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My Lessons in Interviewing Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners

Supply Chain Shaman

The report’s goal is threefold: guide supply chain leaders in setting realistic supply chain goals, reward companies that are achieving higher levels of supply chain excellence, and understand what is achievable in executing multi-year roadmaps. ” They then evolve based on business requirements. Imagine Supply Chain 2030.

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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. Why are companies not adapting to align to a more prescriptive and sensing-based set of processes? I have the same question.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 29 – August 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

has shut down operations and is headed for bankruptcy filing, according to the Teamsters Union and multiple media reports. After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw customers leave in large numbers. O’Brien.

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The Changing Grocery Landscape

Enterra Insights

Back in January, reporter Julie Creswell observed, “Consumer advocates, unions and independent grocers are against a deal that would join Kroger and Albertsons. … Washington Analysis, a research firm in Washington, D.C., .” As of this writing, that merger is still in works.

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The Big Miss: The Critical Success Element Most Retailers and Industry Analysts Are Overlooking When Talking about Surviving and Thriving in the Age of Retail Disruption

BlueYonder

Rainer Strack’s popular TED Talk on the workforce crisis of 2030 shows how much job seekers’ preferences are changing. The lone bright spot comes from Walmart; The Washington Post reports that the retail giant is now testing a package-delivery program where employees are paid extra to deliver online orders on their way home from work.

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Supply Chain Market Report – September 2022

Elementum

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. One of my career highlights I’ll share with you: a couple of years ago I had a chance to run the Government affairs organization, and that allowed me to participate in a lot of important meetings back in Washington, Dc. In fact, I even had a few meetings at the White House.

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Supply Chain Market Report – September 2022

Elementum

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. One of my career highlights I’ll share with you: a couple of years ago I had a chance to run the Government affairs organization, and that allowed me to participate in a lot of important meetings back in Washington, Dc. In fact, I even had a few meetings at the White House.