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In Focus: 2023 SCM Strategies for Industry Leaders

Locus

As supply chains move past the uncertainties of 2020, they are met with new challenges while continuing to meet demands for greater efficiency, reduced operational costs and memorable consumer experiences. Without data and insights, creating strategies to enhance SCM is like groping in the dark. trillion by 2030.

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Customer satisfaction and keeping costs in check rests on optimal last-mile delivery operations. Naturally, the costs of meeting such expectations, especially on the delivery front are also increasing. The biggest challenge that logistics providers face is rising last-mile carrier delivery costs. These include: 1.

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Solve Driver Shortage with Smart Logistics Planning

DELMIA Quintiq

This is a serious obstacle to many sectors—especially retailers and logistics service providers, who need a solution that enables them to increase their transport capacity despite the limited resources and minimize service disruptions through improved planning.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

The client leaned across the table and asked, “Is a customer-centric supply chain strategy the same as a demand-driven supply chain strategy?” Drawing from the Whiteboard: Building Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies. Cost-to-Serve. Cost-to-Serve. It had been a long night. ” I smiled.

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Top 5 Logistics Challenges and Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry

GlobalTranz

GlobalTranz works with manufacturing shippers every day to move their goods and streamline their logistics strategies. In an ever-changing landscape, the ability to be flexible and adjust your strategy as needed is what makes a manufacturer successful. million jobs could be left unfilled by 2030 due to the manufacturing skills gap.

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Cement Logistics Planning: 3 Top Strategies To Avoid Stockouts With AI

ThroughPut

By United Nations estimates, the world will have 43 megacities with populations exceeding 10 million by the year 2030. It is, therefore, imperative to cut down wastage in terms of both cost and resources by better organizing logistics in the supply chain. . 3 strategies to avoid stockout situations by leveraging AI.

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Power Your Business Sustainably Through Solar Energy

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

At the COP26 climate conference in 2021, more than 1,000 companies committed to adopt targets to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals. A report also found that a fifth of the 2,000 largest publicly-listed companies in the world have pledged to pursue a net-zero strategy.