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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 5, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. E2open Acquires Logistyx Technologies.

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Xiaomi & The Supply Chain Behind the World's Highest Valued Smartphone Startup

Elementum

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Though Xiaomi saved money on inventory costs, the public was often left pining.

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Xiaomi & The Supply Chain Behind the World's Highest Valued Smartphone Startup

Elementum

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Though Xiaomi saved money on inventory costs, the public was often left pining.

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Xiaomi & The Supply Chain Behind the World's Highest Valued Smartphone Startup

Elementum

From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. At the end of 2014, Xiaomi edged out Samsung for the title of most popular smartphone in China—shipping 12.5 Though Xiaomi saved money on inventory costs, the public was often left pining.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. As a goal, it is easier to say than to define.

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Top 20: The Ultimate Logistics Technology Roundup

Freightos

of total tech investments in 2012 to 1.37% in the first half of 2014. Companies like GoGoVan or EasyVan in Singapore are leading the charge. Ubiquitous data collection, as goods, supply chain assets and warehouses communicate with each all spell out huge data insights. We know how you feel. ZDnet , @talk19 ].

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This Week in Logistics News (December 9-13, 2013)

Talking Logistics

I’m guessing, however, that many supply chain and logistics software vendors (and probably many 3PLs too) rushed to their phones yesterday to call Home Depot’s SVP of Supply Chain Management in hopes of getting a piece of that $300 million pie. German shipping banks face $22 billion in losses: Moody’s ( Reuters ).