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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The logistics industry globally is more competitive, volatile, uncertain and interconnected than ever. It might be tempting to embrace new entrants into the market, it is smart to find a company that has a long history in the supply chain and can use its wealth of experience, and historic data points, to provide better service.

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Is Logistics Outsourcing Right for Your Company?

Supply Chain Movement

More shippers today appear to be outsourcing some or all of their logistics. How does a company decide that outsourcing logistics is the right choice? Integrated technology gathers data from all parts of the supply chain and provides full visibility to orders and costs. Is logistics outsourcing right for your company?

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SCRC Meeting – Patrick Fox from VF Corporation: “Creating a Global Trade Playbook”

NC State SCRC

We work at the intersection of sourcing, logistics, legal, finance, and government affairs, and I spend 25% of my time helping our GA team form trade affairs strategies. For instance, there is a European GSP review of Cambodia in January, one of our second or third largest footprints. This is all very real.

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Mindmap High-Tech Supply Chain 4.0

Supply Chain Movement

With emerging ground-breaking technology, such as Augmented and Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence with thinking robots, Internet of Things by interconnectivity between machines, 3D printing and Big Data analysis delivers threats and opportunities to high-tech companies at the same time. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

This young, publicly listed American software vendor recently bought out Terra Technology, a specialist in demand sensing (short-term forecasting based on point-of-sale data). Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bouvet Island. British Indian Ocean Territory. Brunei Darussalam. Burkina Faso. Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic.

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SCM Map Europe: European location decisions remain complex

Supply Chain Movement

For the fourth consecutive year, Supply Chain Media has produced the SCM Map of Europe providing an overview of the most relevant data for value chains. According to logistics real-estate specialists, the Netherlands – and in particular the southern part of the country – is a favoured location and will remain so for the coming years.

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