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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. But Molex, a global electronics and connectivity solutions company, has been investing in their intelligent digital supply chain strategy to improve their supply chain agility and customer experience. The Molex Supply Chain.

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Best Logistics Management Software: Everything You Need to Know Before Making a Purchase Decision

ThroughPut

This includes the final customers or groups of businesses. From a manufacturing perspective, the best logistics management software facilitates effective planning of the supply chain itself and implementation of the final delivery to the end consumers. Logistics has, however, come a long way.

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What Lessons a Table Fable Teaches About Supply Chain Orchestration

Logistics Viewpoints

By the end of the year, I realized that the arrival window was merely being postponed automatically and repeatedly at the same cadence, so I called customer service. The distribution center (DC) hadn’t released the order, but customer service didn’t have access to the right systems to see exactly what was wrong.

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

For Mars, digitalization has focused on improved customer service, cost reductions, and making their supply chain associates more productive. What a Supply Chain Digital Transformation Means Unsurprisingly, a company as large as Mars has a highly complex supply chain involving global sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution.

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Let’s Be Customer Centric. The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The team was attempting to be customer-centric by modeling an item by customer at a DC level. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. Help Me Improve Customer Service. The reason?

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3PL Industry Trends: Intelligent Order Management and Unified Logistics

BlueYonder

This creates many challenges for retailers and manufacturers who either fulfill orders themselves or contract with third-party logistics (3PLs) partners to perform these services. Retailers and manufacturers now expect their 3PL partners to deliver better, faster and cheaper services while providing additional value-added services.

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6 Key Takeaways from Blue Yonder Automotive Connect

BlueYonder

Leadership and People Drive Change: Frederiek Toney, former President of Global Ford Customer Service, underscored the vital role of supporting one’s team and recognizing the substantial time required for organizational adaptation and transformation.