Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ).

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2016

With today being a holiday for many, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: FedEx Introduces Global E-Commerce Solutions Under FedEx CrossBorder. Dematic Acquires NDC Automation. FusionOps Introduces Prescriptive Analytics For Supply Chain. in February.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2014

Simply put, many online retailers, especially small and midsize ones, lack the internal expertise and technology to make cross-border e-commerce work. The combined software and transportation solutions allow merchants in the U.S. trillion by 2015). That is the backstory behind UPS acquiring i-parcel this week.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2015

I’m on limited time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: enVista Launches New Business Entity, Enspire Commerce®. Key Software Systems Revolutionizes Technology in Last Mile, Same Day Delivery. Fast-Track Gains Backers in House (WSJ – sub.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Supply chain risks are reduced. As many as 58% of manufacturers say insufficient legal protection against intellectual property theft (technology pirating, etc.)

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Successfully rolling out a supply chain management system can be an extraordinarily complex and stressful project – not to mention expensive. In this guide to implementing supply chain management systems: What is a supply chain management system? Why implement a supply chain management system?

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