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See Through Disruptions: How Supply Chain Visibility Builds Resilience

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Supply chains are vital to businesses, facilitating the movement of goods, services, financial flows, and information. Enhancing supply chain resilience as well as supply chain visibility is crucial in today’s interconnected world. However, they are also susceptible to disruptions and risks.

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What is supply chain resiliency?

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Goods arrived exactly when needed, waste and holding costs were kept to a minimum, and single source strategies prevailed due to ease and cost savings. Then, 2020 sent shockwaves through many JIT strategies; the disruption was just too big to absorb and supply chain ecosystems had not been built to flex.

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Mastering Agility and Resilience in Your Supply Chain

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Organizations face an array of challenges, including material and labor shortages, inflation, fluctuating consumer demand, disruptions in the supply chain, and volatile global trade relationships. In response to these challenges, the leaders must rethink their supply chain strategies, focusing on building resilience.

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Mastering Resilience in Your Supply Chain

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In response to these challenges, the leaders must rethink their supply chain strategies, focusing on building resilience. Enroll in the Full Course offered by our expert Vera Rozanova on Supply Chain Resilience!

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Procurement 101: Your Essential Guide to Strategic Sourcing

World of Procurement blog

Procurement refers to the business processes involved in acquiring goods, services, and work from external suppliers. It involves identifying needs, sourcing potential vendors, obtaining quotes and proposals, negotiating contracts, selecting suppliers, managing relationships, and meeting obligations.

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13 Important Roles of Data Analytics in Supply Chain Optimization

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This strategy reduces carrying costs, minimizes the risk of stockouts, and can improve cash flow— all thanks to data analytics. By doing this, they can make corrections fastly which will help avoid costly disruptions and improve supply chain resilience. This will benefit the entire supply chain.

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The Supply Chain Management Playbook: Your Game Plan for Operational Success

World of Procurement blog

Information must flow constantly to enable planning and management of inventory, production scheduling, order fulfillment, and more. Importance and Benefits of Effective Supply Chain Management An optimized supply chain is critical for business success and profitability.