End-of-Year Special | What 2021 Taught Us About Supply Chain
End-of-Year Special | What 2021 Taught Us About Supply Chain
As we reflect on 2021, another year of challenge and change, we at GSCC would like to express our gratitude for your continued readership. As you continue enjoying your holidays, we will share some of our most interesting articles of 2021.
We look forward to providing you with even more meaningful content in the new year - and if you have ideas or feedback, drop us a note at mh@gscc.co. We’d love to hear from you.
🚨 What a year it was...
The Past 20 Months in Supply Chain: What Have We Learned? — talkinglogistics.com
If 2020 and the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic were like an earthquake, then 2021 has been like an ocean tsunami that follows an earthquake, causing additional pain and disruption.
The most notable supply chain bottlenecks of 2021 — sports.yahoo.com Supply chain issues seemed inescapable in the year 2021, constantly making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
10 disruptions that rocked supply chains in 2021 — www.supplychaindive.com
Companies scrambled to adjust operations, severe weather and the trapped Ever Given in another difficult year for supply chains.
Supply chain resilience: How are pandemic-related disruptions reshaping managerial thinking? — www.weforum.org 60 supply chain leaders explain what could have been done differently: Some of the biggest lessons centre on new skills and new managerial thinking.
📰 And what might be coming in 2022
Four Supply Chain Predictions For 2022 — www.forbes.com
Another holiday season with an overloaded supply chain is bad news for retailers and business leaders.
Shipping and Logistics Costs Are Expected to Keep Rising in 2022 — www.wsj.com
Companies are bracing for more steep increases in shipping and logistics prices next year after supply-chain costs soared during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Global supply chain crisis could last another two years, warn experts — www.theguardian.com
As some bottlenecks ease others are just starting, meaning the post-pandemic economy ‘won’t return to normal any time soon'.
How COVID-19 is reshaping supply chains — www.mckinsey.com
Supply-chain disruptions aren't going away. Pandemic-era investments could continue to pay dividends - if companies keep their momentum.
Read more relevant news and updates on the Supply Chain Asia blog.
📅 Upcoming Events
Supply Chain Optimization Asia, Jan. 13 — www.airmeet.com
The summit will explore the latest best practices, tactics and strategies in the field of inventory and logistics network optimization within APAC.
Omni-Channel Commerce Japan Edition, Jan. 27 — pro.chain.net
This summit will explore best practices and tactics in the four pillars of a successful omnichannel strategy in Japan including sales channels, marketing and advertising, operations, and fulfillment/logistics.
For the full calendar of meetups, webinars, forums and summits, click here.
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💼 Latest Positions
Supply Chain Director (Ho Chi Minh City) | Abbott
Design or implement supply chains that support business strategies adapted to changing market conditions, new business opportunities, or cost reduction strategies at Abbott.
Customer Facing Supply Chain Manager (Beijing) | Nestlé
Drive innovative collaborative supply chain solutions that deliver a competitive advantage by optimizing cost to serve and maximizing fresh product availability.
View more interesting supply chain positions on our Job Board.
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That's all this week, I hope you enjoyed this week's issue of The Chain!
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