article thumbnail

The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. The hyper-focus on meeting customer expectations is also creating pressures upstream in the supply chain, as manufacturers extend visibility and collaboration beyond their own walls to avoid any disruptions. There are Also Commercial Reasons. A Positive Example.

article thumbnail

Insights for Developing, Executing, and Monitoring your Parcel Freight to Meet Demand

CH Robinson Logistics

Customers now expect reliability, speed, and convenience in their small parcel delivery experience and a company’s ability to meet those expectations can even be a source of differentiation. You should consider this while planning your shipping network, locating warehouses, and choosing middle and last mile carrier partnerships.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Daily Management for Improvement

The Lean Thinker

We get into semantic arguments about “problem solving” as somehow different from “root cause analysis” and how the Improvement Kata is somehow distinct, again, from those activities. You Cannot Meet a Challenge Without Working on Stability. What About Root Cause Analysis?

article thumbnail

Ocean Freight Contract Season: An Overview and Key Components

MTS Logistics

Shippers need to know that there will be enough equipment available to meet their shipping requirements. ” He then added, “Right now, it’s definitely not the preferred option.” So as soon as they expire, shippers may need to ship all that product on the spot market.

article thumbnail

New WMS solution growing up fast

Logistics Business Magazine

The remote agile medium definitely makes it more manageable for staff and is a lot more practical and cost effective for us as a business than the traditional on-site approach.

article thumbnail

Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

Logistics Viewpoints

This technology allows businesses to unify their procurement, expense management, invoicing, payments, contract management, and spend analysis processes and reporting. Coupa meets this definition. The platform connects hundreds of organizations representing the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, with millions of suppliers globally.

article thumbnail

Childhood, interrupted: Are we meeting the needs of adolescent mothers?

World Food Programme Logistics

In fact, the contrary would make more sense, according to WFP’s Fill the Nutrient Gap analysis. The cultural and UN or government demographic definitions can also present challenges, as they are often not consistent. Childhood, interrupted: Are we meeting the needs of adolescent mothers? Reaching them is another kettle of fish.”

Meeting 40