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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Those industries include data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics. The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. By 2012 they had implemented this multi-enterprise supply chain network (MSCN) solution.

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The Trends Shaping Supply Chain and Logistics: Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2017

Talking Logistics

million in FY 2012 to $203.8 As I wrote last June, investments are rising in Supply Chain Operating Networks and Descartes is a prime example of this trend in action — a trend that I predict will continue to gain momentum in the months and years ahead. The limiting factor is still getting timely and accurate data.

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6 Ways Big Data is enhancing the global supply chain

The Logistics Academy

As global supply chains become more complex and customers more demanding, the race is on to develop software applications that can effectively manage and make sense of the zettabytes of data being generated by our digital world. Of course, capturing the data and then using it to make good decisions are two entirely different things.

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One Multinational’s Supply Chain Transformation Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

Customization is provided for 5 different supply chains (for example, make-to-order, make-to-stock, etc.) They built them between 2012 and 2014, and then enhanced them when better supply chain risk management solutions became available. Most companies use shipment history as the key data for forecasts. A Transformation Journey.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Example #2: Airtasker. Example #2: Airtasker. Other Examples.

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Supply Chain Management:Infosys team at Pulse 2012 - Day 1

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Cloud & Big Data. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. « Infosys team at Pulse 2012 - Day 0 | Main | Leveraging Social Media for Improving Forecast Reliability » Infosys team at Pulse 2012 - Day 1. Posted by: Ankush Deshmukh | March 6, 2012 7:13 AM.

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Fundamental Supply Chain Shifts Kill The Idea of a "Surge"

10xLogistics

Back in April I was sending a warning sign in my post " Inventories Continue to Grow " and I even signaled this all the way back in 2012 in a post titled " Inventory to Sales Ratio Tells A Grim Story ". Companies are much better at identifying the purchase trends and immediately shifting inventory purchases to adjust.