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Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 22, 2023
I’ve said it before (right here in Logistics Viewpoints), but it’s worth repeating: the digital transformation of our complex global supply chains is an ongoing journey. Nine years ago, my company FourKites pioneered the market for real-time transportation visibility. Why is this shift such a big deal? Lesson learned.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
” Here is an excerpt from the article: “…it isn’t by becoming more efficient that the supply chains of Wal-Mart, Dell, and Amazon have given those companies an edge over their competitors. According to my research, top-performing supply chains possess three very different qualities. What did we find?
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Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact?
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. They are demanding more supply chain transparency. What is supply chain transparency? ” You might be thinking, “That sounds like supply chain visibility. .”
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
APRIL 13, 2022
Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Just as manufacturers and distributors were starting to climb out of the ‘COVID hole’, they’ve been knocked back in.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 3, 2013
It was funded by 50 large consumer products manufacturing companies (CPG). In the dawn of e-commerce, conservative manufacturers, anteed up $240 million in four months. In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The stories border on the ridiculous.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
And because not every trading partner is EDI-enabled, a relatively large percentage of them actually remain unconnected (for example, as recently as 2014, Home Depot was still faxing orders to some vendors ). Overview of Supply Chain Operating Network. Overview of Supply Chain Operating Network. and Macy’s Inc.
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