COVID-19 has placed a tremendous strain on the world’s supply chains. The challenges meant many health care organizations had difficulties getting the goods required to treat patients and keep employees…
With the advent of COVID-19 pandemic, supply chains and demand have been massively disrupted and are causing inventory issues, unclear delivery reliability, and a significant risk in single-source supplier circumstances.…
The logistics and warehousing markets are growing and changing fast. For 3PL providers, this change presents some serious opportunities. With the right business strategy, third-party logistics providers can likely secure…
From Brexit to the COVID-19 pandemic, several factors have led to the instability of the UK’s labor market. The end of 2021 saw the country experience a severe labor shortage,…
While technology might make the world seem smaller, the current level of interconnectedness creates additional challenges from a supply chain perspective. From the geographically dispersed nature of customers that need…
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Why Supply Chain Managers And Maintenance Managers Need To Stay In Touch
A product’s life cycle goes through a long process from inception to delivery. There are many companies, people, and operations involved that make it possible. Supply chain management and operations…
The worldwide concern on environmental sustainability is rising like never before. The IPCC climate change report for 2021 has rung alarm bells for businesses, consumers and governments. As supply chains…
If you meet delivery deadlines, you become an indispensable partner for your customers. Today, however, adherence to delivery dates can only be achieved by planning production with the help of…
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout underscored the importance of the cold chain to modern logistics and revealed significant challenges. A wide range of products, primarily pharmaceuticals and food items, require temperature-controlled…
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Tips to convince your supplier to integrate your workflows
Many supply chain challenges can be overcome by working more closely with partner companies. Of course, to achieve this, you need to bring suppliers on-side and prove that your suggestions…