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Achieving Maturity in Risk Management Takes Years

Logistics Viewpoints

If a supplier’s continued material flow becomes questionable for a wide range of reasons, the way that supplier’s components flow to various factories and nodes in the supply chain is graphically illustrated and the appropriate commodity managers are automatically notified. The full explanation is beyond the scope of this article.

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The 3 Pillars of Supply Chain Management (And Why Their Alignment Matters)

Logistics Bureau

We’re going to look at transportation shortly, so for now let’s concentrate on the “distribution nodes.” ” Distribution nodes are the warehouses, distribution centres, and perhaps cross-dock or flow-through facilities that make up the static part of your network. Warehouse Costs.

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

Based on ARC Advisory Group’s recently released study of the market, this puts them in the top 5. Because supply chain planning is undergoing something of a technological revolution, this article will focus on o9’s technology and why their CEO believes it is differentiated. How did the company grow so fast?

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Blockchain Will Solve, Save, Cure Everything

Talking Logistics

Over the past year, there have been plenty of announcements and articles about the potential role and benefits of blockchain in supply chain management. Lakhani state in a Harvard Business Review article published last year. These nodes are distributed around the world. Blockchain in Supply Chain Management.

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Retail Supply Chains: The State of Play in 2021

Logistics Bureau

In an article about online retail that I published at the end of 2019, I highlighted Target’s click-and-mortar retail model, which, even then, was positioning the company as an ecommerce trend-setter. That was the question I considered in my 2019 article. Target Hitting the Mark With Fulfillment From Stores.

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6 Critical Success Factors in Distribution Network Design

Logistics Bureau

Quality and Detail of Data and its Analysis In some of our earlier posts, we’ve stressed the importance of simplicity in distribution network design , and we will return to that topic later in this article. In our work with clients, we often succeed in making an existing network more effective by removing a distribution node or two.

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Future Supply Chain Insights from Pro-to-know, Sheri Hinish

Logistics Bureau

So as it moves through each node in the supply chain, it’s akin to checking in, and you’re measuring these things like greenhouse gas emissions or water impact, or even material circularity. What do they need to grasp, and where should they focus their studies? It has a birth certificate and a passport.