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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. Meanwhile, cloud technology enables companies to expand infrastructure without significant investment or use of resources, reports AXIT of Supply Chain 24/7.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

History of Supply Chain Management. 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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Is bigger always better – Economies of scale and gigantism in shipping

Shipping and Freight Resource

With gigantism being the most popular trend currently pursued by the world’s major carriers a new global context has concurrently begun to rear its head. Onwards & Upwards – The trend of gigantism relative to vessels within the container industry. This begs the question is bigger always better and what alternatives exist?

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Aptiv takes a global approach to mobility

Automotive Logistics

Aptiv is taking a highly centralised approach to the logistics operation supporting the new division and has made Jeffrey Richards its global director of logistics and supply chain operations, responsible for the sourcing, network design, continuous improvement and emergency logistics for all operating units. Tackling complex networks.

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

GlobalTranz

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. Averting this outcome depends upon business leaders and government policymakers to actually implement measures to reverse the present trend.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). There are a lot of niche supply chain and logistics solutions in the market and Descartes is good at finding and acquiring them. presented a great case study on the company’s journey and success with real-time freight visibility. Where is Descartes today?

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

Yossi Sheffi of MIT is certainly one of the most influential and I would add interesting figures in supply chain today. Of late, about every three years he produces a new supply chain-related book, the last two being complementary takes on supply chain resilience and risk management.