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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. All of these come together in some way with autonomous transportation options. Business logistics costs as a percentage of GDP is currently 7-8% in United States. Volvo’s POD in Sweden is a great example.

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Understanding Supply Chain Management

SupplyPike

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is a systematic and controlled procurement operation. These activities can involve storage and transport of inventory or supplies, monitoring of day-to-day activities, the preparation behind these processes, and blending these different components throughout the supply chain.

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Experts Reveal Top Transportation Trends to Watch

Supply Chain Opz

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. However, the end of the recession and an increase in demand for transportation services did not restore the motor carrier industry to its former state. Holcomb, Dept.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 12-16, 2016)

Talking Logistics

If so, I invite you to attend two of the sessions that I am participating in, both related to transportation management: TMS 4 SMB: A Case Study with Carhartt. Speakers: Sharon Perry, Vice President of Logistics, Carhartt; Gregg Lanyard, Director, Product Management, Manhattan Associates; Adrian Gonzalez, President, Adelante SCM.

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Bringing Augmented Reality to Supply Chain

Elementum

Application of AR in SCM. Supply chain management involves the flow, storage, and delivery of goods, services and inventory for consumers. Issues such as continuity planning, cost control, risk management, and supplier/partner relationship management impact SCM.

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Elastic Logistics is a more flexible approach to meet the client’s needs

Procurement Academy

The Elastic Logistics approach has become an appropriate response recently when Supply Chain Management (SCM) found the challenges of persistently tracking an enormous variety of items and suppliers and the need to fulfill ever-growing client’s personalized demands and expectations. What is elastic logistics?

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Bringing Augmented Reality to Supply Chain

Elementum

Application of AR in SCM. Supply chain management (SCM) involves the flow, storage, and delivery of goods, services and inventory for consumers. Issues such as continuity planning, cost control, risk management, and supplier/partner relationship management impact SCM.