2014 Logistics Sourcing Supply Chain Disruption 
TMC
JULY 6, 2017
We’ve all been there—and it’s every logistics professional’s nightmare. It’s like the universe went through a list of common supply chain challenges and thought, “Let’s see what happens if they all take place at the same time.” Supply chain disruptions come in all forms and can happen at any time.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 2, 2023
For supply chain “digital champions,” investments in advanced supply chain capabilities pay off in an average of 22 months, and these companies see higher returns relative to other companies and “digital novices.” Once that’s in place, CFOs will notice: Improved margin by lowering your cost of goods sold.
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TMC
JULY 6, 2017
We’ve all been there—and it’s every logistics professional’s nightmare. It’s like the universe went through a list of common supply chain challenges and thought, “Let’s see what happens if they all take place at the same time.” Supply chain disruptions come in all forms and can happen at any time.
TMC
JULY 6, 2017
We’ve all been there—and it’s every logistics professional’s nightmare. It’s like the universe went through a list of common supply chain challenges and thought, “Let’s see what happens if they all take place at the same time.” Supply chain disruptions come in all forms and can happen at any time.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 4, 2022
Not surprisingly a company this big, delivering different solutions to a variety of industries, has a complex supply chain. They source from approximately 15,000 suppliers with a sourcing spend of over €7 billion. But the company understands this is not enough; they need more visibility to the end-to-end value chain.
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 ).
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 11, 2015
The rising complexity of items sold decreases the organization’s ability to forecast, and the longer lead times across multiple tiers of sourcing and supply, increases the bullwhip impact (distortion of the demand signal across multiple tiers of the value network). A disruption is a failure in cost, quality or customer service.
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