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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? What will happen in 2016?

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Turkish port “Iskenderun” severely damaged Gap and Ware2Go offer SMB Fulfillment Services McCormick to cut supply chain workforce GM Signs exclusive deal with GlobalFoundries January 2023 Logistics Manager’s Index up 3.0 The Logistics Managers’ Index came in at 57.6 in January, up 3.0

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Polycrisis, Antifragility, and What’s Missing from Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

There’s an older term now being applied to supply chains for this capacity: antifragility. Supply chains are systems, and the current retail inventory glut is the classic illustration of the bullwhip effect in action, the consequence of cascaded planning in silos. There’s a new word for this current state: polycrisis.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

This is not only true for financial investments, but also for supply chain and logistics predictions. Like I said last year, making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target: sometimes you get lucky and hit the mark; other times you miss the bullseye by a mile. Photo By: MAJ Aaron Haney.