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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

Modern supply chains are evolving beyond anyone’s expectations due to increased use of cloud-computing technologies, wearables and advanced data analysis. The use of wearables will continue to be one of the top trends throughout the remainder of 2016 and upcoming years as well.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

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Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks.

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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

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Industry data for 2004 - 2013 shows an annual loss of at least $17 billion due to vacant positions, with shocking losses of around $45 billion in both 2012 and 2013. The executives surveyed identified these positions as those they believe currently most affected and that they expect will present even more severe staffing difficulties by 2020.

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Aptiv takes a global approach to mobility

Automotive Logistics

It is key to us because not only does it optimise the flows but it gets us our data, so that we can then go back and precisely re-engineer our crossdock locations and our network to really get the cost out.”. According to Richards, this has changed with developments in technology and the accurate analysis of complex data sets, or ‘big data’.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). presented a great case study on the company’s journey and success with real-time freight visibility. Wes Burt, Production Control-SCM-Assistant Manager at Toyota Manufacturing Canada, also gave an informative case study presentation. Where is Descartes today?

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The Future of Freight and How Brokers Fit In

GlobalTranz

The world of freight brokers and the future of freight is changing quickly, so it’s time to watch those trends to understand how you need to adapt. The first licenses for autonomous vehicles have been issued in Nevada , but the first round of vehicles requires a human driver to be present. Dong liu / Shutterstock.com.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

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Most sustainability books in my view do not present the full 360 view. Sheffi does note there is some evidence that so-called millennials may be more willing to pay for Green, but the data is preliminary at best. The documentation can be useful historical data for any future endeavor.