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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

Logistics Viewpoints

Trends last for years. In most years, there is nothing new in supply chain management. For an online order that needs to be delivered within 24 hours, for example, the rule might state that the goods should be shipped to the consumer from the closest location. But how often do significant new things happen?

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COVID Has Fundamentally Changed the Profession of Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

The toilet paper shortage was one of the COVID era events that taught people what the term “supply chain management” meant. The changes to the profession of supply chain management are dramatic. Firstly, the term “supply chain management” was not in general use before COVID.

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Megatrends Reshaping Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

So, what are the mega trends? How does the pandemic and digital technology play into these trends? The pandemic has greatly accelerated this trend. From a supply chain digital perspective, the growth of ecommerce has: Ramped out the growth of each picking automation, including autonomous mobile robots.

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2020 Supply Chain Management Trends

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Intro to 2020 Supply Chain Management Trends. Throughout the last decade, the main trends were digitization and globalization. Supply chains have lengthened and extended across borders, bringing a whole new host of opportunities and challenges. Greening” the Supply Chain.

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Analytics in Supply Chain Management Becomes Central As Coronavirus Escalates

IoT World Today

Bouncing back more quickly, said experts, will require supply chain managers to turn to new ways of managing the supply chain, including using Internet of Things (IoT) data, analytics and machine learning (ML). Bringing Analytics to Supply Chain Management.

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Sustainable supply chain management

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How sustainability transforms inventory practices • Improved forecasting: One of the key features of a data-centric solution is its ability to predict future demand more accurately. Instead of relying on historical sales data, it considers various factors, such as market trends and real-time data.

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Top 10 SCM Trends for 2024

Logistics Business Magazine

Things are changing in supply chain management: while cost-cutting has been at the top of the agenda for many executives for years, in future they will be increasingly concerned with the shortage of skilled workers, sustainability and resilience. At a glance: The top ten SCM trends in 2024 1.