SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. We’ll explore their logistics empire, from warehouse robots to futuristic visions, and discover how they manage millions of packages daily. Ever wonder how Amazon gets your package to your door so quickly?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Recent cumulative events have increased the emphasis on the supply chain, emphasizing its importance and bringing it to the fore. As was quoted, “no one mentions the supply chain when it works, but when it fails….” This highlighted the strengths and weaknesses across supply chains and led to many investments in process and technology.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 26, 2022

Freight Truck Shortages Are Changing The Face Of Logistics. Original article: Freight Truck Shortages Are Changing The Face Of Logistics. TuSimple Holdings (NASDAQ: TSP) – in its most recent call with financial analysts – reaffirmed that they expect to have fully autonomous trucks on the road in 2024.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights for readers indications that ocean container shipping spot rates involving routings from China and Asian ports to the U.S. based Logistics Managers Index likely noticed that this index reading for the month of May increased 2.7 are exploding. Ongoing Situation Readers who have been following the U.S.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the big “buzzwords” of 2024, which is a shame because the technology’s analytical capabilities have a lot to offer supply chain planners – if you can cut through the hype. How is AI Improving Supply Chain Management? I’m never one to jump on the bandwagon with emerging technologies.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

trillion industry by 2024 , consisting of not only food, but also cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, modest fashion, media & creation, and Muslim friendly travel. Muslim (majority) countries in Asia (such as Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia) and several countries in the Middle East are moving to stage 3: the halal supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Strategic Priorities for Post Pandemic Supply Chains by Mark Millar, Keynote Speaker, Professional Moderator, Trusted Advisor, Visiting Lecturer, Commissioned Author Global Supply Chain Ecosystems Cumulative disruptions have exposed the profound interdependencies and inherent vulnerabilities in today’s very complex, global supply chains.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This fact drives us to innovate when it comes to our Supply Chain Execution solutions. Blue Yonder recently was named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 1 for the 13 th year 2 in a row.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

For supply chains, COVID-19 marked the beginning of a challenging era. Even as the immediate pandemic effects stabilized, new challenges like supply shortages, port congestions, and natural calamities emerged. Amidst this ongoing turmoil, one thing that a lot of supply chain professionals have been falling back on (with confidence!)

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 6, 2024

Electric vehicle company Fisker recently issued a going concern warning amid continued production and supply chain challenges. Background In prior Supply Chain Matters commentaries, we have highlighted ongoing production and supply chain challenges related to high profile EV start-ups Rivian Automotive and Lucid.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 10, 2024

Supply Chain Matters calls reader attention to a report by Bloomberg indicating that upwards of 14 percent of Apple iPhone production, equating to $14 billion, is now being produced within India. Background Throughout 2022 and 2023, we have highlighted for readers the various indications of Apple’s unfolding China Plus sourcing moves.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Highlights from the High-Tech Industry Summit Blue Yonder’s High-Tech Industry Summit, cosponsored by Microsoft and Ernst & Young LLP , brought together over 50 supply chain practitioners from 18 diverse high-tech companies to Microsoft’s Technology Center in Mountain View, California, in October. Kudos to the Micron team!

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group highlights a 2024 prediction of added labor activism continuing across industry supply chains in 2024. Increased Labor Activism The year 2023 brought increased labor activism in the form of labor contract demands for higher wages and added benefits.

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ThroughPut

MAY 24, 2024

Managing inventory in a supply chain is complex due to issues like downtime, delays, and demand fluctuations. Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) is the solution, offering a sophisticated approach to optimizing stock levels, reducing costs, and improving service. What is Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization?

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

Demand for the canal remains high, leading to increased wait times. Other waterways have also been impacted by climate change The Panama Canal is just the latest example of how climate change can impact logistics in waterways. If any of the five major waterways are disrupted, it could significantly impact the global supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule edition follow-up relative to updating our readers to prior industry supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. production worker hourly wages starting in January 2024. based Alabama and Georgia production facilities.

