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5 Paths to Better Supply Chain Visibility

Now, That's Logistics

5 Good Supply Chain Visibility Strategies. By 2023, Gartner says 50% of all product-centric enterprises will have invested in real-time transportation visibility platforms. Once shipments leave a warehouse, customers and consumers have little visibility into the status of their orders and shipments,” Gartner states.

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What manufacturers need to know about IIoT

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Exercise trackers like Fitbit or Garmin are part of an IoT network that collects and analyzes data from objects – people. Gartner propose a three-part solution architecture. If companies are going to succeed with IIoT products, data will have to be at the heart of company strategy.

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

Logistics Bureau

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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7 Reasons Why the Supply Chain Matters to Business Success

Logistics Bureau

Supply chain strategy is critical to business success, but companies often underestimate its importance and hence pay it less leadership attention than other areas of operation. Supply Chain Strategy. In other words, the majority did not recognise the need for close alignment between supply chain and general business strategies.

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Supply Chain Technology: It’s Not Just for Big Businesses Anymore, but is it Enough?

247 Customs Broker

Spending on supply chain management software hit an estimated $13 billion in 2017, up 11 percent year-over-year, according to Gartner. One Gartner study found that strategic supply chain outsourcing can save companies up to 20 percent of their costs over five years. Deep logistics knowledge and relationships.

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5 Reasons Why You Need to Do a Delivery Network Re-Route Now

Talking Logistics

Instead, today’s business environment shows that re-routes need to happen much more often, be part of the company’s strategy assessment process and even impact tactical and operational routing decisions. For most, re-routes are a painful and time-consuming exercise. Two Key Technology Changes. Let me know.

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Battling a perfect storm

Automotive Logistics

It is an academic exercise to speculate …but there are some big dollars at stake here.”. From a strategy perspective, OEMs are unwilling to make big investments on what could be a short-term event, with trade negotiations set to continue and the prospect of a new government in the US in a couple of years.