article thumbnail

Good-bye siloed, functional planner. Hello storm chasing network planner.

Kinaxis

Supply chain planners (Iā€™m lumping in all the silos, including demand, supply, inventory and capacity planning) today are dealing with challenges that were unimaginable when Lotus notes were the next big thing. 2014 ā€“ California wildfires (150 homes destroyed, massive power outages. See 2014 side note). 2010 ā€“ Haiti earthquake.

article thumbnail

3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. However, Technavioā€™s analysts now forecast the 3PL market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 2.87% over the period 2014-2019. Acquisitions dominated the logistics headlines in 2014 and that trend is continuing this year.