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Digitisation: Shifting Gears in 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Supply chain and logistics are at the centre of our economy. Supply chain and logistics is often labelled as a digital laggard with a high level of inertia. The creation of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and an increasing number of startup challenges, incubators etc. marked the development. Wolfgang Lehmacher.

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What is Supply Chain Planning Software and How Can it be Used Effectively? Part 1

DELMIA Quintiq

For example, several potential topics can be selected from this definition such as: Supply chain design Supply chain planning Supply chain execution Supply chain monitoring and control Supply chain logistics Supply chain performance and net value. Logistics Planning Logistics is the glue that joins our global supply networks together.

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

I split this off from global sourcing because we had plenty of buyers but not enough planning and logistics so service and documentation was failing. Their mission is to work with our many global buyers, collectively known as Risk Management and Sourcing (RMS), to streamline the buying, planning and logistics. It holds things back.

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Marion Kohlmeier: ‘Expansion in our global footprint has been a big step’

Supply Chain Movement

Weidmann Plastics Technology is part of the Techniplas Group and I am responsible for three teams: Logistics planning; pre-series scheduling; and project purchasing. Our logistics planning team consists of four people and is responsible for creating a supply chain concept for our new products. What do you about these challenges?

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. XPO Logistics launched a Ship Net-Zero program, giving shippers the option to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from shipments.

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Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Supply Chain Shaman

When I do workshops on driving data sharing across the industry, the sales group of the seller of products often calls me aside for a one-on-one talk. An example is the work on Performance Based Logistics (PBL). Instead, it take active sensing, tracking and pattern recognition of shipping, chain of custody and quality information.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 28 – February 1, 2019)

Talking Logistics

I was in Orlando, Florida this week moderating workshops for a logistics service provider client. As reported by Transport Topics , “Truck drivers using the Uber Freight load-booking app can now rate shippers’ and receivers’ facilities and share feedback on factors such as wait times and amenities.”