Logistics

For several years now I’ve been arguing that the scope of end-to-end supply chain visibility must go beyond the tracking of orders, shipments, inventory, and assets in motion. It must also include visibility to greenhouse-gas emissions and forced labor across the supply chain.

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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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What Do You Mean By Supply Chain Visibility?

Logistics Viewpoints

FourKites CEO, Matt Elenjickal One of the two leaders in the real-time transportation visibility market is FourKites. ARC Advisory Group did a study on the supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) a couple of years ago. ARC considers real-time visibility solutions, like the one from FourKites, one type of SCCN solution.

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Supply Chain Visibility: Beyond “Where’s My Truck?”

Talking Logistics

I’ve been an industry analyst for over 20 years and achieving timely and accurate supply chain visibility has always been — and continues to be — a top priority for companies across all industries. It’s an ongoing challenge because supply chains continue to get more fragmented, more global, and more dynamic.

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Automated Order Processing and Proactive Inventory Management

Speaker: Irina Rosca, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Helix

Companies should have seamless integration between order entry, inventory management, forecasting and supply planning models and purchase order status to sense risk, pull levers to mitigate potential risk, and communicate within and outside the organization. etc) or online promotions (company run or 3rd party). April 3rd, 2019 11.00

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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. You are a supply chain leader. by John Westerveld. Imagine this scenario. The phone rings – it’s your VP of sales.

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Supply chain visibility: The key to growth

Kinaxis

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. Supply chain visibility. The study frames this around the need to identify supply chain failure risk factors.