The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Trends Transforming Logistics and Supply Chains In the MENA Region in 2023. by Dr Shereen Nassar , Global Director of Logistics Studies and Director of MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management Suite at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. Flexibility for Resilient and Optimised Logistics and Supply Chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Breaking Boundaries: Exploring Generative AI’s Impact on Supply Chains Supply chains encompass many interconnected activities, from procurement, production, and inventory management, to logistics and distribution.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

The staff at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) note, however, that the logistics industry plays an “out-sized — and often underappreciated — role … within the greater transportation ecosystem.”[1] ” You don’t have to convince supply chain professionals of the importance of logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 24, 2024

The theme this year was “Chart Your Course” which Richard Stewart, EVP Americas at Körber Supply Chain pointed out, is all about overcoming supply chain complexities and challenges. And while the industry faced a lot of complexities and challenges in 2023, we continue to face more every day. Data Visibility.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2024

This weekend, I edited the Supply Chains to Admire report. The report was scheduled to publish in the summer of 2023, but life got in the way. This work completed in 2013 defined the Supply Chains to Admire. My reply to my friend is that “The supply chain is a complex non-linear system.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Wikipedia Unleashing the Contrarian Here are my thoughts this morning over coffee: Gartner Top 25: Really A Celebration of Supply Chain Leadership? Designed to lift the profession and celebrate supply chain results, I struggle to find that the methodology supports either objective. Is this success? I don’t think so.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

FourKites CEO, Matt Elenjickal One of the two leaders in the real-time transportation visibility market is FourKites. ARC Advisory Group did a study on the supply chain collaboration network (SCCN) a couple of years ago. The interview occurred during athe FourKites Visibility 2023 user conference on September 7th in Chicago.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our Annual 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. Background.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 31, 2023

Product Enhancements and Roadmap The unified supply chain concept was front and center, as it captures how the Manhattan Active platform is delivering the next level of performance improvements to Manhattan customers. The post Manhattan Associates Momentum 2023 Conference appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Supply chain disruptions during the pandemic highlighted global dependence on Chinese manufacturing — and those dependencies raised serious concerns among China’s trading partners. As supply chain challenges eased and cooler heads prevailed, calls for decoupling decreased but admonitions to de-risk supply chains increased.

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ModusLink Corporation

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The past few years have been chaotic and disruptive to the supply chain. With so much disruption fresh in mind, looking toward 2023 feels a bit more stable for every warehouse and distribution channel. Sector profitability is set to hit bottom in second half 2023.” Introduction.

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ModusLink Corporation

APRIL 27, 2023

Global Fulfillment Innovation Centers on ESG in 2023. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and its growing importance in supply chain management is a top priority for global fulfillment managers. As supply chains become increasingly global and complex, ESG considerations are gaining importance in supply chain management.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 15, 2023

The so-called “retail apocalypse” was deepened by the pandemic, then came inventory overload and inflation. ”[1] How AI Benefits the Retail Supply Chain How often have you heard someone say, “Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions?” Transforming Inventory Management.

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Logility

AUGUST 11, 2023

Disruptions are the norm in supply chain planning leaders. Gartner research reveals that 60% of chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are under pressure to make real-time decisions faster, more accurately, and consistently. And the stakes are intensifying.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended the installation of such technologies in all new passenger vehicles. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and perspectives of Amazon’s recently reported Q4 and full year 2023 financial performance. The National Retail Federation (NRF) indicated in mid-January that total online and non-store sales during the 2023 holiday period reportedly rose 8.2 billion in 2023, compared with $12.2

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology support. Our last full edition was published on February 14. billion in Generative AI start-up Anthropic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I work in supply chain. If I had done due diligence, I’d have seen the warnings – the retailer had pretty pictures on their website, but their supply chain failed them, creating an eleven-month saga and unhappy customer. The issue wasn’t poor planning – they had the inventory. I should have known better.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters shares interview highlights with ASCM CEO Abe Eshkenazi in conjunction with this years ASCM CONNECT 2023 Conference. The Event The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) recently concluded its ASCM CONNECT 2023 North America Conference.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this October 10, 2023 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide our capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. will reportedly be one of the largest fully interoperable chassis pools in the U.S.,

