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Businesses Must Be Flexible to Experience Small Business Recovery
As the economy continues to transform, businesses will need to be flexible to meet the challenges posed by rapidly changing supply and demand, and the ability of America’s small business community will rise to the challenge.
Procurement Software
Women in Supply Chain: Navigating a Perfect Storm
Manufacturing
Shifting Supply Chain Strategy to Buy American Amid Turmoil
Software Solutions
Just-in-Time Manufacturing Needs Better Data
Procurement Software
Propel Looks to Ease Supplier Tasks for Manufacturers
Sourcing Solutions
China Plus One – An Emerging Supply Chain Diversification Strategy
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L.I.N.K. | Women in Supply Chain: Leaders Must Advocate for their Employees
Associate editor Brielle Jaekel sits down with Supply and Demand Chain Executive 2021 Women in Supply Chain award winner Abby Nawrocki, regional general manager of Deliverr.
Professional Development
Supply Chain Group Promotes From Within
Brielle Jaekel, Supply & Demand Chain Executive's associate editor, was promoted to managing editor, Supply & Demand Chain Executive, taking on a more leadership role in managing and executing content, ideas, collaboration and more.
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Five Keys to Unlock Continuous Innovation
Innovation starts with having a customer-centric vision. This means delivering quality products and services that captivate customers and grow market share. In bringing that vision to life, businesses often find themselves struggling with legacy systems t
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Sourcing Solutions
Companies Intentionally Inflating Inventory to Protect From Further Supply Chain Disruptions
Data complexity driven by poor data quality, siloed materials data and excessive legacy software systems stands as the most prevalent causes cited for poor materials management and planning in the supply chain industry.
Manufacturing
8 Economic Market Trends That Will Impact Your Business
The print-on-demand field is nimble and typically well-poised to respond to supply chain disruptions.
Manufacturing
Why be Concerned About U.S. Semiconductor Supply Vulnerabilities
The U.S. semiconductor shortage poses equally dangerous risks from shortages that compromise military readiness and national security.
Manufacturing
How Oil and Gas Industry is Implementing Change Management Strategies
Oil and gas companies planning to shift to digital field operations management systems must see change through the eyes of their most valuable asset -- their employees.
Risk/Compliance
10 Tips to Overcome the Rising Tide of Post-Pandemic Demand
With a surge of demand on the horizon, OEMs need to plan ahead to ensure they can meet customer needs.
Manufacturing
Ripple Effects of COVID-19’s Impact on Global Trade
The United States is the world's largest trading nation, so India must ensure it does whatever it can to build a strategic relationship with the superpower to carve its name in the global trade space.
Sponsored
Five Keys to Unlock Continuous Innovation
Innovation starts with having a customer-centric vision. This means delivering quality products and services that captivate customers and grow market share. In bringing that vision to life, businesses often find themselves struggling with legacy systems t
Project Management Software
The Power of End-to-End Ecosystems to Get Ahead of Key Forces
Supply chain strategies should harness digital to drive both foundational improvements and get ahead of changing customers expectations.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Supply Chains Facing Historic Stress Levels
Transportation logjams are the greatest point of stress, but limited spare domestic production capacity, low inventories, sharply higher input costs and labor challenges are making it increasingly hard for supply to keep up.
ERP
Operating at Scale is Critical Amid Emerging Chemical Manufacturing Trends
Here's why a powerful, industry-specific ERP makes it possible to keep up with evolving regulations.
Manufacturing
How Supply Chain Operations Can Be a Lever for Growth
Taking the time to transform key aspects of your supply chain operations – from data gathering and demand planning to scenario modeling and S&OP – will help create a more efficient and resilient supply chain.
Manufacturing
Ensuring the Quality of Widgets and Relationships as a Manufacturer
It's important for manufacturers to understand the options available to ensure that quality of widgets is upheld and relationships between manufacturers and customers aren’t impacted.
Sourcing Solutions
CFOs Express Low Expectations for Revenue and Capital Spending
More than 40% of CFOs indicate supply chain shortages or delays have increased their companies’ costs by 5% or more.
Sourcing & Procurement
Organizations with Mature Data Practices Innovate Twice as Fast
Investing a mature data approach increased employee productivity by 16% in the past year, nearly double the increase of beginner-level innovators (9%).
Manufacturing
Securing Medical Supply Chains Against COVID-19 and Future Pandemics
With the correct policies set by the administration and Congress, the United States can effectively secure America’s medicines and supply.
Manufacturing
The Future of Sustainable Manufacturing is a Hybrid Approach
The ease and efficiency of on-demand combined with the cost-effectiveness of traditional manufacturing is truly paving the way for the future of sustainable retail.
Micro-Fulfillment
How to Scale Order Fulfillment
Because order fulfillment is one of the biggest cost line items, choosing a 3PL is a huge decision.
Manufacturing
How Construction and Manufacturing Businesses Can Overcome Current Supply Chain Disruptions
Here are some steps businesses can take now to ease the heavy burden of pressure being caused by supply chain disruptions.
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Five Keys to Unlock Continuous Innovation
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Supply Chain Visibility
Speeding Up Auto Supply Chain Hinges on Strong U.S. Manufacturing Strategy
Manufacturers need to encourage innovation, growth and diversification in the auto sector to find creative ways to work around the chip shortage, tapping tech leadership and tech tools to streamline the production process.
Manufacturing
Semiconductor Shortages Expected Through End of 2021
Telematics service providers must also confront demand stemming from 3G sunsets and the Canadian ELD Mandate.
Carbon Footprint
Overcoming Roadblocks to ESG in Procurement
For organizations looking to prioritize sustainability, understanding the roadblocks and leveraging an ESG lifecycle assessment is a great foundation.
Manufacturing
International Pharmaceutical Supply Chains
Production interruptions or uncertainty can lead to shortages of medications for U.S. patients. It is worthwhile – for the industry and for patients – to figure out how to effectively maintain resilient pharmaceutical supply chains.
Manufacturing
Connected Service Experience Platform Addresses Complexities in Aftermarket Sales
The Syncron Connected Service Experience (CSX) platform and Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions enable manufacturers to retain more customers, deliver services more cost-effectively and generate higher-margin revenues from the install base.
Project Management Software
Is There Value in Connecting Your Supply Network Ecosystem?
The quest to manage variability and risk while maintaining quality requires seamless external partner programs built on data visibility and collaborative process management.
Retail
Success Often Hinges on Effective Distribution Management
Distribution is often an unrecognized and under-appreciated element of strategy, yet it is almost always an important factor in a winning strategy.
Visibility Software
Back-to-School Supply Chain Blues
Executives are now demanding more resilient supply chains that can sense, absorb and respond to these risks and come back stronger.
Emerging Technologies
Executives Aware of Digitizing Manufacturing Processes but Reluctant to Invest
Spending on technology among manufacturing respondents will rise from 5.5% of revenue currently to a predicted 8.5% of revenue by 2023, which is below the cross-industry average.
Visibility Software
Factory Fires and Leadership Transitions Remain Top 5 Supply Chain Disruptions
The data also reveals that disruptions due to supply shortages (semiconductor chips, plastics, cardboard, resin, for example) were up 638% in the first half of 2021.
Supply Chain Visibility
Building a Hyperconnected Supply Chain to Mitigate Supply Chain Disruptions
Hyperconnected supply chains enable companies to better forecast risks and spot imbalances between supply and demand.
