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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

Doug is the CEO of Echo Global Logistics , a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Doug Waggoner has served as Chief Executive Officer of Echo Global Logistics since December 2006 and was a Board member from 2008-2021. About Doug Waggoner. About Echo Global Logistics.

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Taking a Big Picture View of Supply Chain Networks

Logistics Viewpoints

I recently read a thought-provoking report with several predictions about the future of supply chain technology. Supply chain networks: A big-picture view. But carriers are only one component of a complete supply chain network. Numbers matter when it comes to supply chain data networks.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. Historically, the cost of RFID implementation and difficulty to utilize RFID in conjunction with other supply chain systems has hindered mass adoption by supply chain managers.

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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.

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Will Robots Take All the Supply Chain Jobs?

247 Customs Broker

Maybe a software robot will be writing columns on supply chain topics before too long too. What’s your take on robots and supply chain jobs? Using the right tools to do the right job is important and SCM is heavily dependent on sophisticated ERP systems to get right real data info ASP.

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Now is Not the Time to Worry About Freight Rates

Trinity Logistics

The overwhelming demand plus all the disruptions faced equals no chances for supply chains to catch up. percent year-over-year (YOY), being the sharpest increase seen since February 2006, based on the latest figures from Cass Information Systems. As a result, capacity remains tight, and freight rates continue to increase.

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Automatic Replenishment: Everything You Need to Know

Conger

Increased Efficiency: Automated replenishment streamlines the supply chain process, reducing the need for manual labor , paper-based tracking, and other time-consuming activities. The model has reduced inventory holding costs and improved supply chain visibility.