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3 Reasons to Outsource Fulfillment with Nathan Lugo-Montanez

The Logistics of Logistics

Throughout his career, he has specialized in turnaround and expansion projects for a wide range of industries from startups to Fortune 100 companies. In addition to his work, Nathan is a former US Army Ranger having served for over a decade with several tours in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

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Big changes coming to the supply line, just not where you thought they’d be

Kinaxis

Rather than having to wait for a specialized part, companies can now print the part they need right on site. This can be a huge time and cost saver for companies involved in projects, but when looking at the overall supply chain worldwide, 3D printing is a pretty niche example. But the story doesn’t end there.

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Differentiating through Resilience

The Logistics of Logistics

Weather, equipment failure, customs hold ups, theft, and misrouting all contribute to logistics uncertainty and are largely outside the control of any one company executive. This article is about logistics resilience and how you can mitigate supply chain risk by adapting it and differentiate your company at the same time.

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The Supply Chain Impact of Europe’s Refugee Crisis

Kinaxis

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. Several companies and projects have emerged to address this critical question. CHEP isn’t the only company stepping up to make a positive impact on the refugee crisis.

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

As growth slowed post 2007 recession, companies fought back. While the push in the back office was for efficiency–larger batch sizes, transactional processing, lower costs of transportation, and labor arbitrage strategies (Many companies outsourced the back office to India.)–the I think that there were three gaps: Agility.

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o9 Solutions Partners with Extraordinary Leaders to help executives Navigate and Accelerate their Digital Transformation Journeys

o9 Solutions

He is a corporate board member, advisor to Fortune 100 boards and CXOs on digital transformation, and best-selling author of “Why Digital Transformations Fail” Tony is currently President of Transformant, an advisory company for digital and Global Business Services transformation. o9 was already very impressive then.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: 6. Winfield Scott: A Native.

Supply Chains Rock

Long before UPS and third-party logistics companies, these historic logisticians were laying the groundwork that powers commerce today. Current resupply of water and fuel continue to pose unique logistical challenges for units deployed in Afghanistan.