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How MTSS Platforms Can Prepare the Next Generation of Supply Chain Professionals

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These platforms enable learners to engage in collaborative projects that mimic real-world supply chain challenges. For instance, students might be tasked with developing a logistics plan that involves coordinating with multiple stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of goods.

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Cost Performance Index (CPI): What is it and How to Calculate it?

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While CPI is normally used within project management and earned value analysis, it has significant application and importance within supply chain contexts, particularly in procurement, logistics and warehousing. Below are some key areas where CPI can improve supply chain efficiency: 1. A CPI of 0.83

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What is Supply Chain Management? A Guide to Success

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Sign Up for SCMDOJO Pro Membership Importance of Effective Supply Chain Management Supply chain management is not just about moving products from point A to point B – it’s a strategic approach that encompasses the entire network of processes involved in delivering goods and services to customers.

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7 Technologies to Optimize Supply Chain!

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Leveraging relevant technology in the supply chain from the moment your suppliers bring in raw materials, during storage of the materials and manufactured products in the warehouse, and distribution of products to the final consumer can increase efficiency, boost production, reduce time wastage and improve business revenues.

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How Analytics Can Cure Supply Chain Woes!

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The subject of logistics is not one that often reaches the uppermost levels of business media headlines. But, in the current international atmosphere of supply chain troubles and widespread shipping congestion, the topic is a timely one. Visual Analytics. The History and State of Vehicle Routing!

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Streamlining supply chain management: Strategies for the future

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In today’s complex global business environment, effective supply chain management (SCM) is crucial for maintaining a competitive advantage. Here’s how companies are using different strategies to address supply chain management and meet their business goals.

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Adapting Supply Chains to the Digital Retail Revolution

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This emerging trend, known as e-SCM or Electronic Supply Chain Management, is gaining relevance. Recent research indicates that 60% of respondents already utilize digital supply chain analytics and visualization platforms, while 31% are currently implementing them. #4