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Beyond Cost Optimization: Building Resilient Supply Chains in an Unstable Trade Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Sudden tariff increases can quickly make a cost-optimized procurement strategy untenable, leaving companies scrambling to adjust. When a critical Tier-2 supplier is affected by a tariff policy change or regional shutdown, the ripple effects often catch manufacturers by surprise. Finally, rigid fulfillment networks compound the problem.

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10 Ways A Data Gateway Improves Time to Value Across Your End-to-End Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Improves Supply Chain Visibility and Efficiency Identifying bottlenecks, optimizing inventory levels, and improving overall efficiency are goals for all supply chain practitioners. A manufacturing company, for example, can monitor real-time data from its suppliers, production lines, and distribution centers.

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Supplier Onboarding is Core to a Digital Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Molex implemented a multi-enterprise supply chain network platform from SAP called SAP Business Network. With PO collaboration, buyers send digital purchase orders over the network to suppliers or other trading partners. 18,000 suppliers ship 70,000 different types of parts to 72 Molex manufacturing plants across the globe.

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No Balloons Needed: Practical Moves to Navigate Tariff Volatility

Logistics Viewpoints

The manufacturing sector is facing unprecedented volatility in global trade, with tariffs becoming the latest in a series of uncertainty drivers that are impacting virtually all industries. Manufacturing plants are deeply entrenched; tied to infrastructure, suppliers, skilled labor, and regulatory requirements.

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Supply Chain Network Design: The Ultimate Use Cases eBook

Explore the most common use cases for network design and optimization software. Scenario analysis and optimization defined. Creating a strategic digital twin (digital representation) of your supply chain network. Optimizing your supply chain based on costs and service levels. Network design for risk and resilience.

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Scenario Modeling Is Now Crucial for Supply Chain Network Design

AIMMS

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many risks and uncertainties in supply chain networks. Evaluating different scenarios helps you gain much-needed network flexibility in these times of stress and can help you prepare for a resilient future. How are companies leveraging scenario modeling for network design and optimization ?

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8 Warehouse Optimization Tips from Manufacturing Experts

RFgen

But between rising costs, complex logistics, and the constant struggle to optimize space and labor, staying ahead can feel like an uphill battle. That’s where warehouse optimization comes in. Here’s what you can expect: A clear definition of warehouse optimization and its core components. Ready to get started?

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Your Triple-Threat Solution for Resilient Planning and Execution

Speaker: Len Pannett - Supply Chain and Operations Transformation Expert | Board Advisor - UK Ministry of Defence | Mentor | Author | Keynote Speaker

What were once traditional supply chains have now transformed to multidimensional networks met with new extremes in customer demands. Join our webinar to explore how additive manufacturing bridges the planning-execution gap, providing a cost-effective and resilience-enhancing approach for supply chain optimization.