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Schneider Electric’s Supply Chain Design Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

Schneider Electric has been working to simplify its supply chain over the last few years. This French public multinational was selected as having the best global supply chain by a leading analyst firm. Schneider Electric’s supply chain operation is of great interest to other practitioners.

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REPOST: Supply Chains in VUCA Environments with Jim Tompkins

The Logistics of Logistics

Supply Chains in VUCA Environments with Jim Tompkins. Jim Tompkins and Joe Lynch talk about Supply Chains in VUCA Environments. Jim Tompkins is an international authority on designing and implementing end-to-end supply chains. Founded by business strategy and supply chain expert Dr. James A.

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The Impact of NIS 2 Regulations on Manufacturing Supply Chains 

Logistics Viewpoints

NIS 2 Has Deep Impacts on the Supply Chain, Not Just Plant Operations The manufacturing industry is undergoing a significant transformation as it grapples with the implications of the Network and Information Systems Directive 2 (NIS 2). This includes risk analysis, security of supply chains, and incident response capabilities.

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How to Make Your Supply Chain More Resilient

Logistics Bureau

If you’ve ever tried to buy a new car during the chip shortage or waited months for furniture delivery, you’ve experienced firsthand what happens when supply chains break down. Supply chain resilience is your business’s ability to bounce back when things go wrongand in today’s world, things will go wrong.

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Supply Chain Design: From One-off Projects to Repeatable Scenario Modeling

Speaker: AIMMS and Reuters

Understand how to utilize scenario planning to improve your business’s resilience in times of never-ending supply chain disruptions. Learn how more frequent scenario modelling will enable trade-off decision-making, keeping your business competitive and being more proactive.

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How to Reduce Carbon Footprint in Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

How to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Your Supply Chain 1. Supplier Integration and Collaboration Building relationships with suppliers who are committed to sustainability is key to reducing your supply chain carbon footprint. These will require thinking through your specific supply chain, resources and organisation.

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REPOST: The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo

The Logistics of Logistics

The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it with Jeff Dangelo. Key Takeaways: The Supply Chain is Broken – How to Fix it. Every company and silo in the supply chain seems to have their own software. Traditional business models are not designed for the future of the industry. Lighthouse.

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Start Considering Risk in Your Supply Chain Design with these 4 Steps

If you’re not considering risk in supply chain design, you’re gambling with your company’s future. According to PwC, more than 60% of companies said that their performance indicators had dropped by 3% or more because of supply chain disruptions. How to identify and answer your supply chain “What if?”

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Top 5 Barriers to Supply Chain Network Design Adoption and How to Overcome Them

Speaker: Brian Dooley, Director SC Navigator, AIMMS, and Paul van Nierop, Supply Chain Planning Specialist, AIMMS

You have tough decisions to make about your network design. This on-demand webinar shares research findings from Supply Chain Insights, including the top 5 obstacles that bog you down when trying to improve your network design efforts: Poor data quality. It's easier than you think. We’ve all been there.

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Key Questions for a Successful Distribution Network

Speaker: Irina Rosca, Director of Supply Chain Operations, Helix

Can we use historical data to plan for demand and design our networks, or is there a better way? Join Irina Rosca, Director of Supply Chain Operations at Helix and an experienced global supply chain strategist, as she walks through the key questions to a successful and efficient distribution network.

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2023 Procurement Planning: How Shippers Can Navigate Disruption With More Agile Strategies

In 2023, shippers have an opportunity to reimagine their supply chain operations so they’re well equipped to navigate any future disruption. Download our agile procurement ebook for a guide to the tactics and tech solutions shippers are approaching to evolve their current strategies.

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Problem Solved: Boost Resilience with Supplier Diversity

Speaker: Rod Robinson - SVP of the Supplier Diversity Practice, Insight Sourcing Group

With an unsteady economy, inflation, and unpredictable attrition, businesses can and should turn to supplier diversity programs to overcome some of today’s most difficult supply chain and logistics challenges. How bringing in fresh ideas and perspectives drives innovation and improves your bottom line. Ready to get started?

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Mission Critical: Leveraging Learning Engineering to Drive Digital Transformation

Speaker: Trish Uhl, Founder of Owl's Ledge LLC and the Talent & Learning Analytics Leadership Forum

Join Trish Uhl, creator of the Learning Systems Engineering Framework™, as she shares secrets from the playbook she crafted to address these challenges while consulting on a global supply chain standardization and digitalization traceability project for the world's third largest food manufacturer.