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Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 22, 2023
I’ve said it before (right here in Logistics Viewpoints), but it’s worth repeating: the digital transformation of our complex global supply chains is an ongoing journey. The entire supply chain industry was caught flat-footed by the seismic disruptions wrought by the pandemic. Why is this shift such a big deal?
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 2, 2023
For a few years now, supply chain professionals and pundits have been speculating on what the so-called “new normal” will look like. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry.
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Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. Raw materials are in short supply, many manufacturers have temporarily mothballed production lines, transportation costs are rising, and labor is getting tight on our roadways , railways and ocean vessels. The impact?
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
I recently read a thought-provoking report with several predictions about the future of supply chain technology. Supply chain networks: A big-picture view. But carriers are only one component of a complete supply chain network. Numbers matter when it comes to supply chain data networks.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 29, 2021
In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. At the highest level, organizations first need to determine whether they can resolve a given data quality issue, or whether they need to go back to external providers who were the source of the data. He lives in Chicago.
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 26, 2018
There is an active group in Europe and North America. The group is working on case studies to test new technologies like blockchain, cognitive computing, supply chain operating networks, and open source analytics. The average company has two-to-three material events due to supply chain issues.
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
When you look back 18 months to the start of the pandemic, the first shock waves to hit global supply chains were all related to demand. What wasn’t given due consideration was the impact of the demand shock upstream, through the supply chain, right to the suppliers. He lives in Chicago. Toilet paper hoarding.
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