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QAD

APRIL 4, 2024

Updated: April 4, 2024 Published: July 17, 2021 In today’s competitive food and beverage marketplace, events occur and challenges arise that impact the normal course of business. Supply chains today must be agile, quick and nimble. As a quality food and beverage product needs critical ingredients, so too does the supply chain.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 1, 2022

Returns come with plenty of challenges around logistics, inventory, and predicting volatile sales trends. Department of Commerce International Trade Commission , the percentage of retail sales sourced from ecommerce is predicted to increase into 2024–well beyond the lockdowns that caused the initial rise in ecommerce spend.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2023

ESG activity, initially driven by consumer demand and a general desire to do better, has grown into a massive movement that’s captured the attention of customers, investors and governments worldwide. Compliance appears to be a significantly larger driver for sustainable procurement than ethics or consumer demand.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The past few years have been chaotic and disruptive to the supply chain. Yes, COVID caused many issues, but other factors, including geopolitical changes, the war in Ukraine, weather events, peak season , and economic instability, have altered the fabric of logistics. Cybersecurity risks are a prevalent fact in today’s supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond. Here are the ones that stood out to me, especially as it relates to supply chain data.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Creating the Optimal In-Store Experience for Employees and Customers. The Current State of the Retail Worker Shortage: Are Retail Workers in Demand? Overall, the situation is fraught with uncertainty, and the worker shortage is a major concern to retailers–particularly with the increased demand for associates during the holiday season.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology support. Our latest update features discernable supply chain consulting along with supply chain technology acquisition developments.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

From a digitally-transformed shopping experience to global supply chain disruptions and a pandemic that refuses to quit, there’s one thing retailers can count on: People are always going to shop. Data source: eMarketer. Image source: Bring Me the News. The Retail Trends Shaping How We Shop in 2022. Social Selling.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides another update on ongoing strategic sourcing and operational developments occurring among electric vehicle focused supply and production networks. According to industry data, five of the six most sold vehicles in July were electric-powered models. Tesla Motors.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2024, the logistics and supply chain industry will continue its transformative journey, driven by technological advancements and growing consumer expectations. Suppose you stay ahead of trends like AI optimization, blockchain transparency, and sustainable practices. Let’s see the most common trends in 2024.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 30, 2024

There are several reasons why Direct to Consumer model is popular with brands and consumers since they offer the following: Convenience : D2C models offer convenience to the consumer by offering products that provide value and leverage subscription models for those products that are used regularly. trillion by 2025.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 8, 2024

In March 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which aims to decarbonize and advance zero-emission freight along the United States main shipping corridors. Nikola, which announced its Nikola One and Nikola Two models in 2016 and 2019, respectively.

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Vinculum

JANUARY 30, 2024

There are several reasons why Direct to Consumer model is popular with brands and consumers since they offer the following: Convenience : D2C models offer convenience to the consumer by offering products that provide value and leverage subscription models for those products that are used regularly. trillion by 2025.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 28, 2022

TuSimple Holdings (NASDAQ: TSP) – in its most recent call with financial analysts – reaffirmed that they expect to have fully autonomous trucks on the road in 2024. It is one reason experts on logistics are following the autonomous freight truck market and new approaches to freight procurement closely.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 24, 2024

billion in new cost cuts which are to be focused on operational and supply chain efficiencies. We observed the rather troubling and concerning developments that occurred in the global-wide spread in 2020 that locked-down populations, institutions and multi-tiered industry supply networks.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights for readers the implications of Amazon’s ongoing global and domestic operational and last mile fulfillment network. Amazon ’s aim in 2024 is to expand same-day delivery services globally to service more geographies with the goal of continuing to reduce the cost-to-serve metric. after an order was placed.

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Proxima

AUGUST 3, 2020

Global supply chain management has always been at the forefront of the battle. As the pandemic began, companies and suppliers were forced to change their playbooks and rely on new methods of innovation, high road networking and asset stabilization to keep their logistics moving forward. billion by 2024. Growth of automation.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 16, 2023

Rivian Automotive ’s recent report on quarterly financial performance provides evidence that this EV start-up is showing signs that the company has done its homework in supply chain and production operations industry basics. Plans established for 2024 were to increase production capacity to 85,000 vehicles. Having burned through $6.6

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Technology. This column serves as a news capsule of specific developments occurring in the supply chain technology sector. Industry vertical concentration includes Automotive, Manufacturing and Logistics industry sectors.

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Resilinc

JULY 26, 2022

Despite the signs that global supply chains are rebalancing, shortages and delays of important components continue to weigh on revenues in some segments, such as PCs and smartphones. Strengths and weaknesses of PC makers’ supply chains varied by geographies, and those regional variations strongly influenced revenues for some firms.

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ivalua

MAY 21, 2014

Yesterday was the first day of Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Summit. The conference theme is “supply chain will lead in the next decade.” Because of supply chain’s far reaching effects, Gartner is challenging supply chain leaders to drive transformation throughout their organizations. The answer is NO.

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