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This Week in Logistics News (January 15-19, 2018)

Talking Logistics

I’m short on time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Maersk and IBM to Form Joint Venture Applying Blockchain to Improve Global Trade and Digitize Supply Chains. LTL rates seen zooming in excess of 5 percent this year (Logistics Management).

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech- May 31 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Two previous related news items related to supply chain management focused technology included a report that Alibaba Cloud infrastructure unit will cut its workforce , and that the ongoing U.S. freight and logistics industry recession continues with hopeful signs of recovery in the second half of this year.

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Snapshot of 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Part Four

Supply Chain Matters

In Part Two of this blog series , we provided highlights our third prediction, that supply chain management teams will continue to exercise more direct control of direct materials sourcing, and these efforts will be a prominent element of business strategy for CSCO ’s and CPO ’s this year. Prediction Background.

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The Year Ahead: CTL Research Goals Highlight Top Supply Chain Challenges

MIT Supply Chain

Milena Janjevic, Research Scientist, Megacity Logistics Lab Develop new value-based supply chain design methods that integrate total cost to serve, service level, and revenue. Propose methods that enable companies to differentiate and adapt supply chain design solutions across their product portfolios.

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Some Supply Chain Management Principles are Timeless

Enterra Insights

Today, there is a lot of talk about supply chain transformation and the emerging technologies driving that transformation. We need to ensure we are not caught up in a new round of irrational exuberance as the transformation evolves. It still takes a long time for cargo ships to transit the vast expanses of ocean.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks.