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Supply Chain New Year’s Resolutions: Things to STOP Doing in 2024

Talking Logistics

Back in 2017, I wrote a post highlighting four things supply chain and logistics professionals should stop doing in the new year. Recommendations from 2017 that still apply. Since those things still apply today, I am resharing them again below. I also added a couple of more things to stop doing in 2024 and beyond.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

This was certainly another interesting year from a logistics and supply chain standpoint, as we saw the emergence of generative AI take center stage. We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few.

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Creating a Conscious Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Investors, customers, and other stakeholders are paying closer attention to the companies they do business with, asking that they not only make decisions that improve operations, but also decrease the negative effect on their environment and community: a supply chain with a conscience.

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This Week n Logistics News (February 24 – March 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart said its suppliers have removed 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse-gas emissions from their value chains, six years ahead of the target date. The e-commerce boom didn’t just change consumers’ lives, it transformed entire regions, turning backwaters into logistics-driven boomtowns.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the coming year. Many of the leading ERP and supply chain software vendors have customer events in various countries around the world.; Amazon: Disruptor or Distraction?

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The Top 10 Supply Chain Blog Posts from 2017

GlobalTranz

Today, is day two of our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation Management , Freight. We will feature over the next 4 business days each category's most viewed posts over the course of 2017.

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The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017

GlobalTranz

The election is over, but the race is just starting for logistics providers. Although rate volatility is expected to stabilize in 2017, organizations must do more with fewer resources to survive. From Amazon to hyper-local retailers, 2017 will be a year of intense scrutiny and pressure on logistics providers.