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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

Logistics Viewpoints

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. Unlike the folks projecting election results these days, I was a little more accurate and the 2022 projections have set the stage for what will happen in 2023. Pretty much nailed it.

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Three Logistics Imperatives for Managing Uncertainty in 2022

Logistics Viewpoints

Raw materials and component shortages, labor shortfalls, port closures, rising fuel costs and other forces will continue to exert enormous pressures on global supply chains in 2022. Faced with continued labor shortages, companies must maximize their limited human resources. Managing Labor Shortages Means Working Smarter, Not Harder.

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2022 Realities vs 2023 Predictions

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

2022 Realities vs 2023 Predictions. 2022 was, undoubtedly, another tough year with many disruptions happening outside the four walls of enterprise – extreme weather, natural disasters blocking access to resources, port or border congestion delaying transit, panic buying artificially inflating demand, suppliers going out of business.

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Trying to Push Content Above the Noise

Supply Chain Shaman

We talk about the move from functional metrics to a balanced scorecard, but we don’t use a balanced scorecard as an objective function. Orbit charts of four companies for the period of 2013-2022 at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. True content takes time and resources. As I write, I scratch my head.

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Better ESG Performance Will Unlock Fashion’s Supply Chain Resilience in 2022

Logility

Building a sustainable fashion supply chain and improving ESG performance will require a more deliberate approach in 2022. A joint report by the Business of Fashion (BoF) and McKinsey & Company has set off alarm bells that a more deliberate approach is necessary for 2022. Go Beyond Tweaking Around the Edges.

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National Barcode Day 2022

Enterra Insights

.” • Real-time data : “Each time an employee scans a barcode, it immediately updates inventory and sales numbers in the company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) or business management system. The post National Barcode Day 2022 first appeared on Enterra Solutions. Footnotes. [1] 2] “ Barcode ,” Wikipedia. [3]

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. For organizations layered in functional metrics and driving a cost agenda, this is a tough nut to crack. However, variability and global unrest is rising. Tougher than most understand.