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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems. In India, the Central Government’s focus on improving all aspects of the supply chain means that all supply chain users must start thinking carefully about how to create a streamlined and agile supply chain to keep up with the changing global environment.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

VF Corporation is Building a Highly Automated DC on the West Coast. Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint.

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The State of the Retail Supply Chain in 2022 and How Shippers Can Mitigate Risks Through Data

Intelligent Audit

Retail supply chain management has always been a complicated and complex process. But in the timeframe between 2020 to 2022, a volatile supply chain market showed the weakness in outdated, legacy supply chain execution built on rigid technology or lacking any accurate data that can improve overall decision-making.

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The World is About to Get Even More Connected through the Internet of Things

Enterra Insights

.”[1] He describes the IoT this way: “It is the network of physical objects, whether in terms of devices, vehicles, buildings or even humans, which are embedded with electronics, sensors, and software and network connectivity. It even helped National Geographic track a discarded plastic bottle from Bangladesh to the Indian Ocean.

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3D Printing: Let’s Not Manufacture False Dawns

MIT Supply Chain

3D printing is being hailed as a breakthrough technology that will revolutionize manufacturing and supply chain management. Yet there are a number of important supply chain-related questions about the technology and its application that still need to be answered. Here are a few examples. Quality issues.

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How Europe is Coping with Supply Chain Disruption

Jaggaer

This is perhaps an extreme example, but it highlights how COVID-19 is causing severe disruptions to supply chains. The broader issue is that border controls and travel bans limit the ability of supply managers to identify and qualify new suppliers. Coronavirus will lead to permanent changes in global supply chains.”.

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Port Congestion Update

Shipsy

Rice exports also have seen substantial movement to Bangladesh from Mundra , whereas the MHA has been pushing west Bengal government to start moving them via road as well. Experienced professional in logistics technology space and handles sales at Shipsy for Southeast Asia. Blank Sailings Due to Corona Virus-Increasing Shipping Costs.