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How is the Logistics Economy Holding Up?

Logistics Viewpoints

The World Trade Organization publishes lots of insightful data on global trade – including trade indexes. The third trend is that global trade growth appears to be gradually slowing. However, imports of industrial supplies appear to be declining. Output rose in 8 of the 29 nations for which data was available.

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6 Ways Big Data is enhancing the global supply chain

The Logistics Academy

As global supply chains become more complex and customers more demanding, the race is on to develop software applications that can effectively manage and make sense of the zettabytes of data being generated by our digital world. Of course, capturing the data and then using it to make good decisions are two entirely different things.

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How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Contract Management in Telecom & High-Tech

Continual technological changes necessitate adjustments to manufacturing and supply chain processes, leading to a heavy volume of contracts that outpaces most industries. What can CPOs do to ease the contract management burden?