Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

I believe there are many reasons for the current supply shortages and supply chain disruptions. After all, the shortages and disruptions have been persistent over time and widespread across geographies and items. Source: Descartes Datamyne. And many people wonder why this keeps occurring. Final Word.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It even took authorities some time to recognise the vital importance of warehouse logistics, supply chain continuity, truck drivers and other transport operators. SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION—Respond, Recover and Regrow. Arising from the pandemic is risk diversification i.e. reducing sourcing risks from China.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Importance of Digitalisation to Improve Supply Chains: Helping Businesses Navigate Through Supply Chain Disruptions. is adopted in more and more industries and companies, the supply chain industry is starting to implement these disruptive technologies to adapt to the ongoing challenges and obstacles.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 13, 2022

Steve Elwell and Joe Lynch discuss why supply chain disruptions are here to stay. Steve is he Managing Director of Haxlar , an integrated manufacturing solutions provider, delivering design, manufacturing, sourcing, supply chain, and product management services for a wide range of industries.

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Logility

JULY 21, 2023

Supply chains large and small are under siege by constant supply chain disruption. Companies find themselves struggling to serve customers, source materials, manage costs, handle supply constraints and shortages and, above all, gain visibility into what’s next. Scenario planning is becoming vital.

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River Logic

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

If we didn’t know what real supply chain disruption was before, we do now.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Global Trade Authority Rob Garrison, CEO and Co-Founder of Mercado Labs, shares insights from over 30 years of supply chain experience working with a variety of Fortune 500 companies. Here, he explains what caused current global supply chain disruptions, and shares the five steps needed to overcome today’s supply chain issues.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

There’s always a lot at stake in supply chain management. Today’s unprecedented supply chain disruption challenges have led to executives looking for new ways of managing their supply chains, not just for today, but to prepare for future unpredictability.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 17, 2022

Image source: Cape Analytics. Image Source: Nola. 40% of the country’s chlorine tablet supply was destroyed in the process. Chlorine production was burned again in January 2022, when yet another fire damaged a pool supply plant in New Jersey. Image Source: USA Today. Image source: CNBC. The result?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2021

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. While many might clap their hands and exclaim the end of three-years of unprecedented supply chain disruption, I say, “Not so fast.” Build in-market sourcing. What is normalcy? (Yes,

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2022

With all of today’s supply chain disruptions, and new ones no doubt lurking around the corner, companies without optimized inventory are risking overpaying and underperforming. You need not only a sound methodology but also a transparent look into the end-to-end supply chain. Start With the Customer Experience.

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Logility

MARCH 17, 2022

Here’s how a digital supply chain platform can help. And it all begins with sourcing. A digital solution also means reduced time-to-market and supply risk, because the time to identify and qualify the best suppliers based on your ESG criteria is just days instead of weeks. Sourcing management for strategic outcomes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2021

Marisa Brown, Senior Principal Research Lead, Supply Chain Management at APQC (American Productivity & Quality Center) recently gave a presentation at ARC Advisory Group’s Supply Chain Forum. Because of the pandemic, risk management surrounding sourcing has become top of mind in supply chain organizations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2022

But potential supply chain disruptions go well beyond fossil fuels. For example, Volkswagen is halting production at two electric vehicle plants in Germany as a result of interruptions of components sourced from Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine both provide exports that serve as inputs to many international companies.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2021

To reduce the risk of supply chain disruption , shippers need to know what it means for their operation going into the start of May and how to use the right services to find available capacity before the CVSA roadcheck storm arrives. Mitigate Supply Chain Disruption during the CVSA Roadcheck by Partnering With The Right 3PL.

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TransAudit

MAY 14, 2024

In today’s interconnected global economy, supply chain disruptions have become a prevalent challenge for businesses across various sectors. These disruptions, broadly defined as a business’s inability to receive, produce, ship, and sell products, can have far-reaching consequences.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

In addition, 26% of respondents agree their organizations lack adequate systems for defining and triggering a response to supply chain disruption, while a quarter (25%) have an inability to effectively assess the risk of individual suppliers. Global Media Contact. Markus Leutert, Senior Director, Corporate Communications.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Reliable and responsive suppliers are key for supply chain performance and success and hence the supply chain leaders require not only a strategic approach but also an agile approach towards outsourcing. Strategic sourcing plays a crucial role in supply chain continuity.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 10, 2022

Image source: National Retail Association. Image source: Twitter. Instead, Adobe offers transparency: The company makes issues known publicly via social channels as well as email so that customers are the first to be made aware of any problems: Image source: Twitter. Image source: Ikea. Image source: Lyft.

