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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Mars’s Digital Transformation Mr. Beery started by asking, “what does a digital supply chain mean for us?”

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How to Protect Supply Chain from Cyber Attacks

3PL Links

The amount, velocity, and sharing of data all influence how it is received and evaluated, and these changes intensify with the consolidation of digital transformation. As a result, you must exercise extreme caution when selecting each partner, making sure they have sufficient security procedures and resources in place.

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Intelligent Automation, the Future of Supply Chain. Is the Logistics Industry Ready?

Blue Grace Logistics

It is a well-known fact that supply chain is increasingly becoming digital. But is simply adding a digital component to the complex supply chain network enough to make it efficient? However, like with all new things, there’s a need to exercise caution. However, like with all new things, there’s a need to exercise caution.

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The Weekly Freight Report for August 6, 2020

FLS Transport

And analysis shows the odds of a significant dip are unlikely. And as carriers have options… they are exercising them in search of margins. And the way the industry is tackling change is by investing in digital technologies. Now well above March’s panic buying numbers, freight volume is sitting at a 29% increase year over year.

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Are your L&D programs reaping the outcomes you need?

UL EHS- Sustainability

A training needs analysis (TNA) will identify where employee training can make a meaningful contribution towards improving performance. The analysis can also reveal other variables that cause employees not to perform at the optimum levels– organizational culture, personal problems, job satisfaction or financial compensation.

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TEST Shipping Data: How Machine Learning, AI, Automation & Chatbots Create Hyper Efficiency

RPA Labs

Trying to meet current market demands with obsolete systems is an exercise in futility, and that is causing many shippers, carriers, and forwarders to struggle. According to Supply Chain Digital , at the heart of any effective partnership is the need for real-time, accurate, and accessible shipping data.

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Freight Benchmarking: What Is It? Why Do It?

Logistics Bureau

Here is an overview of the most valuable benefits: More informed freight spending: Because freight benchmarking involves the analysis of carriers and the rates paid by companies using them, it gives you an evolving picture of clarity about your freight spending. Alternatively, you can procure access to a digital freight benchmarking platform.