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What is The True State of The Supply Chain Industry?

10xLogistics

By two very macro metrics, I would say as an industry, we are not doing great. We also all like to engage in case studies of companies such as Zara and Dell (former Dell) where inventory management is legendary. The below graph shows the most current: As you can see, our inventory relative to sales is about where it was in 2002.

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Ocean Ports Lead the Way in Logistics Technology Advancements

Material Handling and Logistics

The Port of Virginia serves as a case study in how the nation’s ports are adapting to the needs of the new economy. million during the period 2002 through 2017. Joe Harris, spokesperson for the Port of Virginia, states, “The TRS creates a win-win for both the port and the trucking industry. ports doubled from 17.9

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Reflections on East Timor by a logistics unit commander – twenty years on

Logistics in War

At the operational and tactical level, East Timor may not be a great case study for combat arms officers however for the logistician [1] , there are lessons to be learned at every level from the Commander Joint Logistics down to the private soldier. Logistic Preparedness.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

I’ve been an industry analyst for over 20 years, which is hard to believe sometimes. I got started just as the dotcom craze was taking off, with new logistics startups coming to market every day (all of them announcing they were “The world’s leading provider of X” even though they were just a few months old). Source: Google.