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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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Time Definite Freight & Positive ROI

Blue Grace Logistics

In our March webinar, titled Time Definite Freight and Positive ROI , Brian Blalock, Senior Manager Sourcing Strategy, and Eric Chambers, Vice President, Field Performance at BlueGrace Logistics, discuss the delivery method that is redefining the logistics landscape. What is Time Definite Freight? No, it is not.

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Key Warehouse & Contract Logistics Trends from 2020

Now, That's Logistics

In September, for example, warehouse employment reached the highest level ever recorded, with 1.25 Similarly, service and products still need to be sourced in other sectors requiring the need to an efficient supply chain and its infrastructure. million workers in the warehouse and storage sector, according to Supply Chain Dive.

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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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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Looking for a private warehousing definition? Now that we’ve covered private warehouses, let’s give a public warehouse definition. No need to pay for warehouse design , equipment sourcing, or ongoing operating costs. For example, take Co-op Partners Warehouse in St. Let's dive in!

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Data Quality: Your Digital Transformation Depends on It

Logistics Viewpoints

I like the simplicity and clarity of Informatica’s definition of data quality: Data quality refers to the overall utility of a dataset(s) as a function of its ability to be easily processed and analyzed for other uses. So, what is quality data? What makes good data go bad? And what can you do to stop it before it’s too late?

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Defining Digital Transformation

Talking Logistics

If you do an online search for “digital transformation definition,” you get about 133 million results, including the following examples: Digital transformation is the application of digital technologies to fundamentally impact all aspects of business and society (Source: InfoWorld ). Source: CIO ).

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