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QAD

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Supply chain disruptions have led many discussions the past couple years — and how they have been embraced by experts as the new normal. However, it is important to remember that the supply chain has always been vulnerable. To find out more about QAD, please visit our website.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2021

So, there was supply chain disruption. And there was no corresponding demand disruption. So, there was a supply disruption and an increase in demand hitting the market at the same time. This was a recipe to create supply chain and logistics headlines. These are headline issues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In order to effectively manage risks in the current unstable global marketplaces, many suppliers have a thorough understanding of their own suppliers as well as supply chain bottlenecks that extend past the top tier of suppliers. An example of this is Vendor Management Inventory and Capacity Collaboration for contract manufacturing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Your supply chain should benefit from end-to-end supply chain visibility and execution solutions that work together in a coherent supply chain orchestration strategy. This is where visibility to suppliers and new souring options becomes critical.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2024

Predictive analytics, demand planning and business forecasting have always been core functions for supply chain planners. How else would we know which products consumers will want next, where to source inputs from or how much of an item to produce? The future, however, isn’t static. We don’t know what we don’t know.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 2, 2023

But then, supply chain disruption became the rule instead of the exception, consumers changed their tastes as often as their socks, and global competition started playing hardball. A single source of truth doesn’t just align information across your enterprise. How do they achieve this?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

There are numerous indications that supply chain is more critical than ever. Results from The Conference Board’s C-SUITE OUTLOOK survey showed supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and rising inflation to be 3 of the 5 high impact external factors on the minds of CEOs.

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ivalua

JUNE 26, 2023

Blog » Procurement on the Thames: Ivalua’s London Summer Symposium June 26, 2023 | | Thought Leadership by Eloise Barnum As businesses navigate through supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and sustainability initiatives, procurement, and supplier management has taken center stage in driving change. See you soon!

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

In these times of global turmoil, there are five (5) important megatrends shaping supply chain innovations in the coming years, namely in e-fulfillment, sourcing, food and agriculture, labour intensive operations, and halal supply chain management. From global to local and regional sourcing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2024

These solutions use natural language processing, for example, to read online publications and other data sources, make sense of what they read, contextualize the data into information, and report supply chain disruptions caused by weather, geopolitical events and other hazards in near real-time.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 27, 2018

Use in supply chain planning: Amplify the value of your existing processes and people with machine-assisted planning, which can help you bridge the knowledge gap between experienced and inexperienced planners, and gain real-time recommendations based on historical and current data analysis. Machine learning.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

In 2021, 87% of Americans were negatively impacted by the supply chain. 75% of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruption ( Accenture ). In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 6, 2022

Predicting demand was never easy (with or without an astrologer), and, looking ahead, the challenges of global supply chain disruptions continue in 2022. Tip : Unlock the Planner’s Playbook to Supply Chain Disruption and get more tactics to successfully manage your supply chain in 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2023

We learned from the Conference Board C-Suite Outlook that rising inflation, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions were high impact issues for CEOs in 2022. And recent disruptions, including the war in Ukraine, placed supply chain resilience as a priority on the top of the agenda for CEOs.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

Sure, on the surface things are pretty rough right now, and even that can sound flippant to someone whose business isn’t going to withstand the current supply chain disruptions. So here are the positive takeaways: First, the global supply chain hasn’t come to a standstill. Enter, a global container shortage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2022

Now the new norm is constant change, and agility is the name of the game when it comes to supply chain planning. This includes suppliers, logistics providers, sales, and fulfillment locations/channels supporting autonomous planning decisions that take data flowing from various internal and external sources into account.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2021

What is Supply Chain Resilience? Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks. Each disruption has its own nuances, so it’s challenging to plan a precise response to each one.

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