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The New Significance of a Logistics Strategy: Role, Success factors, and Integration

Logistics Viewpoints

They rely on comprehensive and intelligent software tools and manage their growth by implementing a clearly defined automation strategy. Recently, Walmart US adapted its organization: President and CEO John Former explains that the new COO role combines store operations and supply chain.

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Peril of EV Start-Ups: Fisker’s Investor Warning

Supply Chain Matters

Electric vehicle company Fisker recently issued a going concern warning amid continued production and supply chain challenges. Background In prior Supply Chain Matters commentaries, we have highlighted ongoing production and supply chain challenges related to high profile EV start-ups Rivian Automotive and Lucid.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Very positively, these topics have not only been discussed at COP26 but multiple initiatives were launched with some of them having the potential to significantly contribute to decarbonizing the global supply chain network. Also, tools have been developed to enable horizontal partnerships to reduce empty truck miles.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Mini Supply Chain Problems at.

Supply Chains Rock

Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Mini Supply Chain Problems at Mini. China Supply Chain Council. MIT Supply Chain 2020.

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Will Cloud Computing in Logistics Replace On-Premises Systems for Good?

Logistics Viewpoints

Today, data and software programs can be saved or run in any data processing center in the world. Cloud computing has made installation, administration, and updates significantly easier and has thereby laid the foundation for Software as a Service (SaaS). However, there are technological limitations to it. Pay as you grow.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- May 12 2023

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our May 12, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. in Lithium Supply Tie-Up U.S. to Combine with Allkem Ltd. to Combine with Allkem Ltd.

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Little-Known Suppliers Poised to Benefit from Apple iPhone

Material Handling & Logistics

Apple is scouring the global electronics supply chain for tools and services in response to major hardware upgrades to the iPhone. It was the late 1990s, and entrepreneurs Steven Abramson and Sidney Rosenblatt were pitching an electronics giant on their new flat-screen technology. It didn’t go well. is valued at $5.4