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Weathering Future Disruptions: 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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As teams worked with suppliers through creative solutions, it became obvious that transparency and supplier risk management are essential components to maintain stability during crises like these. Perhaps 30 days of inventory isn’t enough in times of crisis, and terms should be updated.

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Pandemic Prepared! 8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience

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From this discussion, we compiled a list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that to improve, build, and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come. But because we were proactive, we were able to build inventories ahead of time so that we had enough material in the pipeline before the crisis really hit peak.”.

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8 Steps to Building Supply Chain Resilience for Manufacturers in a Post-Covid World

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They discussed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Procurement and came up with this list of 8 critical supply chain management activities that can help Procurement teams build and maintain supply chain resilience now and in the years to come. In fact, they experienced just two weeks of disruption before they were up and running.

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The Coronavirus Is Shattering Traditional Supply Chains

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And even if an order from an overseas supplier were to be filled, delivery issues would be compounded by the declining number of air and ocean freight options to move products into the U.S.

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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

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109] The alert also posited that shorter acquisition lead times and shorter duration contracts will help GSA better manage inflation. Tenaglia, Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Managing the Effects of Inflation with Existing Contracts (Sept. FAR 52.249-14(a). 45] John M. 46] John M.

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

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surveyed 113 “supply chain leaders,” and found that “[n]inety-seven percent of respondents say they have applied some combination of inventory increases, dual sourcing, and regionalization to boost resilience.” [86] Managing Disinflations, Stephen G. ” [85] In March to April 2022, McKinsey & Co. 59] See id.;

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Japan: Addition of Import Declaration Items and Establishment of Simplified Import Custom Clearance System for Small-lot Shipments

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Simplified Import Custom Clearance System for Small-lot Shipments In light of the nature of small-lot shipments requiring prompt customs clearance, a simplified import customs clearance system was established to allow businesses handling large volumes of ocean freight that meet certain conditions to omit certain declaration items (e.g.,

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