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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Insights from Kenco Customer Summit 2015. percent in Q3 2015 compared to Q3 2014 in the United States). Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

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The answers to those questions and more could significantly impact supply chain strategies, everything from sourcing decisions to network design, which is why my prediction from two years ago — that more companies will start treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process — is now a critical necessity.