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Editor’s Choice: Why Supply Chain Design Is Not a “One-and-Done” Exercise

Logistics Viewpoints

Today’s article is from Ahmad Jiwani at Coupa and looks at supply chain design. But first, let’s get on the same page: Supply chain design solutions and definitions. A global food and beverage company used to run a handful of models annually across their European operations. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

Our ability to operate away from the Australian support base degraded dangerously. Being definitive about threats or objectives certainly helps in answering the question ‘is the military prepared?’ The reason this is important is shown in the exceptions and qualifications given to recent operational successes. By David Beaumont.

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The realities of logistics and strategic leadership: lessons from the ADF’s senior-most logisticians

Logistics in War

Moreover, the factors and issues described here deal with the complexity of generating institutional strategy (as distinct from a military or operational strategy) and leadership within a complex environment. Military staff are, in general, not well prepared for operating within an institutional bureaucracy.

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Happy New Year: Here’s the 7 things shippers need to know about the Q1 2021 freight market

FLS Transport

And that definitely applies to the freight market. While this is nothing to cheer about, industrial output combined with the other items noted in this article will continue to increase the demand for trucks during the normal lull. Since August we’ve been operating in a market where dynamics have pushed spot rates above contract rates.

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Supply Chain Management:'Asset' in Enterprise Asset Management

Infosys Supply Chain Management

We spoke with Rohit Choubey , Lead Consultant - ECS EAM and Rejeesh Gopalan , Consultant - ECS EAM to get their views on significance of Asset definition in EAM and how it can contribute to the emergence. An Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) framework is predominantly based on the definition of Asset. Rohit Choubey. what do you think?

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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

The definition above is not from any textbook, but is one that I am sure you will agree, describes a state of affairs that any corporate leader or business owner would be happy to attain. . Of the business leaders participating in that survey, more than 50% considered supply chain to be a standalone business operating function.

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7 Reasons Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

The definition above is not from any textbook, but is simply one that I’m sure you’ll agree, describes a state of affairs that any corporate leader or business owner would be happy to arrive at. In turn, operational performance and business success will be under greater control and will lie less in the hands of Lady Luck.