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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models. The philosophy of lean, triggers us to look for the “Ideal Way”. Arguably, it is criticised that acting too lean can cause breakdowns in crisis. Decision Making. So, we need to ask, “what is the ideal?”;

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Cognitive Technologies are Enhancing Customer Service

Enterra Insights

Boston Consulting Group analysts observe, “Customer service is too important to get wrong, and yet many companies continue to optimize for cost and speed at the expense of the customer experience.”[5] ” The Boston Consulting Group agrees with Balkhi. In such cases, using AI tools and integrations is a no-brainer.”

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Change Management is Essential for Successful Digital Transformation

Enterra Insights

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) observe, “Large-scale transformation is hard even under ideal circumstances, but in the current business environment — with an ongoing pandemic, supply chain issues, macroeconomic uncertainty, and other complicating factors — the margin of error has gotten even smaller.”[3]

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Surviving Disruptions – an opportunity for supply chains to thrive with people and technology – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Supply chain trends and practices today, are mainly driven by cost optimisation and lean strategy. A pandemic-induced blow finally laid bare the vulnerabilities of the supply chain industry largely premised on lean production principles. Exposing supply chain vulnerabilities and fast-moving trends. Developing talent for the future.

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Ocean Shipping and Global Trade 2023

American Global Logistics

Ocean Shipping: Trends and Innovations in Global Trade Looking toward the future, several trends and innovations have emerged to shape the ocean shipping industry in 2023. Port business has also increased at the ports of Boston and Mobile, Alabama. The keys to success consist of innovation, sustainability, and collaboration.

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Logistics helps North Carolina Reach CNBC Best State Status Again

Kanban Logistics

Prime East Coast location: North Carolina sits in the middle of the East Coast, midway between Miami and Boston, with easy access to several vital interstate highways like I-95, I-85, and I-40. It contains multiple freight rail systems and is also home to seaports in Wilmington and Morehead City as well as two inland ports.

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10 Ideas for More Efficient & Productive Warehouse Operations

GlobalTranz

Boston Consulting Group research shows 1.2 Implement Lean Manufacturing. Most manufacturing facilities are trending toward 5S/lean manufacturing as part of their efforts to improve manufacturing processes, enabling quicker, more efficient production and lowering overall costs. by the year 2025.