Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2022

As more consumers flock to e-commerce, purchasing big & bulky goods such as furniture, appliances, and wholesale electronics online is becoming more common. The trend of purchasing big & bulky items online will continue to grow, with Statista predicting 35% of furniture sales worldwide will be made online by 2025.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

QAD Product Marketing Director Brent Dawkins recently shared his insights into future-proofing the supply chain for global shippers and his observations couldn’t be more critical. Brent’s recommendations echo those of a recent article from McKinsey, titled Future Proofing the Supply Chain. Sustainability.

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Logility

APRIL 20, 2022

If resilience is the panacea to today’s supply chain challenges, it seems that everyone has a different prescription. Every industry article, news segment, analyst research paper, and boardroom conversation offers varying perspectives on the real issues impacting supply chain performance and the best way to fix them.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 21, 2023

The Supply Chain as a Service (SCaaS) market has experienced significant growth in recent years, with even greater potential ahead. SCaaS is a technology-driven approach to managing supply chains, offering comprehensive end-to-end solutions for businesses. Let’s delve into this emerging concept.

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Supply Chain Trend

AUGUST 13, 2020

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software. Key Points.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 12, 2021

Food manufacturers will find new opportunities in the alternative protein market as consumer demand surges for non-meat proteins: insect, plant and algae-based products, and ‘lab meat’ cultivated from animal cells. The demand for alternative proteins has surged in recent years, creating an opportunity for food manufacturers.

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ThroughPut

MAY 14, 2024

Organizational supply chains are evolving into sophisticated data hubs. Modern supply chains demand extensive coordination and tracking, generating vast amounts of data—several petabytes, in fact. That said, data is not a new element in supply chains. The era of merely transporting products is over.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Futuristic road transportation technology with digital data transfer graphic showing concept of traffic big data analytic and internet of things. Logistics and supply chains are integral parts of business operations in any industry, especially during an economic downturn. Digitisation, Digitalisation and Digital Transformation.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The way we eat, technology, people’s expectations — the knock-on effect of this is revolutionising much of the food industry, from the ingredients we buy to the food manufacturing software we use. Sustainability. Consumers care about sustainability when it comes to their food. Everything is changing.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 18, 2021

Many experts believe the Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to revolutionize supply chain operations. Steven Manifold, Chief Marketing Officer at Ubisense, believes the revolution has also been slowed by a lack of understanding on the part of supply chain professionals. Potential Supply Chain Benefits of IoT Solutions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Choice ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. As online retail continues its impressive growth, consumers and retailers alike are realizing the importance of delivery and its impact on purchase decisions.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 9, 2021

A typical ecommerce supply chain starts with sourcing raw materials to produce finished goods , which are then transported to a warehouse or fulfillment center before they end up with their end consumer. This article covers how sustainability impacts the supply chain, and how you can implement sustainable best practices.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

How is the logistics and supply chain management industry evolving – and what developments do you need to consider? Read more: Supply chain management explained: methods in modern business 1. Read more: Supply chain management explained: methods in modern business 1. billion to $5.6 billion in 2021.

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ivalua

JUNE 2, 2016

Niul Burton wrote a great article in Industry Week titled “Procurement 2025: 10 Challenges that Will Transform Global Sourcing”. For those of you who are executives in Supply Chain, Procurement or New Product Introduction/Development, this is a must read. Sustainability. Globalization. Integration.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2023

The Revised PPWD: Soon to be the PPWR In 2018, the PPWD was revised to include higher overall recycling targets for packaging (65% in 2025 and 70% in 2030), as well as higher material-specific targets, such as 55% for plastic by 2030. Get a clear picture of your supply chain, particularly your suppliers’ use of packaging.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Companies need to be fully aware of global climate change conversations and how they will impact their supply chain in the near future. The USA says it intends to reduce emissions by 26-28 percent below its 2005 level by 2025 , trying hard for the upper limit.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

From the continuing impact of the global pandemic to the ever-increasing importance of ‘transparency technology’ and sustainable practices, the food industry has its work cut out for it in 2021. It’s become even more important that businesses navigate multiple supply chains with food manufacturing software.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. FedEx invests $2 billion in sustainability initiatives. New aircraft purchases are focused around twinjets such as the Boeing 767 and 777.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

2020 has been a defining year for transparent supply chains. When the pandemic hit, most people expected sustainability efforts to take a back-seat role. On the contrary, companies seem to be more focused than ever on driving sustainability in supply chains.

