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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up (October 7th-11th 2024)

Logistics Viewpoints

The shortage has not impacted Charlottesville’s other major healthcare provider, Sentara Health as this organization sources its IV solutions from a different manufacturer. Fernandez, visiting Portugal, claimed that China is overproducing lithium in response to U.S.

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Doing Business in Portugal

QAD

With 1,793 km of coastline, Portugal has a long history as a seafaring country and once had colonies all over the world. Its capital city, Lisbon, was almost completely destroyed in an earthquake in 1755, and later, Portugal endured years of revolution and occupation before democratic reforms were put in place in 1974.

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Two Kinds of Supply Chain Risk and How to Prepare for Them

ToolsGroup

Here are three real life examples: Pharmaceutical manufacturer Cipla SA ’s automated, flexible supply chain proved resilient enough to provide cover for its small planning team. A key test came when Shamir had to shut down its European distribution center in Portugal for two months to introduce a new warehouse management system (WMS).

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Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016

Supply Chain Movement

The manufacturing sector is in the midst of a period of great change. JDA’s Manufacturing Pulse report examining consumer industries has revealed that in the last 12 months, more than two-fifths (42%) of European adults have bought goods directly from a manufacturer. Manufacturing Pulse Report 2016. Choose country.

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Emma – The Sleep Company Selects ToolsGroup Supply Chain Planning Software to Support Growth

ToolsGroup

In a world that rarely follows the rules, our retail and supply chain planning suite optimizes and automates supply chains from production to purchase, enabling manufacturers, distributors and retailers to be ready for anything. That’s why global leaders like Absolut, BP and Harley-Davidson rely on us year after year.

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Big Data and the Supply Chain: One Important Means of Moving Forward

Kinaxis

Today’s global manufacturer may have hundreds of factories and distribution centers, and hundreds of thousands of items it sells. Spain or Portugal) but thanks to the supply chain it travels through multiple countries (originating, say, in Asia) along the way. An item may be sold in a single market (e.g.,

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Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2023 and Enhancements for QAD Adaptive Applications

QAD

QAD has bolstered our cloud offerings with new adaptive manufacturing and supply chain capabilities that enhance user productivity and support informed and intelligent decision-making. Updates in the past few months address new requirements for Brazil, India, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, United States and other global regions.