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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning. This trend is expected to continue in 2023, with omnichannel sales across websites, social media, mobile apps, and brick-and-mortar stores being crucial for businesses. That is, AI tools can do a lot of the heavy lifting.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Launched in 2013 and named after the robot housekeeper on “The Jetsons”, online grocery app Rosie allows customers to shop online from their favorite local stores for same-day delivery or in-store pickup. Instacart says the new technology will give more retailers access to tools and technologies that can lead to business growth.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 Because switching from JIT to JIC is at best only a tool to address short-term problems and risk. billion globally, and I forecast it to grow to $9.9

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Transparency for the customer who is king

Logistics Business Magazine

The new Supply Chain Act will take effect in Germany in 2023. So the most important homework for 2023 has been tackled. The new regulations will initially apply to companies with more than 3,000 employees from 2023, and to companies with more than 1,000 employees from 2024.

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“A brighter future for Bhutan’s children”

World Food Programme Logistics

and in 2013, she was appointed by the King as the Minister of Works and Human Settlement, making her the first female minister in Bhutan’s history. Innovative tools introduced by WFP are embraced by the country’s leaders, many of whom, like Ms. a remarkable achievement for a child of her generation, and even more so for a woman.

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Logistics & Supply Chain News Roundup, January 2023

Logistics Bureau

A new year is underway, and what better way to begin our 2023 blog activity than with a summary of the freshest news from the supply chain and logistics theatre? For companies wishing to decouple their supply chains from China but struggling to do so, the current situation presents an unsettling start to 2023.

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Applying Blockchain in Logistics & Supply Chain Management: 5 Reasons Why Supply Chain Execs Need to Know More

GlobalTranz

In fact, the Drug Supply Chain Security Act of 2013 , passed by Congress, mandates pharmaceutical supply chains implement an around-the-clock, real-time, and accurate way of monitoring product location in manufacturing and transport by 2023, reports Innovation Enterprise. managing contracts with simple office tools is impossible.