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3 Questions from Your Future Supply Chain Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

These Generation Z graduates are strengthening an existing trend – 50% of millennials surveyed in an APICS report cited a strong corporate environmental responsibility program as a key factor in choosing an employer. Will you equip me for the journey? These young people embrace, rather than fear, technology.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

5 Principles for Navigating the Digital Fog Around AI in Supply Chain ; Polly Mitchell-Guthrie ( Kinaxis ) The scariest drive of my life took place on a summer’s night in the North Carolina mountains returning from a longer-than-expected hike. Not Southwest. In January of 2022, Dallas-based o9 Solutions was valued at $2.7

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The Power of the Network: ERP vs. Spend Management

Logistics Viewpoints

GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource Cooperative surveyed supply chain, procurement and IT professionals across a range of industries to gain insight into their priorities and strategies regarding supply chain resilience and optimization. Networks and Benchmarking.

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With New Year Underway, Key Players Look Back On 2022

Intelligent Audit

The results came from delivery consultancy ShipMatrix, whose annual review of the parcel delivery industry has become a benchmark for carrier performance. . Walmart now offers customers drone delivery service through these vendors in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. . of packages on time.

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Getting that “Swing” in Supply Chain Management

Talking Logistics

Having leaders with cross-functional responsibility — such as having Manufacturing, Logistics, and Procurement report to a single executive — also helps to drive alignment. Step 5: Measure Current Performance and Benchmark with Best-in-Class Competitors. Which metrics are the right ones?

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Industry 4.0: Will Your Business Survive?

Murano Corporation

Connecting these machines through a network allows companies to more precisely allocate physical resources such as raw materials, track maintenance and efficiency benchmarks, remotely control production lines, and more. as well as generate production and accounting reports as needed from anywhere in the world.