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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

United States Inflation Rates and GDP Inflation is the highest in forty years. In the face of variability, this is two-to-six weeks too long to make allocation or procurement decisions. Build in-market sourcing. Rationalize global strategies to focus on building markets based on in-market sourcing. Shift in cycles.

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Logistics and Supply Chain News (August 5th- 9th 2024)

Logistics Viewpoints

Reducing reliance on single suppliers and diversifying supply sources can mitigate the impact of disruptions in specific regions or industries. Sunpower was once one of the larger domestic solar manufacturers and remained resilient during the cleantech bust of the early 2010s has finally met its match.

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How Locally Grown Products are Disrupting F&B Manufacturing

QAD

There is a developing trend that has been gaining steam in recent years that has the potential to seriously impact and “disrupt” food and beverage manufacturing. It means buying food that is sourced and/or grown within a geographical location that could be considered “local”. Disrupting the Larger Food and Beverage Manufacturer.

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

Advanced planning evolved with a focus on modeling manufacturing constraints. Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. Procurement: Purchase price variance and procurement cost.

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Manufacturing Plant Site Selection: Where to Locate Your Manufacturing Plant

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This article comes from Steve Wright who works for Whirlwind Steel and shares his knowledge on manufacturing plant site selection. There are a number of factors to consider in manufacturing plant site selection to ensure you have the best location for your new plant. download ebook. Do nearby factories emit dust?

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The Fallacy of the Self-driving Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

The perspective of a manufacturing leader is quite different than that of a business leader in logistics. Companies having the teams from source, make, and deliver reporting to a common leader tend to be the most balanced, with the smallest gaps between operations and commercial teams. Happy thanksgiving to those in the United States.

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Why It Matters

Supply Chain Shaman

Both companies provide packaging materials to the food manufacturing industry. Food manufacturers, over the course of the last decade, have pushed costs and waste backwards in the supply chain. billion company, located in the southern portion of the United States. Here I contrast their results. Sonoco Products is a $4.5

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