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Agility and flexibility in the age of digital supply chains – Insights from the 2017 Supply Chain & Logistics EMEA summit & expo

Kinaxis

Innovation in the warehouse: Markus Kückelhaus of DHL trend research, in two separate panels gave very compelling presentations on the innovation DHL is driving in the warehouse. But I left with the feeling that in light of the accelerating innovations, this is something that will be addressed in the near future.

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Amazon CEO’s Latest Letter to Shareholders Outlines Unfolding Strategy

Supply Chain Matters

fulfillment network, including organization and inventory management strategy. Last year, we started rearchitecting our inventory placement strategy and leveraging our larger fulfillment center footprint to move from a national fulfillment network to a regionalized network model.

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The difference between supply chain and logistics explained

Unleashed

When we refer to the ‘supply chain’, we’re referring to the network of suppliers, manufacturers, producers, shipping companies and more who, when combined, produce, ship and sell products and services to end-users. The life of coffee begins with growers in the likes of Brazil or Vietnam. Inventory days of supply.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

In particular, the focal BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) represent major targets for expansion, but with them come a host of new problem that enterprises have little to no experience in dealing with in terms of logistics capabilities. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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How to Get the Benefit of GDPR for Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

You sell electronics products over the web from Brazil using different suppliers to drop-ship to consumers in Europe. The data can be structured, as in shipping and payment systems. Accurate data enables better understanding of customer needs, demand trends, and production and inventory requirements. Better innovation.

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Is Warehouse Robotics at the Inflection Point?

Locus Robotics

Comments like these indicate the pressure supply chain executives are feeling to innovate to effectively respond to increased competition, labor challenges, and demands from customers. Both 3PLs and progressive retail operators have formed innovation teams within their operations to specify robotics solutions to compete.

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Introducing QAD Adaptive ERP 2023 and Enhancements for QAD Adaptive Applications

QAD

As businesses strive to improve their responsiveness and flexibility to navigate disruptions, this newest release enhances our customers’ ability to advance their business intelligence, innovation and agility, which are critical in today’s business landscape.