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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

Geopolitical events. 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. Natural disasters. Tariffs and trade regulations. The rise of ecommerce.

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Omni-Channel Fulfillment is Key for the Holiday Season

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group, the company that I work for, releases a number of market studies on a number of technologies. These studies utilize a comprehensive bottom-up process for evaluating markets. ARC’s definition of omni-channel fulfillment is end-delivery centric. It also spans all channels of sales operations.

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Business-to-Anything Integration Supports Agile Supply Chains

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain collaboration networks, which provide wide ranging visibility to events occurring upstream and downstream in supply chains, can help companies be more agile. OpenText was the largest vendor in this market the last time ARC did the study. I am updating writing and research on the supply chain collaboration network market.

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Building a better prepared Australian Defence Force after the Defence Strategic Review – supply-chains and logistics and the way in which both improve military resilience

Logistics in War

Forces concentrating in Darwin rapidly exhausted civilian and military sources of supply, and there was insufficient administrative infrastructure to support their mounting. Established effectively, sources of resilience, create considerable strategic advantages.

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Be Sure, Be Insured. Why Carrier Liability Is Not Insurance

Blue Grace Logistics

It helps businesses mitigate financial loss arising from unforeseen events that may disrupt their supply chain. For the study, Harris Poll surveyed more than 600 professionals. Almost 25 – 50% of the participants thought that their carrier liability provided cover for incidents or events that it actually did not.

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Importance of Supply Chain Visibility

20Cube Logistics

At the current global scenario, supply chain visibility can be well defined as tracking of product from a source of production to a destination of delivery. However, many times in each instance getting data is not the only solution, getting relevant consolidated information at the right time is essential.

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Supplier Quality Management: What it is, 5 Key Metrics to Know & a 4 Step Supplier Evaluation Process

GlobalTranz

The next posts in the series will break down metrics and issues to consider in SQM by industry and conclude with a case study on the application of SQM. The definition of this metric is similar to the way it sounds. We hope these posts keep you on top of your game and informed. . First, what is Supplier Quality Management (SQM)?