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In Focus: 2023 SCM Strategies for Industry Leaders

Locus

Locus attended the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium that took place in Orlando, Florida in May. Seven Themes Recommended at the Gartner Symposium 1. Without data and insights, creating strategies to enhance SCM is like groping in the dark. However, they also need to expand to meet the escalating demands of consumers.

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Labor Shortages in Supply Chain & Logistics: They’re Not Subsiding

Logistics Viewpoints

The study shows that the labor shortage has not abated, with 76% of respondents indicating they are facing notable shortages. According to the study, 30% of respondents indicated customer service was very to extremely impacted by resource constraints while only 12% said it was not affected in any way. is not a ‘good news’ story.

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Survey: Penn State Univ. offers top supply chain graduate degree

DC Velocity

Gartner study also finds industry paychecks on the rise, with average starting salary for an MBA with a supply chain concentration at $88,935.

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Why Sustainable Home Delivery Results in Greater Sales and Profitability

Logistics Viewpoints

That’s exactly what the recent study “Retailers: Sustainability is Not a Challenge, It’s an Opportunity” concluded. Conducted by Descartes and SAPIO Research, the study surveyed over 8,000 consumers in North America and Europe for their perspectives on retailers’ sustainability practices around delivery operations.

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How Disruptions like Coronavirus Test The Resilience Of Supply Chain Planning

AIMMS

The study include d firms in the retail, manufacturing and distribution verticals. It found that 61% percent of respondents in distribution and retail , and 41% of businesses in manufacturing are largely in wait-and-see mode as they watch the news and plan for a strategy.

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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

Logistics Viewpoints

Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. In the same ecommerce study, over 72% of consumers experienced a delivery failure over a three-month period. Somewhat nailed it. That’s pretty abysmal. 2023 call: The driver shortage doesn’t get better.

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Prescriptive Analytics is Going Mainstream. Is your Organization Ready?

AIMMS

According to Gartner, 11% of mid and large-sized enterprises currently have some form of prescriptive analytics. Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. Source: Gartner, Market Guide for Supply Chain Analytics Technology, May 28, 2019. This will grow to 37% by 2022.