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Firms will need the tools to test every link in supply chain
March 23, 2022 • by Vivek Ramachandran in Supply Chain • 6 min read
Over the next decade, one of the most disruptive changes facing companies will be the need to take responsibility for every business in their supply chain, Vivek Ramachandran, CEO of Hong Kong-based...
Take the circular route to curbing over-production
March 21, 2022 • by Ralf Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem, Işık Biçer in Supply Chain • 6 min read
Cutting lead times, incentivizing local production and repurposing excess stock would have a huge positive impact on the environment, explain Ralf W Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem and Işik Biçer...
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What now for supply chains? Inflation, e-commerce and over-stocking are all driving change
March 17, 2022 • by Ralf Seifert, Richard Markoff in Supply Chain • 5 min read
Economic growth is being driven in part by supply chain dynamics. The confluences of forces might bring about a new paradigm in supply chain inventory management and perception of excellence, say Ralf...
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