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Supply Chain Digitization Gains Favor as Disruptions Continue

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chains have experienced significant disruptions in the first half of 2022, from a global pandemic to wars, rising fuel costs, and a potential recession. Passing costs onto consumers is often not viable and, in some cases, has already occurred due to supply chain shortages.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech November 6 2023

Supply Chain Matters

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. has announced completion of the acquisition of procurement services provider ProcureAbility.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

states, obvious disruptions to supply chains and supply chain risk management were a given. Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. The human links of the supply chain were stressed. These ports accounted for 18.3%

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

In this October 10, 2023 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide our capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. will reportedly be one of the largest fully interoperable chassis pools in the U.S.,

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CargoBarn triples Atlanta footprint as supply chain woes spur growth

CargoBarn

Pioneering technology drives added expansions in Dallas, Jacksonville and Fresno. As the nation’s supply chain challenges continue, one Georgia logistics company is quietly expanding its footprint to help calm the chaos. CargoBarn’s offices in Dallas, Jacksonville and Fresno also are expanding.

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For Many, the Annual Freight Bid Season is Not “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

Logistics Viewpoints

A major distributor once commented, “In today’s environment, I would have to be crazy not to look at every aspect of the supply chain to gain efficiency.” Debra Phillips, Marketing Manager for Emerge , has worked in the transportation, logistics and supply chain industries for more than 20 years.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Many of the leading ERP and supply chain software vendors have customer events in various countries around the world.; Takeaways from the IBM Watson Supply Chain Summit.