Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

What is also real is the impact it has on supply chains. In fact, it will not be a stretch to say that climate change is currently the biggest threat that global supply chains are facing today and is responsible for shortages and disruptions in several industries. First things first: Climate change is real.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Today, I say a prayer for Stewart Parnell, the former CEO of the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). We are watching the redefinition of the principles of safe and secure supply chains and corporate liability. PCA was a small player in a complex supply chain of big brands. The rules have changed.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. The supply chain is a marathon, not a sprint.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Many products require temperature control throughout the supply chain. This requires companies to closely monitor another dataset beyond average supply chain logistics management information. As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S. Collecting Data Throughout the Frozen Supply Chain.

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RFgen

MAY 8, 2016

Many products require temperature control throughout the supply chain. This requires companies to closely monitor another dataset beyond average supply chain logistics management information. As markets emerge in India, China and South America, U.S. Collecting Data Throughout the Frozen Supply Chain.

Inventory 52

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ShipBob

JANUARY 23, 2023

Same-day delivery and last-mile logistics in North America is estimated to grow by $62.71 As technology advances and even more customers’ preferences shift in this direction, the last leg of delivery is one of the most challenging and important parts of supply chain management. billion between 2023-2027.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

To get some answers for S&OP practitioners, Niels van Hove founder of Supply Chain Trend, interviewed a group of S&OP leaders. Supply Chain Trend will publish a weekly Q&A with these S&OP leaders. To that end, what it misses is the inclusion of value chain segmentation at its heart.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supply chain software to improve planning decisions. The tension I felt reading the brochure on the plane is what I believe every supply chain leader feels every day. Supply chain processes are now over 30-years old.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

My journey to understand supply chain Metrics That Matter started three years ago. I was sitting at my kitchen table attempting to write a celebratory book on the 30th anniversary of supply chain management. Balance: The ability to balance a portfolio of metrics to maximize market capitalization and free cash flow.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 12, 2020

You’re probably sick (no pun intended) of reading articles about the Covid-19 pandemic and how it has shocked the international economy and stressed global supply chains. Disruptions caused by the pandemic revealed just how brittle some supply chains can be. supply chains.”[2] supply chains.”[2]

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