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our April 14, 17, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. million in Series A financing.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 5, 2023

This is the latest of the company’s significant strides toward making supply chains a force for good by helping organizations improve service levels, reduce excess stock, eliminate waste, and increase profits. Alternative Transportation Mode Updates to existing on-order expedite optimization functions. Version 8.61 Version 8.61

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

In 2023, Amazon experimented with new logistics strategies and technologies to quickly fulfill and deliver orders, and these changes paid off big. Amazon shipped last-minute Christmas gifts faster in 2023 than in 2022, according to data from analyst firm Momentum Commerce. Walmart unleashes ‘largest drone delivery footprint of any U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

For a few years now, supply chain professionals and pundits have been speculating on what the so-called “new normal” will look like. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry. These are the companies and leaders that aren’t letting a good downturn go to waste.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2024

.” Towards the Autonomous Intelligent Enterprise Supply chain expert Niels Van Hove observes, “Automation has been happening for hundreds of years. We now have automated production facilities, warehouses, and transport in our physical supply chain.”[2] first appeared on Enterra Solutions.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

ChatGPT Turns One This month, ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer) turns one on November 30 th , 2023. Microsoft invested over $10 billion in the company in 2023 and Bain has forged a partnership with OpenAI. After all, most of us are consumers of a multitude of products that come from supply chains across the globe.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 18, 2024

In one of those early articles, I wrote, “Globalization integrates trade by disintegrating production chains and dispersing them across economies. But as the costs of transportation increase, the length of supply lines is beginning to decrease. As a result, globalization is beginning to look more like regionalization.”[1]

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 14, 2023

Seth is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. About Seth Clevenger Seth Clevenger is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics. Armada Supply Chain Solutions acquired St.

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

See the latest insights on ocean freight rates and other trends that fast-growing businesses should know about to plan for 2023 peak season. In this article: Ocean Freight: Key Stats & Industry News Ocean Freight Shipping: What to Watch For In 2023 Freight Shipping From China & Alternatives What Are The Current Ocean Freight Rates?

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BlueYonder

JUNE 1, 2023

Last month, at the 2023 Gartner ® Supply Chain Symposium in Orlando, Florida, there were many key supply chain themes that emerged. The Lenovo supply chain has over 150 million annual shipments (about 4 to 5 devices per second) and 3,600 Tier-1 suppliers.

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Resilinc

APRIL 17, 2024

Avoid the pitfalls of single sourcing and learn strategies to build a more resilient supply chain. In the intricate web of modern supply chain management, efficiency often guides decision-making. Single sourcing and sole sourcing are two different procurement strategies in supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 18, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights the latest report indicating both U.S. holiday period and full year retail sales in 2023. The National Retail Federation (NRF), in conjunction with its annual conference held this week, reported 2023 holiday sales based on U.S. Retail sales for all of 2023 were reported as increasing 3.6

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights and added perspectives on the release of the U.S. Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that again dropped to an all-time low for June 2023. According to the June report summary , the primary driver of the latest decline was the inventory metric, which reportedly contracted 6.5

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Background. Prediction Background.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In fact, IDC predicts that manufacturers across Asia who digitally transform and accelerate sustainable innovation to improve supply chain operations, will increase their revenue by 20 percent in 2025. For reasons of climate change and profitability rewards, maintaining a more sustainable approach to the supply chain is obvious.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

The supply chain world has been rocked repeatedly over the past few years due to global issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping container shortages, catastrophic weather events, and socioeconomic issues – many outside our control. ABC/XYZ analysis can help identify the most valuable items to your business.

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EazyStock

JANUARY 6, 2023

The supply chain world has been rocked repeatedly over the past few years due to global issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping container shortages, catastrophic weather events, and socioeconomic issues – many outside our control. Supply chain issues. Increased supply chain visibility.

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