Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Infor’s CEO, Kevin Samuelson Infor’s strategy for differentiating their business from competitors like SAP and Oracle rests on a truly differentiated approach to ensuring that their customers get ongoing value from the business applications they purchase. In 2020, Infor SaaS customers had an attrition rate of 8.4%.

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EazyStock

DECEMBER 13, 2020

You already know the biggest supply chain disruption of 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic. With that said, how can you keep your supply chain running as smoothly as possible in the meantime? The best way to safeguard your supply chain will be by building resilience into your operations. That will be years.

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AIMMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Insights from Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020. Supply chain professionals know it can be extremely challenging to drive day-to-day operational excellence and pursue innovation at the same time. Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 offers some guidance.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social. Original Article: 55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social. Prior to the pandemic, most folks who weren’t in the industry didn’t give much thought to global supply chains. Lisa Anderson. Richard Baldwin.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2021

The global supply chain is routinely beset by challenges, both large and small, but the past couple of years have delivered a string of significant logistics disruptions that have threatened to upend the tightly choreographed dance of global freight transportation. Regulations may be more of a driver in the future.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

To say that the pandemic made 2020 a very challenging year would be a gross understatement. Because of service disruptions – not being able to buy toilet paper, for example – the supply chain has been more discussed than ever before. The study shows delivering good service to grocery chains has never been harder.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. planning offers an alternative to swinging the pendulum and as the strategy that provides the supply chain resilience leaders seek.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

DHL with Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service; OrderWise and London Ambulance Service; Oxford University Press with CEVA Logistics and White Stuff and Ligentia are all shortlisted for… The post Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2020: Supply Chain Strategy and Design Award Shortlist appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2021

Seventy-one percent of the surface of our “blue planet” is covered by oceans which is also reflected in the fact that 80% of goods are moved via sea transportation within the global supply chain [1]. as of January 1, 2020 [3]. It allows operators across the supply chain to track vessels at every point in the journey.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The supply chain, however, offers the most fruitful area for improvement. For companies to achieve reductions in carbon footprints, they should look to sustainable investments in their supply chains for the greatest impact. Benefits of Sustainable Supply Chains. The added benefit? Landscape Report.

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Logistics Management

JANUARY 4, 2021

Supply chain leaders - Access this complimentary Gartner Market Guide to select the optimal supply chain consulting partner for your business.

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10xLogistics

JUNE 28, 2023

It appears every supply chain I know of is in the middle of a big transformation. This is affecting even big and very sophisticated supply chains. Today we learned The Home Depot is even relooking at the supply chain efforts started during the COVID period ( H/T: Supply Chain Dive ).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2020

Truckload rates and capacity should not create concerns for shippers managing a proper procurement strategy during the first half of 2020. Read more Truckload Tactics for 2020: Balance Strategy to Control Cost. Read more Truckload Tactics for 2020: Balance Strategy to Control Cost.

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Trinity Logistics

JUNE 23, 2023

HVAC contractors and plumbers continue to face supply chain woes like material shortages and rising costs. INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY Logistics technology, like a transportation management system (TMS) , has tools available to help you stay on top of your supply chain and plan efficiently. One

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Many large enterprises use one form or another of a supply chain application to help manage their supply chains. Supply chain vendors have been touting their investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the last several years. AI can refer to several different types of math.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2021

The SVP of Supply Chain at Walmart speaking at Blue Yonder’s virtual user conference. Following their fourth quarter results, top executives talked about their supply chain and omnichannel strategy at a high level. Mr. Guggina talked about how Walmart is approaching their supply chain transformation.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2020

Supply chain leaders have faced significant challenges in the past, and in 2020, the supply chain coronavirus crisis has put a spotlight on the need for supply chain resilience and integration. Among these, integrated reverse logistics strategies can make or break successful operations.

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3PL Insights

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

supply chain continues to be a leading issue in many industries. Shortages of warehouse workers and truck drivers are forcing businesses to find new ways to streamline their supply chain. The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain. Consumers are stocking up on these medications because of the supply chain delays.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 13, 2023

Pharmaceutical companies run two types of supply chains. There is the commercial supply chain where drugs that have been approved for use on patients are shipped to distributors, drug stores, and hospitals around the world. Then there is a clinical trials supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 22, 2021

Cyberattacks seem to be growing in prevalence and severity, particularly those around the major supply chains in the US, including both the fuel supply chain and the food supply chain. Supply Chain Cybersecurity Risks Continue to Exist Around the Globe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Prior to 2020, every supply chain in the world was challenged by increasing levels of demand unpredictability and market volatility. The sudden onset of COVID-19 only reinforced a lesson that supply chain professionals had already realized: uncertainty is the only real certainty. Tariffs and trade regulations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. Unfortunately, the state of disruption to the current landscape has never been contemplated and very few strategies exist to navigate it.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

2020 seemed a world away just a few years ago and yet, here we are. What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals? Many are relying on advanced analytics to optimize their supply chain for sustainability. This promises to be a very eventful year. Here are three trends to consider. .

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Now, That's Logistics

JANUARY 7, 2021

During a year when e-commerce sales skyrocketed, the global pandemic impacted supply chains around the globe, and transportation capacity contracted across most modes, while companies worked to get their logistics strategies realigned with this “new normal” operating environment. Playing the Waiting Game.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2020

It’s no secret that today’s supply chains have become more complex than ever, with socioeconomic and market dynamics underscoring organizations’ need to respond to an outside-in, demand-driven world.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Supply chain leaders have faced significant challenges in the past, and in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic spotlighted the need for supply chain resilience and integration. Among these, an integrated return management strategy can make or break successful operations. Contact Our Reverse Logistics Team Today.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 25, 2022

In January 2023, the Germany Supply Chain Due Diligence Act will come into effect, requiring businesses to monitor supply chains for human rights violations and compliance with environmental standards. Abigail Myers-Antiaye – the principal product compliance manager at Coupa. This is not toothless legislation.

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Morai Logistics

MAY 9, 2019

Organizations within the retail industry should implement mitigation strategies into their supply chain to offset potential risks such as supply shortages. In a press release published by Air Cargo News, global retail leader, Adidas, ‘ turns to airfreight to mitigate supply chain shortages ’.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Regardless of their size, companies are reassessing their global supply chain strategies. Diversification of the supply chain is good and has great benefits, but it also comes with potential risks. What are the benefits of supply chain risk diversification? Each country’s regulations are different.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Belcorp’s Maturity in Supply Chain Design. Belcorp Corporation has actively worked to be a leader in ensuring that their people can effectively use a complex type of software known as supply chain design. It requires a company to further leverage the supply chain design philosophy.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 30, 2020

The effects of COVID-19 on North American business are creating supply chain challenges into the second half of 2020. The ability for organizations to respond to these challenges will determine the strategies required to maintain profitable performance in 2021.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 18, 2023

This Earth Week , we wanted to spotlight the companies who are leading the way in supply chain sustainability efforts. From 2010 to 2020, they also reduced emissions across their global operations 52% through energy efficiency and renewable electricity. Walmart Approximately 70% of Walmart U.S. million barrels of oil, $37.5

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Surviving the tumultuous year of 2020 represented the most critical challenge shipping leaders had to face in years. Adjusting current logistics strategies demonstrated the second great challenge of the pandemic. Today, logistics strategies rely on accurate and up-to-date data for everything from capacity planning to invoicing.

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CH Robinson Logistics

MARCH 12, 2020

Using technology to drive strategy and improve performance—and ultimately create financial value—is top of mind for shippers today managing complex global supply chains. A key component of this technology trend is the need for a supply chain visibility platform. Gartner research on real-time visibility.

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