Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Because switching from JIT to JIC is at best only a tool to address short-term problems and risk. Why tell this story?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

For a few years now, supply chain professionals and pundits have been speculating on what the so-called “new normal” will look like. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 13, 2021

Supply chain disruption is a fact of life for every company that moves any type of product. Don’t expect to plan for every disruption; instead, develop a strategy to overcome supply chain disruption, regardless of the source. A resilient supply chain may be stretched to the max, but it doesn’t break.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. What is supply chain visibility?

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3PL Links

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Top Game-Changing Logistics Trends for 2024: Redefining Global Supply Chains | Image source: Flickr Understanding logistics trends is essential for business, and trend research may help organizations of all sizes predict changes, spot areas for innovation, and remain relevant in a market that is becoming more and more competitive.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The virus continues to compromise supply chains and disrupt companies at a troubling rate, but a re businesses prepared from a supply chain planning perspective? . The era of globalization has enabled supply chains to be broader and more connected. First reaction s to the outbreak .

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Supply chain disruptions are just a part of doing business. Seasonal events such as holiday shopping, black swan weather events, geopolitical tensions, and, in the case of 2020, a global pandemic. companies reported supply chain disruptions due to coronavirus-related issues. Nearly 75% of U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Geopolitical events. Prior to 2020, every supply chain in the world was challenged by increasing levels of demand unpredictability and market volatility. The sudden onset of COVID-19 only reinforced a lesson that supply chain professionals had already realized: uncertainty is the only real certainty.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This promises to be a very eventful year. What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals? Microsoft also announced they plan to be carbon-negative by 2030. . Many are relying on advanced analytics to optimize their supply chain for sustainability. Here are three trends to consider. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. We have certainly seen more focus on women in supply chain over the last few years, and nearly every conference that I attend has tracks dedicated to women in supply chain.

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Locus

MAY 12, 2023

The Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo has once again, exceeded our expectations, leaving us inspired and engaged We had some thought-provoking conversations with stakeholders on the latest industry dynamics, pain points, customer expectations, and innovative supply chain strategies.

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3PL Insights

JUNE 15, 2020

Post-COVID Supply Chain Trends. You may be surprised to discover how much manual processing still exists in supply chain today. You may be surprised to discover how much manual processing still exists in supply chain today. 3PLs will help them design a fulfillment strategy. Nearshoring.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Last week, Clint Reiser published an article highlighting our 2022 supply chain predictions. While we have published predictions about supply chain technology trends at the beginning of the year in past years. This year we have decided to lead with our predictions about the broader supply chain function.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This promises to be a very eventful year. What’s on the horizon for supply chain professionals? Here are three supply chain trends to consider. . Microsoft also announced they plan to be carbon-negative by 2030. . 2020 seemed a world away just a few years ago and yet, here we are.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

aims to block from obtaining American high technology. The company plans to invest $140 million in the initiative in 2023 as it implements the technology at its 940 remaining U.S. The enterprises were added to a lengthy register of companies the U.S. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Retailers in the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

It’s challenging for logistics providers to keep up, even in perfect supply chain conditions. But, as we know, supply chain conditions were far from perfect in 2020 and 2021. Just as the world of omni-channel selling is here to stay, supply chain disruptions also seem to have become the norm. The next step?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

In my Logistics Viewpoints article in April 2021, Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain , I mentioned that we will continue to explore here the concrete steps in the digital journey and examples of determination from the top in addition to logistics operations.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The research, commissioned by InterSystems , a leading provider of next-generation solutions for critical enterprise digital transformations, and conducted by data analyst Vitreous World, polled more than 300 business leaders across healthcare, financial services, fintech, supply chain, and education sectors in the UK and Ireland.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Home delivery strategy, tactics and performance is one of the most hotly-debated areas of logistics. We decided to survey over 5,000 consumers across Europe to gauge their sentiments around home delivery. If we extrapolate that, over a year, there is a less than 1% chance that a consumer will have had an event free delivery year.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

