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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

While shipping craziness is abating, the issues and implications of the Russian-Ukrainian war, energy shortages in China and Europe, food instability in Africa, and the global water crisis reverberate as disruption after disruption in the supply chain. Redefinition of Supply Chain Execution. Closed Loop.

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CSCO Forum / 3PL Summit 2013

Supply Chain Movement

The Annual meeting of Leading Supply Chain Executives in Europe. 12 hard-hitting and distinctly themed sessions to help you smarten your supply chain and reduce your costs. Connect with 100+ senior supply chain executives from retailers and manufacturers and build your professional network.

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Taking the Hill

Supply Chain Shaman

In parallel, when supply chain concepts are well-integrated into the design of trading partner relationships by both sales and procurement, there is an acceleration of value. I will be writing the first draft of the manuscript on my way to South Africa on May 30th. Aligning metrics matters. Talk to you soon!

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Trends & Strategies in Logistics and SCM

Supply Chain Movement

The key results of this study by BVL International on trends and strategies in logistics and supply chain management are summarized, as follows. They are based on 1757 responses collected in an international survey from supply chain executives (including logistics service providers (LSPs), retailers, and manufacturing companies).

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Join BVL International at the North American chapter kickoff on August 12, 2013

Supply Chain View from the Field

The study included more than 60 interviews with global supply chain executives and survey responses from 1,757 executives. In sum, globalization clearly amplifies other trends and leads to an increase in complexity, particularly in regions of growth such as Russia, Eastern Europe, India, and Africa.

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Podcast: Predictive Analytics and Digital Transformation Pioneer Knut Alicke

Requis

Some of the OEMs in the automotive industry struggled with the end-to-end processing of leather, which came from South Africa. It was a seven tier supply chain. It provided a control tower view of their supply chain. So you were in the process of creating early supply chain platforms that provided transparency?

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Red Sea Ocean Transport Shipping Disruption Update

Supply Chain Matters

Latest Developments As a result of the continued attacks, major container shipping lines continue in re-routing ships around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope to reach European and added destinations. Tobias Meyer, CEO of DHL Group indicated that the rerouting of ships around Africa is leading to imbalances in container capacity.