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Ten rules for managing stock and improving availability during times of shortage.

31 Aug 2021

In the past 18 months, UK businesses have faced unprecedented supply chain challenges. First came COVID-19, then Brexit, closely followed by container shortages and now an ongoing lack of over-priced raw materials.
Each issue has had a negative effect on stock availability, leading to unhappy customers and super-stressed operational teams. Whilst there is no ‘silver bullet’ solution, this article offers ten ways your business can help deal with stock availability challenges during times of shortage.

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Embracing Digitalisation in the new normal for the import export sector

26 Aug 2021

Sam Tyagi, CEO of technology start up, KlearNow, talks to IoSCM about why NOW is the time to embrace digitisation across the import export sector.

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Industry Insights; Top 3 reasons for implementing ERP software in your supply chain business

24 Aug 2021

Enterprise resource planning (ERP), the management of all the information and resources involved in a company's operations by means of an integrated computer system. 'ERP systems' - Oxford Dictionary definition. ERP software has become critical for the smooth functioning of businesses across each industry. The most crucial benefit of implementing an ERP system is automation that allows companies to perform operations at lightning speed, reduced cost, and without any human intervention.

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TARGETED RANSOMWARE: NEW DEFENSES FOR MANUFACTURING

20 Aug 2021

Manufacturing industries and supply chain logistics operate big machines and sophisticated software. Interconnection of computers makes business operations efficient. Computer networks can also put critical software at risk of ransomware. Ransomware is a type of virus developed in 1989. Hackers send malware to your computer software and lock files, demanding money before unlocking files. Such attacks can affect the entire operating system of your computers. Ransomware criminals are on the rise. They are targeting highly sensitive businesses like big logistics companies.

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Helpful tools for internet marketers – Website SEO Checker & Audit Tool

16 Aug 2021

Internet marketers have to constantly keep themselves on their toes to maintain their position in the digital market. This is because Google and other search engines keep on changing their ranking algorithms.
This is why experts recommend that internet marketers should source helpful tools that can assist them in analysing their site's position and determining the changes and improvements that they need to make to up their sites and pages performance. There are many website SEO checkers and auditing tools on the internet. In this post, we are going to list what we believe are the most effective ones.

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The Sustain Chain; Best Tips for Creating a Better Waste Management Plan

12 Aug 2021

Since the industrial revolution, the world has been facing a severe issue; waste management! The ever-growing rise in mass production has led people all over the world to consume more which results in a massive amount of waste. This, in turn, causes extreme levels of pollution and other environmental issues.

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