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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Supply chains over the years have predominantly focused more on minimising end-to-end costs, reducing inventories while driving up asset utilisation. Supply chain challenges.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 12-16, 2015)

Talking Logistics

— In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… DSV agrees to acquire UTi Worldwide Inc. Cosco, China Shipping Group in Advanced Merger Talks (WSJ – sub. Furthermore, DSV will now be truly global within contract logistics and expand into road freight activities outside Europe. Inventory Management.

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Is Google the most innovative supply chain company in the world?

Freightos

In particular, emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America, the adoption of mobile devices is rapid as consumers and businesses bypass traditional laptops and desktops in favor of smartphones and tablets. Inventory management and replenishment as well as reverse logistics can now be managed by mobile as well as payments.

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News Round-Up: 3 Businesses Prioritizing a Green Supply Chain

RFgen

Apple’s been sharing its supply chain logistics management information with the public in an official release for the last 10 years. Wal-Mart set a goal years ago to analyze its shipping, warehouse management, storage and picking procedures to determine the actual cost of an individual product.

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News Round-Up: 3 Businesses Prioritizing a Green Supply Chain

RFgen

Apple’s been sharing its supply chain logistics management information with the public in an official release for the last 10 years. Wal-Mart set a goal years ago to analyze its shipping, warehouse management, storage and picking procedures to determine the actual cost of an individual product.

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Podcast: VC Brian Aoaeh on the Future of Supply Chain Investment

Requis

I did an update on that piece in 2017, and then did a deep dive on shipping. My co-founder and I knew that yes, it would be messy, and yes it was going to be difficult to manage, but it’s in that messiness and that exchange of ideas and collaboration that hopefully some really great innovations can come out. Data and analytics.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Hunter Yaw.