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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 creation of a new digital ecosystem has enabled these and other changes that will shape the definition of supply chain agility and resilience in the 2020s and beyond. A Positive Example. There are Also Commercial Reasons. The Road to Agility and Resilience.

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The Definition of Transparency

Blue Grace Logistics

As it is with most problems there is a lack of a clear and concise definition, according to an MIT study which conducted a survey of the apparel industry only to find wildly different results. Slave labor in the Thai seafood industry and deforestation in Malaysia and Indonesia are ample examples of this.

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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

Logistics Viewpoints

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. For example, are you still a minority owned company?

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What does ‘on-time, in-full’ (OTIF) mean in the consumer sector?

PINC

The problem is that there is no standard definition for OTIF. For example: Does “on-time” mean on the date requested by the retailer, or the date promised by the manufacturer? Survey Says…. A common definition for OTIF would also: Create a common view. Streamline data complexity. Reduce supply chain complexity.

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Artificial Intelligence in Logistics: Current Status & Opportunities

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

AI and ML offer the possibility to data streams in one model and thus discover facts and dependencies. With less manpower required, dependencies implicitly present in the data are identified and better decisions can be made. Today, AI recognizes the path from data input to data output itself. Transport optimization (50%).

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What are the true causes of ongoing supply chain disruptions?

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

There are many causes, for example, container ships from Asia are now too large to traverse the Panama Canal (20 years ago they were not), so they offload on the West Coast of the United States and are compelled to truck all goods to the East Coast. Hence our surprise at the findings of the global survey above. .

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Email Tips for Ecommerce Businesses

Ship Monk

Your products are different, your sales cycle might be longer or shorter, your customers are different — so it’s useless to compare your conversion rate, for example, to an industry average. If you’re making a big ask, such as wanting me to fill out a survey or refer my friends, then I’d like to hear from your founder, not some AI bot.