Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 6, 2023

The marijuana supply chain is an interesting market to follow. Like any agricultural product, there are ebbs and flows to its supply and demand. Given that marijuana is technically illegal from a federal standpoint, bringing said plants across state lines would bring about potentially harmful (and financial) ramifications.

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MAY 10, 2021

The SVP of Supply Chain at Walmart speaking at Blue Yonder’s virtual user conference. Walmart has been very open about what it takes to compete with Amazon. Following their fourth quarter results, top executives talked about their supply chain and omnichannel strategy at a high level.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2021

The global pandemic has created a watershed moment for global supply chains. alternate sourcing strategies), while others are potentially negative (e.g. the daily delivery of packages to our homes). alternate sourcing strategies), while others are potentially negative (e.g. So when we talk a lot about Industry 4.0

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is a higher priority than ever. In MIT’s State of Supply Chain Sustainability 2021 , 80% of executives surveyed said the pandemic either had no impact on their commitment or increased it. We must plan, source, make, and deliver differently for supply chain sustainability.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 17, 2023

About Courtney Muller Courtney Muller lived in 8 states before she was 14 years old. Recently, Courtney worked for Clarion Events North America where she was Chief Corporate Development and Strategy Officer. She enjoys gardening and cooking and adores the natural beauty of her island home in North Carolina.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Belcorp’s Maturity in Supply Chain Design. Belcorp Corporation has actively worked to be a leader in ensuring that their people can effectively use a complex type of software known as supply chain design. Using this software effectively is about more than the functionality. Logistics can be a challenge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 24, 2022

At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. Concurrent supply chain planning is required for the company to navigate uncertainty and expand into new markets of automotive, computing, and connective intelligent edge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

Three years ago, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article about the Amazon supply chain , asking if it was the most innovative in the world. In the article, he wrote about Amazon Relay, the acquisition of Whole Foods, Amazon the carrier, and the expansion of its warehousing capabilities. Amazon Trucking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact?

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 5, 2023

More than two-thirds of chief executives at British companies are concerned about human rights issues in their supply chains, research has suggested. A survey, commissioned by procurement consultancy Proxima, surveyed 1,000 UK CEOs about their approach to supply chain issues.

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IoT World Today

OCTOBER 15, 2020

As organizations continue to adapt to the roller-coaster ride of 2020, some leaders’ pre-pandemic IT strategies brought business resilience even as COVID-19 struck. Indeed, some organizations spent several years laying the foundations for data-driven strategy and remote operations even prior to COVID-19.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

” Logistics Strategy In particular, the locally managed locations were very successful in the free development of independent logistics services. The volume transported has increased by about 50 per cent to 24,000 containers annually. The existing customer business is the main contributor to this.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2022

About Jim Bierfeldt. He ran marketing for a large 3PL before launching his own marketing agency, Logistics Marketing Advisors, which focuses exclusively on providing marketing strategy and services to logistics businesses. About Logistics Marketing Advisors. His hobbies include running (including multiple marathons).

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

2021 saw many major challenges for logistics and supply chain professionals. Global supply chains will be busy, congested, and chaotic. Whilst some of the uncertainties surrounding the transition are beginning to ease, many firms remain concerned about how delays could impact their operations post-Brexit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Theme 1: Global supply chains will be busy, congested and chaotic. 2023 call: Global supply chains will be slightly less busy, congested and chaotic, but cheaper – at least the transportation part. Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. Figure 1: U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Richard is the founder and CEO of Gray Growth Strategies , a consulting company that provides custom-tailored solutions for refrigerated or frozen food fulfillment needs. About Richard Gray. About Gray Growth Strategies. DTC = direct to consumer, usually direct to the consumers home. Key Takeaways: DTC Frozen Food.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 9, 2023

And because we are supply chain specialists, well, supply chain projects are our bread and butter. . You don’t need a PM background to plan and complete a supply chain project, whatever its nature. . But what does it take to prepare for managing a supply chain project?

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It’s been three months already since we published our first regular roundup of supply chain and logistics news—doesn’t time fly? How retailers are reevaluating post-pandemic inventory strategies. Australia’s continuing weather-driven supply chain problems. So what’s it all about, then?

