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The Agilea Journal
Articles, recordings, case studies, and news—to help you understand the evolving supply chain and keep your teams informed on a daily basis.
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Manage cash flow and net working capital
Liquidity. As the current crisis evolves, supply chains with limited resources, slowing sales, and shrinking margins will, unfortunately, work together to put even greater pressure on profits and companies' cash flow. In past years companies have become accustomed to projecting themselves optimistically into the future… (at least for some). Now, with the crisis and especially … Continued
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ASCM 2020 salary and Supply Chain careers report
"Almost all Supply Chain professionals (88%) have a positive outlook on their career, and most (85%) would recommend this field as a path for others." ASCM 2020 According to the new study from the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) the profession continues to prove its worth despite the volatile environment in which it operates. Some key … Continued
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How to optimize production and distribution capacity in a crisis period?
In this health and economic crisis' period, optimizing production requires; How to optimize production and distribution capacity in a crisis period? We could see that social distancing measures reduce the capacity of operations. Understanding and measuring current and future industrial and logistical capabilities are even more essential than usual. Making the right decision regarding the … Continued
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Transparency and visibility during the restart phase
Yesterday I posted an introductory article on resilience and agility to face the new normal of the post Coronavirus pandemic. (article available here) This new normal will come upon us. As mentioned, it will change many behaviors both economic and social. But let's come back to the topics of tomorrow which will be key for … Continued
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Let's write the new normal!
!! Normality Canceled !! Let's write the new normal! The action taken now to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus on the supply chains must also strengthen the resilience of organizations in the face of inevitable and unforeseeable future shocks. Even though the immediate human health toll of the spread of the coronavirus is changing … Continued
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From Waze to S&OP and scheduling, the lure of precision
Let's talk about time buffer. A few days ago I had an appointment with a client for an important meeting at 9am, in a provincial city with heavy traffic. The journey in normal time should take 20mn, I decide to leave at 8am. A question that often comes up in training: how much should the … Continued
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The benefits of a Supply Chain Academy for your company!
Today's customers demand that their needs be met at all times. To meet these requirements, the issues, concepts and processes of the Supply Chain must be understood and shared by your teams.
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Supply Chain performance diagnosis
Stakes Make a complete diagnosis of the company's activities Identify the causes of failure Propose a roadmap and improvement projects Diagnosis Context Industrial site of 130 people of an international group in the medical devices sector Products in project mode or to order, strong customization Ambition to become a benchmark site in the group Our … Continued