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The Resilient Supply Chain! Passing Fad or Long Term Strategy?

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” These definitions certainly make sense and they are relatable. Stuff happens, and it happens all the time. Single sourcing, just in time inventory management, lean processes, outsourcing, lack of electronic connectivity, and low cost geographic sourcing have been core elements of most Supply Chains as planned and in practice.

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The Supply Chain Control Tower! An Assessment!

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Check out Control Towers – Is Yours Real or Just Smoke and Mirrors? Every research firm and vendor has their own definition, but all share the common theme of visibility. A traditional control tower provides visibility to immediate trading partners only.

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What is the Digital Supply Chain?

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Visibility to where goods were was largely limited to updates that came over the phone. When goods arrived at their destination physical bills of lading were used to corroborate the accuracy of shipments. The Digital Supply Chain is the result of the application of electronic technologies to every aspect of the end to end Supply Chain.

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5 Strategies For Improving Distribution Operations: An Essential Guide

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Distribution Operations Definition Distribution Operations refers to the management and execution of the processes involved in delivering products or services to end users. It involves various activities, such as warehousing, inventory management, transportation, and logistics.

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Automated Invoice Processing: Definition & Steps to Improve Invoice Management

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But while there are key insights that procurement and accounts payable teams can draw from invoices, the invoice processing activities can be tedious, time-consuming, and costly — especially processed manually across siloed systems, disparate legacy solutions, and disconnected processes.

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History and Evolution of Supply Chain and Logistics

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Although logistics represents a whole system of space/time interdependencies, we believe that the discussion of its history and its chronological evolution still requires extensive studies to explore its origin and its advance in time, from a new point of view. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management.

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Workflow Integration: Definition, Effective Strategies and Business Examples

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According to Deloitte , 44% of companies that use at least 11 automations in a business process management capacity are implementing end-to-end automation. The common consequences are excessive errors and rework, decreasing process lead time, productivity, and employee engagement.