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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Rising oil prices will also have a cascading impact on supply chains in areas such as higher line-haul trucking rates and other transportation costs. The transportation industry will also bear the brunt, as it has the highest energy intensity of all major industries.

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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 Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

The main lack of talent is in middle management, especially in big data analytics and supply chain planning, where the shortage is around 54%. Another option is to work in a warehouse, or in transport, or maybe in customer service where you are dealing with people all the time. This is expected to widen to 9 to 1 in the years ahead.

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The 4 Step Process to Integrate a New TMS into Existing Logistics Systems from a TMS Provider

GlobalTranz

Third-party logistics providers, or a 3PL service provider , have worked to help encourage efficiency within the shipping process through the use of a Transportation Management System, or TMS. Will my current OE, MRP, ERP, or other database systems allow for integration ?”. How much money will be required to obtain a new TMS?”.