Since the pandemic, healthcare systems have struggled to get medical devices, surgical supplies and pharmaceuticals to the frontline workers on time. Between 59-83% of healthcare organisations have reported delays or increased lead times in acquiring supplies. To stabilise the healthcare supply chain for the future, it’s important to understand the challenges that resulted in the disruptions during the pandemic. Poll results In our most recent LinkedIn poll, we asked our social media followers what they thought the biggest supply chain issue was in the healthcare industry in 2022. Healthcare industry supply chain issues: what we found Cost management 33% of respondents highlighted cost management as the biggest healthcare supply chain …

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This is your weekly supply chain bulletin from B2BE for the week starting 26th September 2022. Each week, we bring you a rundown of the latest trends in the news from across the supply chain industry. We cover the issues most important to you, bringing you useful links to the full articles. This ranges from news on various supply chain disruptions to strategies to lessen the damage. We also include other relevant supply chain related updates. If you missed it, you can read last week’s edition here. Read on to see what’s making the news this week. Is the demand for seaborne shipping softening? As we head towards the end …

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Global supply chains have been pushed to the max the last two years, highlighting the shortcomings of a complicated system that impacts everything from computer chips to toilet paper. These disruptions don’t just affect daily life—they echo across the global economy. This has been clear in the hardware and building industry, as businesses operating in this space have been hit not only with material shortages, but labour shortages, price increases and demand they’re not able to meet. Poll results In our most recent LinkedIn poll, we asked our social media followers their thoughts on what they thought the biggest supply chain issue was in the hardware & building industry in …

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Explained simply, e-invoicing is the ability to send an invoice digitally between suppliers and buyers. This is different, however, from sending a PDF or online invoice via email as an e-invoice is automatically sent to the buyer’s accounting system through a secure network. It means the business does not manually need to handle the invoice like they would a paper copy or a PDF attachment. The two businesses, supplier and buyer, don’t need to work within the same systems as standards allow the systems to communicate to each other. Governments worldwide have stepped up to help support local businesses with digital adoption showing the importance of e-invoicing for businesses of …

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This is your weekly supply chain bulletin from B2BE for the week starting 19th September 2022. Each week, we bring you a rundown of the latest trends in the news from across the supply chain industry. We cover the issues most important to you, bringing you useful links to the full articles. This ranges from news on various supply chain disruptions to strategies to lessen the damage. We also include other relevant supply chain related updates. If you missed it, you can read last week’s edition here. Read on to see what’s making the news this week. EU proposes supply chain emergency powers – what does this mean? Europe-based companies …

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The consumer goods supply chain is complex. Flexibility and responsiveness are more critical then ever in the current landscape. With changing customer demands the FMCG industry is questioning how to keep delivery numbers high and costs down. The fierce competition in the FMCG sector has highlighted the need for innovation, faster deliveries and increased quality. Poll results In our most recent LinkedIn poll, we asked our social media followers their thoughts on what they thought the biggest supply chain issue was in the FMCG industry in 2022. FMCG industry supply chain issues: what we found Supply chain sourcing Of those that responded, 44% cited supply chain sourcing as the biggest …

2022年、FMCG業界が直面するサプライチェーンの最大の課題は何でしょうか？ もっと読む »