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What is Supply Chain Management? A Guide to Success

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Supply Chain Management Process Now that we have an understanding of the key components, let’s explore the supply chain management process in more detail. The supply chain management process consists of several interconnected steps that collectively ensure the smooth flow of goods and services.

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Supply Chain Visibility – An Overcomplicated Challenge!

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Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Supply Chain Visibility Has Never Been More Important! Supply Chain visibility article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Miglio. And the limitations in supply chain visibility seem to start right here. Subscribe Here!

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7 Strategies to Improve Your Supply Chain!

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If you have a lean supply chain where you’re ordering small quantities only, it might not be efficient to run a global supply chain with suppliers halfway across the globe. Closer local vendors can be a better choice since you don’t need to worry about the long lead times once your demand planning is off.

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Logistics Complexity and the Strategic Moves Companies are Making to Reduce It

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Enterprises have started looking at technological innovations to simplify the last mile, investing in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to automate processes such as scheduling and routing, improving supply chain visibility and reducing costs overall.

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What’s the Difference Between Freight Management and Logistics Management?

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To varying degrees, logistics management functions include customer service, sourcing and procurement, production planning and scheduling, packaging, and assembly. We have used the term “Supply Chain” here as well but it is also notable that there are differences between Supply Chain and Logistics Management as well.

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Walmart Supply Chain: Building a Successful Integrated Supply Chain for Sustainable Competitive Advantage

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By sharing real-time sales data and demand information, CPFR enables accurate forecasting and demand planning, minimizing information distortion, and promoting synchronized inventory replenishment. By employing RFID tags on products, Walmart can track the movement of inventory throughout the supply chain in real-time.

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Breaking the.XLSX Chains: Corporate Venture Supply Chain Software as the Potential Game-Changer

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Breaking the.XLSX Chains: Corporate Venture Supply Chain Software as the Potential Game-Changer From 2018 to 2022, a whopping $55 billion of venture capital poured into supply chain technology. This mammoth investment spawned 27 ‘Unicorn’ companies.