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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. This means supply chain and logistics professionals need to distinguish between more frequently purchased products and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. Terence Leung is Senior Director, Solutions Marketing at Blue Yonder.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

And while this definitely points to an industry making strides, a recent Procurious survey found that 75 percent of women in supply chain experience gender-based adversity. The air cargo industry has seen softer market rates due to increased capacity and shippers flocking back to ocean freight services.

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It’s Not Too Early to Prepare for Holiday Returns, Part One

Enterra Insights

Customer returns also fit this definition and make up a large percentage of reverse logistics concerns that retailers and logistics organizations handle. Often, retailers consider a product’s supply chain to be complete the moment that it is purchased or received by a consumer. But this isn’t always the case. ”[3]. ”[7].

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Defining visibility

Cathy Roberson

Despite the number of visibility tools available on the market today, “lack of visibility” continues to be a common complaint in the supply chain market. Are today’s visibility tools missing something? What's missing, if anything, from visibility tools?” But what exactly is visibility?

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Blockchain for Bill of Lading – A Much Needed Update to the Traditional Bill of Lading for E-Commerce?

GlobalTranz

Fewer users of the software diminish its ability to reduce fraud, increase trust, speed international shipments, and save money, says APPSeCONNECT. Reduction in costs and hassle associated with cargo insurance claims filing and processing, says CargoX Founder and CEO Stefan Kukman. Consider OTS available blockchain solutions.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

GE Acquires Top Supply Chain Software Provider ShipXpress to Expand Digital Rail Offerings. bound cargo has been delayed at the point of origin, and cargo-laden Hanjin ships are unable to get into U.S. Already delivered cargo is sitting unhandled, clogging ports and occupying containers needed elsewhere. Rate Changes.

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The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The competition is helping to drive down prices for EVs but in most countries in Southeast Asia the poor access to charging facilities or battery swap facilities causes management to delay purchasing. At the LogiSYM conference earlier this year in Singapore, I talked to a representative of a packaging solutions firm.