Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 22, 2024

ASCM Brings Supply Chain Insights to Brussels In an era of constant disruption, rapid digitization and growing consumer demands, supply chain professionals need to stay on top of the latest emerging and best practices to keep their supply chains resilient and profitable.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the Middle East fared well in facing supply chain risks compared to those from other regions, despite reportedly facing a high number of logistics shocks as seen in Africa. They have started earmarking their investments for food supply chain networks since the pandemic.

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Shipchain

JANUARY 2, 2020

Supply chain security is something that all supply chain managers should be closely monitoring. Today’s supply chains face a unique array of threats, both in the physical and digital realm. How Blockchain Can Boost Your Supply Chain Security. Secure Your Supply Chain with Blockchain Now.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 20, 2021

Disruptions have impacted many aspects of the supply chain. What this blog is about: The effects of disruption across multiple parts of the supply chain. Today, disruptions are ubiquitous across the entire length of supply chains, forcing stakeholders to think and act proactively to fireproof their operations.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 3, 2018

Editor’s Note: Today’s blog is from Kevin Doubleday who discusses the importance of blockchain within the supply chain. Current Supply Chains don’t operate at the cadence of business. Integrating Blockchain within the Supply Chain could change that. Download white paper.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

One of the trends I’ve been writing and talking about is how the clockspeeds of every industry are accelerating and how companies are having a hard time realigning their processes, organizational structures, and technology platforms to keep up with this rapid pace of change.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2023

Companies and supply chains continue to face unprecedented challenges and, in some cases, unprecedented opportunities. To be successful in this volatile environment leaders must focus on supply chain planning and more specifically Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2021

Polly Mitchell-Guthrie, the VIce President of Industry Outreach at Kinaxis. Polly Mitchell-Guthrie, posed that provocative question to supply chain professionals on her LinkedIn feed. Mitchell-Guthrie is the VP of Industry Outreach and Thought Leadership at Kinaxis. Do you want visibility or transparency?

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Penske Move Ahead

JUNE 20, 2023

Global volatility has continued to disrupt supply chains, and flexibility, efficiency and resilience are vital for companies throughout the logistics sector. We have seen a dramatic run up in supply chain costs, to a record $2.3 Transportation costs—driven by increases in all modes and nodes—reached $1.39

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 6, 2017

Every supply chain has a central purpose, regardless of size or industry: getting materials from their point of origin to the place they’re needed as quickly and inexpensively as possible. Designing a supply chain to accomplish that task isn’t as straightforward as it seems, especially when technology is involved.

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Bringg

AUGUST 5, 2020

This post looks at how click & collect works, why demand for it is trending now, and what retailers can do to ensure click & collect experiences that are also good for their business. While interest in click & collect is not new, 2020 saw a massive spike in demand and turned it into one of the hottest retail trends.

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Penske Move Ahead

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Resilience, innovation and a focus on strategic relationships are helping logisticians navigate challenging conditions that started last year and continue to disrupt supply chains globally. "It Costs have continued to fluctuate throughout 2021 and are currently trending up. also shared their expertise during the session.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Note: The following is an excerpt from “ Omni-Channel Logistics Leaders: Top 5 Inventory Insights ,” based on research conducted by Adelante SCM and LEGACY Supply Chain Services with input from nearly 100 supply chain professionals from retail, manufacturing, and logistics service providers companies in the United States and Canada.

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PINC

JULY 20, 2020

New report from Kearney and CSCMP paints a picture of a resilient industry that’s increasingly turning to technology and automation to help navigate the COVID crisis and subsequent economic downturn. Globally, countries are grappling with halting recoveries of supply, ongoing demand destruction, and secondary waves of infection—and the U.S.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 29, 2023

This conference convened to discuss supply chain resilience at a time of strategic competition. There is little doubt that the topics of logistics and supply-chain resilience court conversations beyond that of military logistics communities. By David Beaumont. But there’s more to be concerned about.

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Bringg

AUGUST 4, 2020

Over the last 30 years, I have seen dozens of technology trends predicted as the Next Big Thing, and then disappear into the abyss of innovation. Now more than ever, the challenge for logistics leaders is to capitalize on the right technology trends at the right time, to measurably improve their efficiency or revenues.