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SupplyShift

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

2020 has been a defining year for transparent supply chains. When the pandemic hit, most people expected sustainability efforts to take a back-seat role. On the contrary, companies seem to be more focused than ever on driving sustainability in supply chains. 2021 Supply Chain Transparency Checklist.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The atoms and electrons of the supply chain are changing. I am passionate about the topic of the digital supply chain, and I apologize in advance for the length of this article. The third Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over. It is an agenda designed by supply chain leaders for supply chain leaders.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 23, 2021

Many companies focus solely on their tier one suppliers when it comes to supply chain sustainability. Yet to holistically tackle ESG performance, procurement teams must evaluate their operations at tier two, three, and beyond, as each level of the supply chain carries different risks. What Is Multi-Tier?

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SupplyShift

JUNE 23, 2021

Many companies focus solely on their tier one suppliers when it comes to supply chain sustainability. Yet to holistically tackle ESG performance, procurement teams must evaluate their operations at tier two, three, and beyond, as each level of the supply chain carries different risks. What Is Multi-Tier?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! It was a natural progression of time and technology. The correlation between technology and time is a special one. Time and technology had progressed, and there were a plethora of better alternatives on the market in 2004.

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QAD

AUGUST 30, 2022

The proposal landed as a bomb for many but it was not the first message from the policymakers; UK had already last year proposed an ICE ban by 2030, Norway by 2025 and several cities across Europe (Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona) have plans for phasing out diesel and petrol within the next few years. All this while fighting against time.

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DynaSys

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

By 2025, more than 50% of supply chain organizations will have a technology leadership role reporting directly to the chief supply chain officer. Gartner’s survey, February 2021 ) This percentage will rise with the progression of digital supply chain initiatives. What is a Digital Supply Chain?

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Industry suppliers will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 and will phase out coal-fired boilers in their own companies and direct suppliers from 2025. We are aware that more than 90% of PUMA’s Carbon Footprint is being generated in shared supply chains. The fashion industry took a large step on Dec.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Countries worldwide have announced policies to promote the shift toward green technologies—especially electric vehicles (EVs). In India, the national Production Linked Incentive (PLI) is set to encourage domestic EV manufacturing—and this is just a glimpse of the latest policies worldwide. What is Nickel? What is Graphite?

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 19, 2023

The material handling industry is the backbone of globalized supply chains. To overcome these challenges, companies are making significant investments in technology. According to the 2023 MHI Annual Industry Report , 74% of supply chain leaders are increasing technology spending.

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Proxima

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

However, leaders across the fashion sector are now starting to think differently as consumers become increasingly conscious of sustainability and the impact their buying habits have on the environment. It will mean rethinking the product lifecycle and every aspect of the supply chain, and in particular raw material selection.

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USC Consulting Group

AUGUST 26, 2019

Sustained marketplace success and effective supply chain management go hand-in-hand. Organizations that cultivate and maintain reliable yet malleable logistics channels can source the material needed to produce impactful products with minimal overhead and deliver these items swiftly to anticipative consumers.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Logistics industry was experiencing capacity constraints, driver shortages, sudden upticks in e-commerce demand, new technologies, different fulfillment models , delays, port congestions, canal blockage etc. But now we have entered a new era of logistics that requires technological adoption and strategic execution.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 14, 2019

By any measure, today’s supply chains are remarkable accomplishments. They often span the globe and, despite often requiring hundreds of transactions, shipments move through the supply chain keeping store shelves stocked and consumers happy. ” The need for a new supply chain workforce.

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In the previous article, we covered the Future of Digital Supply Chains, Agile, connected and sustainable and the QAD DynaSys senior product management team’s vision of Digital Supply Chain Planning. . Could you tell us a bit more about Essilor’s supply chain organization?

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Locus

MAY 15, 2023

The direct-to-consumer (D2C) model has been gaining popularity among customers for some time now as manufacturers get a lot more room to provide customized brand experiences that bring a lot more delight to consumers, which in turn strengthen brand loyalty. With an expected CAGR of 34.5%

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Cognira

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Sustainability, a topic that has long been discussed, is becoming one of the most important strategic priorities for retailers. Throughout this blog, discover what green retailing is, why retailers should adopt this strategy, and the positive impact advanced technology can have on sustainable strategies. December 20, 2022.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2019

“As the recent report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change showed, the next decade is crucial in our shift to a sustainable economy, and we believe corporates are at the heart of this transition,” said Dexter Galvin, Global Director of Corporates and Supply Chains at CDP. million (US$3.6

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