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Editor’s Choice: Why Supply Chain Design Is Not a “One-and-Done” Exercise

Logistics Viewpoints

If you’re like many organizations, you probably have made changes to your supply chain network in the past two years. But first, let’s get on the same page: Supply chain design solutions and definitions. A global food and beverage company used to run a handful of models annually across their European operations. Once a year?

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Multimodal Impact on Sustainability

Logistics Business Magazine

More so if the opted shipment network is multimodal. Multimodal transit, by definition, involves optimized usage of every possible mode of transportation to reduce overall shipping costs and also ensure a large quantity of product movement.

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5 Paths to Better Supply Chain Visibility

Now, That's Logistics

Suddenly, everyone from the manufacturing plant manager to the distribution center supervisor to the retail store operator wanted to know “where’s my stuff?”—a The inability to clearly see issues affecting suppliers is being multiplied by the speed with which market forces operate today. 5 Good Supply Chain Visibility Strategies.

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State of the art Logistics Campus

Logistics Business Magazine

The development also incorporates MUGA sports pitches, allotments, edible planting, wildflower grasslands, extensive networks of footpaths to encourage cardiovascular exercise and external break out areas for staff wellbeing. Renewable energy will be generated on-site, with solar panels.

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Intelligent Automation, the Future of Supply Chain. Is the Logistics Industry Ready?

Blue Grace Logistics

But is simply adding a digital component to the complex supply chain network enough to make it efficient? Combining human capabilities with intelligent automation can help reduce errors and encourage the culture of digital operations and customer experience innovations. Definitely not. What more is required?

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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

National Defence requires the ADF to develop a northern Australia network of bases ‘to provide a platform for logistics support, denial and deterrence’ (p19). Designated commanders can manage the influx of civilian and military resources necessary to support later military operations.

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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

The definition above is not from any textbook, but is one that I am sure you will agree, describes a state of affairs that any corporate leader or business owner would be happy to attain. . Of the business leaders participating in that survey, more than 50% considered supply chain to be a standalone business operating function.