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The Logistics Academy

JANUARY 23, 2017

From conducting payment and audits to tracking inventory and assets, blockchain technology will enable greater supply chain efficiency than ever before. Blockchain – the technology behind the digital asset and payment system Bitcoin – has the potential to transform the supply chain. Greater Scalability.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 21, 2018

Blockchain in Supply Chain Management. Over the past year, there have been plenty of announcements and articles about the potential role and benefits of blockchain in supply chain management. Suffer from poor supply chain visibility? UPS Joins Top Alliance To Create Blockchain Standards For Logistics.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2019

In fact, two-thirds of the companies we surveyed characterized their omni-channel fulfillment performance (relative to peers in their industry) as average or below, with 30 percent characterizing it as below average. It takes a lot more time, money, and resources to accomplish than simply investing in “supply chain visibility” software.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Volatility in supply chains remains, but an overall softening of freight has created opportunities for shippers to realign and reshuffle allocations of business as they focus on resilience, cost management and strong relationships. Transportation costs—driven by increases in all modes and nodes—reached $1.39 of the national GDP.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

The need for more intelligent, autonomous and edge-aware supply chains has been dramatically heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of ecommerce and the proliferation of data. Its cloud-based Luminate platform seamlessly manages all nodes of the supply chain across planning, execution and commerce on one unified platform.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Digitalization, as an industry trend in the logistics world, has emerged quite late. However, now that digitalization and innovation seem to have caught up the industry’s pace, much transformation can be expected. The need for digitalization in the industry is greater now than ever.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to improve demand forecasting is one of the most promising applications of AI for supply chains. A key question for supply chain professionals is: How do the non-traditional methods compare in performance with established forecasting practices? Knowledge Gaps.

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Now, That's Logistics

MARCH 12, 2018

The tech that will forever transform logistics and the supply chain as we know it. Global logistics and supply chains are not immune. Global logistics and supply chains are not immune. This is the basic technology behind Bitcoins, but it is rapidly being adopted across industries beyond financial sector.

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Logistics Manager

MARCH 16, 2018

DHL in cooperation with Global Technology Consultant, Accenture have released a trend report on the potential to transform the logistics sector using blockchain technology. Using a common, indelible and secure ledger, the industry can achieve much higher safety standards – from the factory to the patient – at much lower cost.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

They’re recognizing that a multi-node network can help to control costs and improve service to customers. Following is an excerpt from the 2018 Distribution Network Trends Report… Common DC Network Challenges. The 2017 national industrial vacancy rate was about 5 percent for all product types, according to industry analysts.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2022

The recent COP26 summit has, despite some disappointments, highlighted the need for radical change in every area of the modern economy, supply chains not least, writes Matt Whittaker, Commercial Director at Bis Henderson Space. We also know that there are many businesses desperate to take advantage of those opportunities.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2019

Will blockchain have the same fate as RFID in supply chain management? Meaning, will its hype far exceed what it will ever accomplish in the industry? That said, leading companies are still testing blockchain in various supply chain applications. What do you think? Post a comment and share your perspective.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 13, 2023

The scalability of Non-Relational Databases allows to distribute data into multiple nodes or locations, so it is common to apply them together with Big Data solutions. These languages are also used in Power BI, a Business intelligence Software extremely popular across many industries.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 12, 2018

DHL has released a trend report in cooperation with Accenture, a leading global technology consultant, on blockchain technology’s potential to transform the logistics industry. In supply chains, products are assigned unique identifiers that allow their entire history to be captured as it moves to the end customer.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

What is meant by this term ‘the autonomous supply chain’? The word autonomous has got very prevalent today in the industry. [To To understand] the idea of the autonomous supply chain, you’ve got to go back to the history of how we went all the way from the industrial revolution to the digital revolution today.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

We encourage our audience to visit The Catavolt Blog for more relevant posts about mobility in manufacturing for best practices, tips, and great industry insights. Hyperconnectivity is the increasing digital interconnection of people – and things – anytime and anywhere. By 2020 there will be 50 billion networked devices.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Industries. Industries. Industrial Manufacturing. Publishing Resources Industries. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Supply Chain Management. Contact Us.

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Shipchain

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

I’d love to see dozens or even hundreds of active apps using the ShipChain sidechain doing all kinds of supply chain activities. To do this effectively, we have been carefully analyzing current data and market trends and sharing this info with Biz Dev and Product to ensure smooth operations across the board. So, in 3 years?

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