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Retailer’s Guide to Delivering Phenomenal Delivery Experiences!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Also, 62% of online shoppers in the US say delivery speed is what makes for a good purchase experience. As retailers, you need a robust logistics solution that helps in aligning your capacity with customers’ delivery preferences. To get this right, you should have an efficient contract management tool to manage carriers better.

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Top Supply Chain Risks to Prepare for in 2025

Logistics Viewpoints

The pitches share a sneak peek of the predictions that a CEO at a solutions company is making and then asks the journalist if they want to interview the CEO. In Asia-Pacific, China believes Taiwan rightfully belongs to them. They can then leapfrog into top-tier corporations via phishing, software connection links, or other methods.

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The need to know

EFT

cargo have surged since the countries declared a 90-day truce on punitive tit-for-tat tariffs last weekend, operators said, spawning traffic jams at Chinese ports and factories that could take weeks to clear. China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says U.S. retailers including Walmart (WMT.N)

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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Also, the solutions lacked flexibility. No company interviewed was able to successfully use their current what-if solutions to model pandemic impacts. Lessons Learned. The reason?

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Better Ways to Address Trade-Offs with Supply Chain Optimization

Logistics Viewpoints

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Work planners previously did manually can be calculated by software. The myth of the “perfect plan”.

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7 Ways Businesses Can Manage Supply Chain Shortages in 2021

ToolsGroup

Much of the world is clamoring for finished products from their usual suppliers; but dwindling cargo space, skyrocketing transportation costs, and component delays make it difficult to keep shelves stocked. With the right simulation tool in place, your S&OP team has increased visibility to make “on-the-fly” calculations.

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De-Carbonising Road Freight Operations: Bridging the Know-Do Gap

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For example, Maersk ordered eight 16,000 TEU vessels to be operated on carbon-neutral methanol fuel, while DHL has purchased large amounts of sustainable aviation fuel and ordered 12 all-electric cargo planes. It comes from the annual customer survey conducted by logistics software company Transporeon. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.