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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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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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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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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 Optimize Your Supply Chain in Times of Disruption

Disruptions expose gaps in the supply chain and amplify problems. Research by GEP and North Carolina State University shows how tech can fix the gaps and ensure supply chain resilience and optimization. What can be done? Download now!

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I’ve Fought Freight Fraud for 30 Years: Here’s How to Protect Your Supply Chain in 2025

Talking Logistics

Read more The post I’ve Fought Freight Fraud for 30 Years: Here’s How to Protect Your Supply Chain in 2025 appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. It’s also the time of year when we face immense pressure to deliver more packages, faster than.

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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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Leveraging Data Analytics to Build a Truly Connected and Collaborative Supply Chain

The C-suite is laser-focused on supply chain performance. This GEP-sponsored report will show you how to leverage data for a collaborative supply chain that delivers results and how to future-proof supply chain management strategies.

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How to Achieve True Net-Zero Emissions: An Action Plan for Supply Chain Leaders

This GEP whitepaper shows why supply chain leaders should take steps now, and offers an action plan for moving forward. To achieve sustainability, many firms set lofty net-zero emissions goals. However, meeting them is easier said than done.

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How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Contract Management in Telecom & High-Tech

Continual technological changes necessitate adjustments to manufacturing and supply chain processes, leading to a heavy volume of contracts that outpaces most industries. The high-tech and telecom sectors face a contract management crisis if the process isn’t managed properly. What can CPOs do to ease the contract management burden?

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GEP Outlook 2022

Supply Chain & Procurement: Key Trends, Challenges and Opportunities. Supply chain and procurement leaders need to know how to navigate an altered playing field and rethink their approach in 2022 in a never-normal world.

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Protecting Your Supply Chain Against Economic Uncertainty

How will that economic uncertainty impact your supply chain? Discover 5 major supply chain risks and how to manage them. Many are predicting a recession due to inflation rates, market performance, and global events like Russia's war in Ukraine.

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How to Prepare Your Supply Chain for Future Shortages

This infographic outlines the global chip shortage crisis in an easy-to-read format, perfectly suited for busy supply chain executives. How to better understand the chip industry. Read this infographic to learn: The lasting impact of chip shortages. What caused this sudden chip shortage issue.

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The Supply Chain & Logistics Journey: Humble Beginnings, Troubled Present, Amazing Future

Speaker: James A. Tompkins, Ph.D.

The first 20 years of work on supply chains beget efficiency, the next 10 - efficiency and effectiveness. For the last 3 years, we have seen supply chain and logistic chaos. Going forward, supply chains will be at the core of organizational success.

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Don't Let Outsourcing Break Your Supply Chain

However, this branching out of business operations has added complexities to business structures, particularly supply chains. As outsourcing has evolved in tandem with businesses, supply chains have graduated from being simple, linear connections between businesses and suppliers.