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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

Last week I spoke at the CLX Logistics Conference in Philadelphia on the future of Supply Chain Management. Two million sailors died between the age of Columbus and the invention of steam engines. As shown in Figure 2, visibility does not have just one definition. Supply Chain Visibility: Current State of Gaps.

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New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS

TMC

To effectively evaluate and mitigate risk, shippers need excellent supply chain visibility. An example of how these factors come together when moving product to battleground destinations can be found in the white paper, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion Is Redrawing the Logistics Map.

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People, Processes, and Technology All Required for Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

Meyerson adds, “Companies adopting an intelligent operations strategy to manage their supply chains will be in the best position to succeed in the future — if they have the right talent.” ” People: Fostering Supply Chain Talent. ”[2] This not just true of the fashion supply chain.