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My Lessons in Interviewing Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

More supply chain innovation happens in contract manufacturing–look at Jabil’s results–in the Contract Manufacturing industry with a 6-8% margin than in these high margin sectors. (No Supply Chain Excellence Is Closely Coupled With Product Innovation. Leaders invest in analytics and customer-centric innovation.

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

Registrations are pouring in for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 6th-8th in Washington, DC. The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. Challenge yourself to imagine the future in an environment where technology innovators and business leaders are equals.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

Registrations are pouring in for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 6th-8th in Washington, DC. The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. Challenge yourself to imagine the future in an environment where technology innovators and business leaders are equals.

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The Changing Grocery Landscape

Enterra Insights

Washington Analysis, a research firm in Washington, D.C., Consider this: in December 2019, the percentage of e-commerce grocery sales in the US market was slightly under 4 percent; it’s now in the low teens and is expected to reach roughly 25 percent by 2030. ”[3] Why all the fuss about the merger?

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Creative Ways Manufacturers Can Overcome the Skilled Labor Shortage

OptiProERP

The skilled labor shortage greatly impacts the manufacturing industry, from reduced productivity and output, lack of innovation, and high-rising labor costs. could result in 2.1 million unfilled jobs by 2030, according to a  new study  by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education partner of the NAM.

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Eric Beckwitt Selected as a Keynote Speaker at CleanTech Innovation Showcase in Seattle on June 24th

Freightera

Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt selected as a keynote speaker for the 2019 CleanTech Innovation Showcase at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle on June 24. Click here for CleanTech Alliance Press Release and here for the registration for the CleanTech Innovation Showcase 2019. Please join us there!

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

17 states stand by plan to electrify 30% of trucks and buses by 2030. As same-day delivery becomes more important to consumers, retailers are looking at innovative ways to deliver on this expectation. Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. Walmart launches new restored goods program.