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COVID-19 Lesson: Make Your Supply Chain More Resilient

Logistics Bureau

Until the Coronavirus began wreaking its havoc, global companies could run their supply chains on the assumption that disruptions would be rare and short-lived, and that products should be sourced, produced, and distributed at the cheapest locations to be found, wherever in the world that may be. 2) Diversify Your Operations.

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Sales and Operations Planning: The Interpersonal Element

Logistics Bureau

Often, in our experience, the problem is a human one… It’s not the data, not the process, not the technology, or the strategy, but the people. Pundits typically emphasize data and digital technology when proselytising for the S&OP concept. The Supply Chain Head. Why S&OP Needs a Lot of Human Investment.

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Who’s Using Blockchain in 2020, and How?

Logistics Bureau

While there is still some question as to whether blockchain technology can live up to the hype it has generated, it is making inroads into the supply chain environment. The days of blockchain technology being considered exclusively synonymous with BitCoin and other cryptocurrencies have long been behind us.

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What manufacturers need to know about IIoT

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

In 2018 a Forbes magazine published an article entitled “Every company is a data company” in which the authors urged all companies to use data as a core asset. Using data has the potential to open up new business models, technologies, and an ecosystem where anything-as-a-service is possible. Supply chain.

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Supply Chain Visibility: A Precursor to Insight and Optimization

CLX Logistics

As digitization continues to modify the global supply chain landscape, its unprecedented data sources and solutions will lead to not only the demise of disparate information systems, but to the rise of true, end-to-end, supply chain visibility. Identify shortage and quality problems along the supply chain.

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S&OP in Agribusiness: How to Harvest the Benefits with Advanced Analytics

AIMMS

The agribusiness supply chain is highly complex. In a recent article published in Mundo Logística , Tereos’ Logistics and S&OP Executive Manager, André Margoto , shares valuable insights on how agribusiness companies can use optimization models in (near) real-time to inform planning decisions and bolster their S&OP process.

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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?

Logistics Bureau

The benefit of this is that you’ll be in a more proactive state when unforeseen events or crises arise with minimal warning. Indeed, today’s advances in digital technology have made freight rate KPIs much more accessible—but that accessibility comes at a cost. The Pros and Cons of Procuring a Benchmarking Tool.