Bob Henry

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What if there were a program that helped small business diverse suppliers compete for corporate opportunities at the highest levels? What if it gave them key insights on what it means to have a supplier-ready mindset, got them quickly acclimated to the supplier culture, and deep dived into the top performing competencies today’s companies need? Guess what, that program is here!!!!! Learn More Today! https://lnkd.in/geYZ-Z_8 #opportunities #culture #mindset #smallbusiness #supplierdiversity #suppliers #economicdevelopment #minorityownedbusiness #supplierdevelopment #vendormanagement #corporategovernance #corporatepartnerships #procurement #mbe #wbe #lgbtbusiness #vba #veteranshelpingveterans #veteranowned #skilldora #myskilldora #smallbusiness

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What if there were a program that helped small business diverse suppliers compete for corporate opportunities at the highest levels? What if it gave them key insights on what it means to have a supplier-ready mindset, got them quickly acclimated to the supplier culture, and deep dived into the top performing competencies today’s companies need? Guess what, that program is here!!!!! Learn More Today! https://lnkd.in/guyZEst2 #opportunities #culture #mindset #smallbusiness #supplierdiversity #suppliers #economicdevelopment #minorityownedbusiness #supplierdevelopment #vendormanagement #corporategovernance #corporatepartnerships #procurement #mbe #wbe #lgbtbusiness #vba #veteranshelpingveterans #veteranowned #skilldora #myskilldora

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It’s disappointing to hear some manufacturers are moving toward “just in case” supply chain thinking. Lean / Just in Time methods are proven and successful supply chain strategies but you have to use all the tools in the tool box. For instance close partnering with critical suppliers needs to get closer to ensure alignment and mutual protection between both of you. Contracting suppliers longer term to incentivize their investments in their own supply chains is another tool. Resist cancelling orders in troughs; extend them out by negotiating with your partners. There are commodity exceptions which may be treated differently also. But you need to do all of it. Just in case thinking is not the best use of resources serving manufacturers. #supplychain #lean #supplychains #investments #manufacturing #operationalexcellence #supplychainstrategy #supplychainmanagement #supplychainresilience #supplychainplanning #supplychainoptimization #semiconductormanufacturing #semiconductorindustry

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I was interviewed by Supply Chain Brain about the increase of supply chain regulations. A few tips: - supply chain transparency is quickly becoming standard operating procedure, but its new and no one has perfected it yet - your suppliers are not your enemies, they are your partners so work with them - yes, this is about compliance, but its also about fixing supply chains so vulnerable people, like this girl I met in India who mines sparkles, are not being exploited to make ours better #supplychain #compliance #uflpa #lksg

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Bill to Strengthen Critical Supply Chains Introduced April 26, 2024: US Congress (source the Hill, April 26,2024) Rep. Larry Buchson, R-Ind., has introduced the Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2023, which tasks the Department of Commerce with creating a program for critical supply chain resiliency and crisis response and aims to assist the U.S. in maintaining global leadership in terms of critical industries, critical supply chains, and the use of emerging technologies such as cybersecurity technologies and artificial intelligence. #Cybersecurity #Criticalinfrastructure #ArtificialIntelligence

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With multi $Billion of annual #supplychainmanagement spend with Wesco Integrated Supply , see how we can be your single source for millions of industrial and maintenance products and services, with relationships with over 40,000 suppliers in 50+ countries. Want to know more about how we can help your business? #maintenance #mro #integratedsupply #supplychainmanagement

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Are supply chains going back to 'normal' in 2023? According to Forbes, "supply chain leaders need to continue to keep their seat belts buckled". Time to digitalize your supply chain management with the Conexiom platform so it's resilient, diversified and connected in 2023. Read more: https://bit.ly/3wcbgih #automation #supplychain

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Thanks to Trade Xcelerators for this concise, informative video! What are your terms? EXW, DDP, or something in between? https://lnkd.in/gVymrqdj #globaltrade #importexport #synovus #supplychain

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Supply Chain Resiliency has been a major topic of discussion for years, especially since 2020, but the thoughts around our next iteration of resiliency needs to be more- loved this article saying we need to be Antifragile! https://lnkd.in/g69RyZf7

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🎭flexibility is good and bad 🎭 flexibility is good because it "reduces the severity of shortages and delays the time until they become critical." flexibility is bad because "while increased flexibility alleviates shortages (in the supply chain), it comes at the cost of increased complexity: We demonstrate that reroute flexibility increases alternative path usage and slows down the distribution system." i.e. flexibility increases the use of alternative paths, and alleviates shortages, but some of these paths are slower. This is a supply chain paper, but there may be some crossover to project work-package flexibility. https://lnkd.in/ecvfX9TQ Ambra Amico et al. ,Adapting to disruptions: Managing supply chain resilience through product rerouting.Sci. Adv.10,eadj1194(2024).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adj1194

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Our Government agencies involved with Global Trade have robust processes to support, educate, and increase international commerce. It's disturbing to learn about bad actors blatantly not following our regulations in either import or export global business transactions and ignoring compliance requirements. Regulatory compliance is not going away anytime soon. #exportviolations #exportcompliance #audits #freightforwarding

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An interesting read on what 2023 may have in store from a supply chain perspective.. #supplychain

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Never been a better time than this when CBP is stressing the fact that know or map your supply chain. We can help #supplychain #traceability #verification #audit

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Is your business prepared for unexpected supply chain disruptions? PiLog Material Criticality Analysis can help identify critical materials and potential risks in your supply chain. Don't wait until it's too late https://lnkd.in/gghja2SA PiLog Group PiLog Africa PiLog Innovation Labs Dr Imad Syed #supplychain #materials #materialshandling #supplychainmanagement #visibility #riskfactors #analysis #criticalrawmaterials #inventory #assets

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