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Building Resilient Supply Chains is Hard — but Essential

Enterra Insights

Prior to the pandemic, efficiency was the primary focus of most supply chain operations. I’m not implying that efficiency no longer matters — it obviously does — but a disrupted supply chain can’t be efficient. Severe disruptions during the pandemic changed that focus to resiliency. Here’s the rub.

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Can supply chain finance help enforce ESG?

Global Trade Management

Implementing the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) in January 2026 for large corporates and smaller firms in January 2027 makes it clear that supply chain sustainability will become even more critical. Could supply chain finance (SCF) play a crucial role in aligning ESG with supply chain management?

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5 Benefits of Human-Robot Partnerships in Warehouses

Locus Robotics

By Rob Press, Content Marketing Manager, Deputy In the supply chain, warehouses play a crucial role in receiving products from the source, storing them safely, and delivering them quickly and efficiently. Automated systems and robots can take over many of these tasks, reducing workplace injury risk.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

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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How IoT Improves Consumer Packaged Goods Value Chain

Savi

Agile supply chain operations, especially in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, are using IoT and end-to-end shipment visibility software to outperform competitors with better service while keeping lower inventory levels. Driver Shortages: It is estimated that by 2026, the industry will be short 175,000 drivers.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

It easily surpassed the previous record holder, Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, which lagged behind at a steady 5.59 But the real cherry on top is that Unspun’s technology will allow Walmart to localize its textile supply chains and reduce or eliminate the need for importing clothes from far-flung factories. Intel wins $19.5

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

The capacity crunch and technology are reshaping ?the the supply chain. The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' annual State of Logistics report attempts to offer just such a map -- accompanied by some timely warnings. The research, done by A.T. Other observers are not so sanguine.