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Key Takeaways from SAP Spend Connect Live

Logistics Viewpoints

At one of the demo booths, what stood out was the ability of the procurement solution to track savings leakage over the course of a contract. I have been to other vendors’ procurement conferences and cannot recall seeing similar functionality. However, those savings can leak away in several different ways.

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Supply Chain Talent Matters More than Ever

Logistics Viewpoints

Here is what Mr. Toornman said at the conference. “We At AGCO when there is an allocation of supply decision to be taken, there is just one person communicating with a particular supplier and telling them how the tight supply will be allocated among the AGCO factories. We need people that are adaptable.

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How to Plan for Common Disruptors in Ocean Freight

Talking Logistics

In addition, some factories near the airport and conference will be closed August 20th to September 7th; exports from the area are likely to ramp up to account for the factory closures. Although factories don’t shut down in the same way as during Chinese New Year, carriers are likely to have limited staff. Golden Week.

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Qualcomm’s Answer to the Chip Shortage and Digital Transformation Strategy

Logistics Viewpoints

At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. As Covid spread, so too did factory closures. In normal times there is no benefit, but companies need to stay the course even when demand and supply are equal.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

The jobs reduction will save $1 billion this year, Tomé said on an earnings conference call with analysts on Tuesday. cities over the course of the year, bringing the total number to 110. A factory in Suzhou was the company’s main manufacturing site for its semiconductor test equipment, which it subcontracted to Flextronics.

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Companies Improve their Supply Chains with Artificial Intelligence

Logistics Viewpoints

In the course of updating our annual research on the supply chain planning market , I talked to executives across the industry. That is every machine, factory, DC, mode of transportation, supplier, product, material, etc. Artificial intelligence can also be used in supply and factory planning.

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The water in the well – how much readiness is enough?

Logistics in War

The risks accepted in not beginning are, of course, high and err towards a professional negligence that ultimately costs time, resources and people at the time of a future war. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019.

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