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Outside-in planning: a big elephant that needs a bite-size approach

Supply Chain Trend

It has been suggested to include a market, customer, and competitor view in a strategy definition for more than 50 years. It is not new in supply chain management either. Lee’s uncertainty framework (2002) shows how segment your supply chain in demand streams and how to define your supply chain response to that.

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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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Using Customer Delivery Personas as a Growth Tool

Multichannel Merchant

Last mile delivery has become a costly undertaking for multichannel retailers, with home delivery comprising an estimated 41% of overall supply chain costs and 53% of the total cost of shipping. Typical parcel deliveries are fast but not necessarily time definite at the point of purchase. of the average $10.10

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CSRD & Supply Chain Sustainability: What You Need to Know

SupplyShift

Why is CSRD a big deal for supply chain sustainability? It broadens who must report, standardizes what they report, and expands the scope of reporting to include the full value chain. Key innovations of CSRD Value chain is at the core. Key innovations of CSRD Value chain is at the core. Clear definitions.

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Using Customer Delivery Personas as a Growth Tool

Multichannel Merchant

Last mile delivery has become a costly undertaking for multichannel retailers, with home delivery comprising an estimated 41% of overall supply chain costs and 53% of the total cost of shipping. 2: Parcel Mentality Typical parcel deliveries are fast but not necessarily time definite at the point of purchase. of the average $10.10

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Watching the commercial definitely made me feel nostalgic for the good old days of 80’s cartoon mascots. Applications are due by July 2021, with the program looking to reduce deforestation between 2022 and 2026. The distribution hub will be operated by XPO Logistics Supply Chain, which has already started hiring.

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The Intelligent IBP Manifesto – key principles for a new planning paradigm

Supply Chain Trend

We’ve entered an AI era where 76% of work can be augmented or automated. However, only 3% of companies apply automated execution and 7% autonomous end to end planning. Introducing Intelligent IBP Let’s start with a definition. This definition should become clear once you go through the principles.