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Good-bye siloed, functional planner. Hello storm chasing network planner.

Kinaxis

by Bill DuBois If you had anything to do with supply chain planning in the early days of enterprise resource planning (ERP), you may consider those years the “good ol’ days”. Aligning the supply plans to these new volatile demand profiles was no easy achievement. However, none of this physically destroyed your supply chain.

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SCRC Meeting Themes Emphasize That Building a Supply Chain Risk Capability is a Multi-Dimensional Journey

Supply Chain View from the Field

The Supply Chain Resource Cooperative concluded its two-day meeting on the theme of “Building a Supply Chain Risk Capability”, which proved to be one of the most popular themes yet that resonated with our audience. We have over 175 executives, students, and faculty attending the event. In his new role.

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In Chains: How to Approach Human Trafficking in your Supply Chain

Elementum

The process of identifying and penalizing human traffickers in a supply chain is exhaustive and at this point a comprehensive solution seems nearly impossible. It’s easy for these suppliers to turn a blind eye to any illegal activity, so information about employment doesn’t always make it to the top of the supply chain.

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Five Lessons Learned in 2020 – and Where to Go from Here

Bristlecone

We also witnessed the havoc that follows supply chain disruption and saw how even the world’s best healthcare infrastructures can instantly become overwhelmed. The pandemic hit China first, thus disrupting the supply chain of the entire world.

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Country Risk Scores Mapped and Explained

EcoVadis

RSF calculates each country’s Freedom of the Press score based on two sources: 1) quantitative research 2) journalist survey responses. The second source, the journalist survey is completed by at least 5 journalists in every country. Six countries decreased their risk level, this includes: Honduras, Indonesia, Nepal and Ukraine.

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Ethics in Procurement – Simple, but Not Always Easy

Logistics Bureau

Procurement is what sets entire supply chains and their organisations in motion. The Chain of Ethical Responsibility. Since this article was first published in 2015, supply chains and markets have globalised to such a degree that even some of the smallest businesses have supply chains spanning one or more international borders.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

These developments impact Original Equipment Manufacturers, both at strategic level and at operational level within their supply chains. Together with service provider Arvato, Supply Chain Movement has created a mindmap outlining the route for high-tech supply chains, including road signs indicating potential hazards along the way. >>Please