As digitization continues to modify the global supply chain landscape, its unprecedented data sources and solutions will lead to not only the demise of disparate information systems, but to the rise of true, end-to-end, supply chain visibility. Identify shortage and quality problems along the supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Editor's Note: Today's blog is from our friend Kevin Hill with Quality Scales Unlimited who shares his expertise regarding the key trends in supply chain and transportation management. . Supply chains, both international and domestic, are under constant pressure to reduce their costs and enhance performance at the same time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 25, 2024

Getting started with AI in supply chain might not start where you think. Instead start with the foundation of your AI strategy, which should be an understanding of your company’s supply chain and your data. Since this advice on getting started with AI in supply chain may seem counterintuitive, let me explain.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2021

As supply chains become more impacted by market disruptions and unpredictable events, they’re also becoming more critical to a company’s customer experience levels and bottom line. Only 34% of survey respondents named saving money as a priority.”. Why Monitor Transportation Metrics.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The global supply chain has been in the process of evolving over the past couple of decades. It’s that evolution in the supply chain that is driving changes in business practices. Fluctuations and supply chain disruptions can cost a company dearly. Efficiency will always have a place within the supply chain.

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Material Handling and Logistics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

small and middle market enterprises (SMEs) are feeling very optimistic about the international market according to the 2018 American Express Grow Global Survey. The third annual survey of over 500 domestically-based companies selling outside of the U.S. Technology Helping to Scale Export. trade policies (38%).

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 9, 2019

It helps businesses mitigate financial loss arising from unforeseen events that may disrupt their supply chain. Transporting goods from one location to another is a crucial part of the supply chain. Hence, transport or cargo insurance should be an essential part of a shipper’s supply chain risk management strategy.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 21, 2017

Unless your organization has been absent from the takeover of TMS in the conversations of online and print media, you have likely encountered plenty of reasons why a transportation management system (TMS) benefits shippers. Let’s take a closer look at how Transportation Management System ROI actively strengthens supply chains.

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Locus

MARCH 28, 2022

Let us explore how these practices in retail boost store footfalls and the importance of leveraging new technologies and approaches. It is possible by implementing technologies like radio frequency identification (RFID). These technologies have brought high convenience to both brands and end-consumers in multiple ways.

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Locus

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A survey predicts that e-commerce sales in India will hit the $100 billion mark for the first time in 2023. Delivery exceptions are circumstances where packages are temporarily delayed in transit due to unexpected events. Unanticipated events. These unanticipated events are out of human control and confined to a region.

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CH Robinson Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2021

Robinson experts provided in-depth analysis of current supply and demand trends, our updated forecast, and the impact of global import volumes on North American freight transportation. These topics are highly relevant to a wide range of shippers, and the answers may help you make more informed supply chain decisions.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 23, 2016

The focus is to eliminate all wastes in the organization, improve processes, solve root cause problems, create a pull environment, and ensure that Lean Six Sigma (LSS) works for quality and daily problem solving using DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) and PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, and Act). Why are we doing this?

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A year before, in 2014, a Harvard Business Review article pointed out that supply chains were becoming increasingly global and complex and consequently more at risk than before. Unfortunately, the state of disruption to the current landscape has never been contemplated and very few strategies exist to navigate it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. What should supply chain leaders be looking for to close the talent gap? AGCO Logistics Team Accepts Prestigious Supply Chain Award.

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Material Handling and Logistics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

small and middle market enterprises (SMEs) are feeling very optimistic about the international market according to the 2018 American Express Grow Global Survey. The third annual survey of over 500 domestically-based companies selling outside of the U.S. Technology Helping to Scale Export. trade policies (38%).

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Things are changing in supply chain management: while cost-cutting has been at the top of the agenda for many executives for years, in future they will be increasingly concerned with the shortage of skilled workers, sustainability and resilience. Supply Chain as a Service becomes crucial to competition 6.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2021

Many companies were in the midst of digitally transforming their supply chain when the Convid-19 pandemic hits. In this part 2 article, let us continue to explore the concrete actions we can take in our Digital Supply Chain journeys. Plan and Execute for Success.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 8, 2018

But just how many of today’s intermediaries are ready to embrace the latest technologies and reinvent global forwarding at lightning speed? Freightos vice president Eytan Buchman maintains that both legacy providers and startups have invested in a great deal of technology over the past 10 years, but some may be barking up the wrong tree.

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