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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

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Report Indicating That project44 Has Trimmed its Workforce

Supply Chain Matters

We now add another, that being high flying end-to-end real-time logistics visibility tech provider project44. . Last week, project44 confirmed to logistics trade publication Freightwaves that the start-up tech provider has cut upwards of 5 percent of its workforce, amounting to a reported 63 employees. Further, $12.7

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Retail Logistics: What It Is & How to Improve

ShipBob

These are all forms of retail logistics. From managing inventory flow to ensuring that customers receive shipments on time, retail logistics streamlines the different stages of your ecommerce supply chain to keep your business running smoothly. What are retail logistics? COVID’s impact on retail logistics.

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Supply Chain Best Practices during a Quarantine

SupplyPike

Learn how to: Keep your logistics on time and prepared Maintain your replenishment goals Properly forecast and redefine your demand plan Use technology to help. Shortages, extreme demand, and panic buying are causing issues up and down supply chains. Many suppliers are seeing the COVID-19 pandemic as a “black swan” event.

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

As I wrote earlier this year in Is Your Business Model Safe? , Herman Woltjes, Shell Chemicals – “Logistics Execution”. Supply Chain Operating Networks Accelerate Business Cycles. But at the same time, supply chains are challenged by complex logistics, systems issues, legal requirements, and lack of resources.”

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Adapting Supply Chains to the Digital Retail Revolution

SCMDOJO

According to a recent report by Global Web Index, modern shoppers distribute their attention across multiple social platforms and are increasingly likely to purchase products on their mobile devices. When investing in supply chain technology, increasing resilience is not a top objective for most executives.

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A Deep Dive Into the Top Warehouse Technologies of 2023

ShipBob

From the actual packing process to the documentation process, you can find plenty of options to help you automate your packing tasks. As such, they can help to minimize labor costs while boosting packing efficiency and speeding up the fulfillment process. Additionally, they come with powerful analytics and forecasting abilities.