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Allianz Safety and Shipping Review- The Good and Not Good

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights for the recently released Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report. Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report Global commercial and specialty insurance provider Allianz Commercial has released its annual review of trends and developments in global shipping and safety.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Traditional risk management policy assumes a contraction in growth: the conventional focus is the shutdown and reallocation of supply. Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Source E2open Shipping Index). Focus on Cost.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Traditional risk management policy assumes a contraction in growth: the conventional focus is the shutdown and reallocation of supply. Companies that viewed the pandemic as another risk management event will struggle the most with Q1 and Q2 earnings reports. Source E2open Shipping Index). Focus on Cost.

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Why Financial Reengineering Does Not Equal Supply Chain Improvement

Supply Chain Shaman

Likewise, downstream brand owners have a lower cost of capital that they could use to finance the supply chain operations in the value network if their truly concerned with risk and reliability. Supplier viability (health of suppliers) is a growing risk issue; yet, financial engineering reigns. Supplier Risk Management.

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Here’s Why Supply Chain Convergence is the Future of Ecommerce

ShipBob

It can happen simply due to ineffective planning, risk management, warehouse use, or sourcing strategies. For instance, a business that doesn’t use supply chain convergence might manually keep track of its inventory, use a third-party platform to source its product, use another platform for shipping, etc.

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The Power of Outsourcing for Supply Chain Improvement

Logistics Bureau

For example, US-based companies may be quite fortunate if they have access to manufacturers right on their doorstep in Mexico, a country with far lower labour costs than the rest of North America. The best way to address risk through outsourcing is to choose service providers with robust risk management programs.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

percentage of second-tier suppliers who follow a certain risk management or IT standard”). In an uncertain environment, affordability and predictability are at a premium, and a supply-chain organization can deliver these through effective management and oversight of its suppliers.