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Manufacturers Must Seek Better Supply Chain Visibility

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For manufacturers, key functions such as sourcing and supplier management have become more challenging as the result of increasing supply chain complexity. One area that manufacturers need to focus on is improving supply chain visibility. Visibility all the way up the supply chain. Visibility into supplier capacity.

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Blockchain for Supply Chain: A Comprehensive Guide for Businesses

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With its decentralized feature, blockchain technology allows real-time data sharing between different parties while ensuring secure data storage and preventing unwanted changes in a network. This application eliminates redundant paperwork and provides real-time freight tracking.

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Pigs Get Fed; Hogs Get Slaughtered

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This week I attended the Logimed 2016 conference in New Orleans. He talked about how that experience with power was a real high at times. Without good visibility and frankly, transparency, any collaboration is hard. Far too much time is spent meeting to “update” rather than innovate and resolve issues.

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6 Major Delivery Logistics Trends!

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Real-time Visibility. We’re moving towards a supply chain which is fully transparent and trackable in real-time. There was incessant press coverage in 2016 about drone deliveries. On the one hand, it’s helping companies become more efficient by knowing the precise status of each order, driver and customer.

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Experts Reveal Top Transportation Trends to Watch

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Given the costs of infrastructure development, I suspect these tight capacities to remain for some time and drilling companies will be looking to other alternatives (namely pipeline, truck, or ship) to move oil around the country. This has been a priority of shippers for a long time in order to optimize their supply chains.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Derek Panchyshyn!

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Thank you Derek for your friendship, your support of Supply Chain Game Changer, and taking the time to share your experiences and expertise with us. I didn’t know it at the time but spending that time with planners and buyers around the world was my first foray into supply chain.

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The Intelligent IBP Manifesto – key principles for a new planning paradigm

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Intelligent IBP effectively combines human and machine strengths with good decision practices to consistently make timely, high-quality, horizon agnostic business decisions. I think it is time to update the IBP belief sytem to be more reflective of current times, technology & ways of working, and create a modern IBP vision.