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 3, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a decade of changes to the retail world in just a year and a half or so. Supply chains are continually disrupted by container shortages, a lack of air freight capacity, and movement restrictions implemented by governments to combat the pandemic. The Dark Store Trend.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 5, 2021

About Scott Perry. Scott is an astute leader with more than 30 years’ logistics experience, including international freight forwarding, domestic transportation and freight management, warehousing, distribution and fulfilment, as well as more complex domestic and global supply chain management. About Suddath.

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MARCH 29, 2023

About Matt Silver Matt Silver is the VP of Strategic Partnerships with Greenscreens.ai. When Matt is not traveling for work or pleasure, he enjoys cooking, car building, and spending time with his adopted pit bulls in his home base in Phoenix, AZ. About Greenscreens.ai Learn More About The Power of Partnerships Greenscreens.ai

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EazyStock

APRIL 18, 2023

Supply chain managers and inventory management professionals face a constant barrage of supply chain crises, with one always waiting around the corner. With every crisis comes the potential for supply chain disruption that can cause chaos for stock-holding businesses. Global supply chains.

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Locus

APRIL 6, 2023

Mark your calendars for the biggest supply chain conference of the year is just around the corner! The Gartner ® Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo is where the world’s supply chain leaders, experts, and practitioners convene to exchange experiences, ideas, and best practices.

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EazyStock

JUNE 21, 2022

Many more traditional supply chain strategies originated in a steadier business environment. Predictable business cycles and stable demand allowed supply chain professionals to focus less on solving challenges and more on cost reductions. The transition to cloud solutions in supply chain management.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Supply chain in 2021? John Perry, managing director of SCALA , a leading provider of management services for the supply chain and logistics sector, comments on the year ahead: 2020 has been an extremely turbulent year, with the public, businesses and the supply chains that serve them feeling the effects.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 17, 2022

The past few years have seen unprecedented supply chain challenges largely stemming from COVID-19 disruptions. Consequently, companies are becoming more focused on anticipating, reacting to, and planning for the unexpected through their supply chain strategies. Supply Chain Digitalization.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

It took time for the situation to normalize, especially for complex products like semiconductors that require a lot of moving parts in the global supply chain. Just when it seemed that 2024 would be a very welcome year of “normal” supply chains, the Red Sea crisis proved that for global supply chains, there is no such thing.

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3PL Links

MAY 11, 2023

Image source: Pixabay | Maximize Your Efficiency: Top 5 Supply Chain Trends to Adopt in 2023 We can all agree that the supply chain is critical to a business’s operational success, right? Attacks on the supply chain are one of the most serious concerns to watch out for this year.

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Locus

MAY 21, 2023

Want to find out key strategies to meet customer expectations in deliveries? 7 Key Strategies To Keep Up With Changing Last-mile Customer Expectations 3. Want to know more about delivery-linked checkout? Customers get frustrated when the business leaves them uncertain about tracking updates.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Chris is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wofford Advisors LLC , a strategic advisory boutique that provides best-in-class strategic advice to clients competing in the global supply chain, which includes all forms of transport, logistics, B2B and B2C movements of goods — and increasingly tech-enabled consumer and industrial services.

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EazyStock

JUNE 16, 2022

As global supply chains become more complex, disruption in one link in the chain can significantly impact other areas. Having systems and processes in place to reduce the possibility and subsequent impact of supply chain issues is extremely important. What is artificial intelligence? Inventory management and AI.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 5, 2022

Bobby Harris speaks to nearshoring, consumer demand trends and how fuel costs hit home. There are early signs of decreases in demand within the supply chain, said BlueGrace Logistics CEO Bobby Harris. . “There’s no doubt about it. There’s a lot of need for agility in supply chains right now.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The roles of logistics and procurement in an efficient supply chain cannot be overstated. Due to this problem, the only logical solution is to increase collaboration between the supply chain managers and procurement teams. . The age of technology has the potential to dramatically reduce inefficiencies in the supply chain.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Family members are starting to find their way into the kitchen, and Thanksgiving dinner is about to begin. Think about where each ingredient came from, its journey over the roads, its production and refinement and its cost. More grocers operating mean the supply. Think about another Thanksgiving tradition, football.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 20, 2020

We are really excited to get multiple mentions in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning Technologies , which was released in October 2019. We feel like we’ve come a long way with our supply chain focus in recent years and Supply Chain Planning seems like ‘home sweet home,’ with all of our capabilities covered.

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