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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. What is supply chain visibility?

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

And when Mark Goodson and Bill Todman began shopping a modernized revival of The Price Is Right, Bob Barker joined on as the host, a role he would hold until his retirement in 2007. In May, Instacart said it was leaning into the generative AI boom with Ask Instacart, a search tool that aims to answer customers’ grocery shopping questions.

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Digital Twins in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

This has provided managers with a powerful tool to successfully anticipate outcomes — both positive and negative.”[5] Benefits for supply chain managers include reductions in operating expenditures, more accurate pairing of logistic budgets with planned sales increases, and an overall greater business resiliency.”

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27-31, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Ratings for President Obama’s “State of the Union” address were the lowest since 2000 , but if you tuned in, he raised a couple of points related to supply chain and logistics. Robinson and UltraShipTMS are Talking Logistics sponsors. NAFTA Trade in November 2013 than in November 2012. Implement a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) fee?

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Logistics IT Solutions’ Role in Near-Record Levels of Trucking Company Acquisitions

Supply Chain Collaborator

Is your trucking or logistics company an acquisition target? In either event, there is a case to be made for the role of logistics IT solutions to help smooth the process of consuming or being consumed. Front page news from Transport Topics “Trucking, Logistics Acquisitions Expected to Continue in 2015”. Read on for details.

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Team re-building, split of responsibilities/tasks, border closure challenges, quick navigation of stock management, prioritisation of logistics to consumer needs and coordination with partners upstream and downstream. Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) enables self-monitoring tools to monitor and communicates their real-time performance.

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The Dark Funnel with Tom Augenthaler

The Logistics of Logistics

Tom is a pioneer in the space and has been working with influencers since 2007 while with Hewlett Packard, and as a consultant helping corporate clients since 2009. Tom Augenthaler has been helping top brands utilize B2B influencer marketing since 2007, he is a true pioneer in the space. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.