Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 5, 2022
ARC analysts have published predictions about supply chain technology trends at the beginning of the year in past years. This year we have decided to lead with our predictions about the broader supply chain function – as supply chain itself has become such a hot topic in executive suites, corporate earnings, general news media, and even our own personal lives.
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 3, 2022
Are you looking for logistics management books? In this article, we will show you 5 books that'll help you learn logistics faster than any other logistics book. In the United States, the median wage for a Logistics Manager is around $70,000 annually. So, a career in logistics management can be very lucrative if you have a career plan and keep on developing yourself.
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Logistics Bureau
JANUARY 4, 2022
What are your Supply Chain goals for this year? Here are some tips to get you focussed on Supply Chain improvement: Get Strategic. Check Your Performance. Put Your Game Plan Together.
ToolsGroup
JANUARY 6, 2022
Amongst the issues faced by both businesses and consumers in 2021, supply chain shortages – and the resulting challenges – held strong in the headlines throughout the year. To all of my supply chain, demand planning, and forecasting friends who found the year challenging (if not traumatic), rest assured: You were not alone then – and you’re not alone now.
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The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 4, 2022
Each year in the United States, the return of goods purchased for the holidays usually peaks on one day in early January; the volume is so significant the day has been designated National Returns Day. This year, due to an increased number of e-commerce purchases, retailers and shippers will experience National Returns Week. How National Return Day Became National Returns Week.
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Talking Logistics
JANUARY 5, 2022
Editor’s Note: Indago ResearchCasts are brief videos where we highlight findings from our Indago supply chain research community. As we begin 2022, it’s tempting to make predictions about what will happen in the weeks and months ahead in the world of supply chain and logistics — a world, as we have experienced the last two. Read more Supply Chain and Logistics: What Will Stay the Same in 2022?
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 6, 2022
In the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, the most discussed topic in the retail sector was the Retail Apocalypse. A combination of the rise of e-commerce, overbuilding of stores, and too much debt-load resulted in thousands of physical retail locations going out of business. Iconic chains, like Sears and K-Mart, seemed to vanish overnight. Pini Mandel, cofounder and CEO of Quicklizard, observes, “Ever since Borders bookstore realized it could no longer compete in 2011 and shut dow
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 6, 2022
A recent survey of 200 supply chain management professionals across companies with 500+ employees, conducted by Edelman Intelligence, has found market insights, confidence levels and trends for this peak season and beyond. Let’s look at what the research shows and how it will help your company thrive. Supply Chain Confidence Remains Strong Despite Slight Setbacks .
DELMIA Quintiq
JANUARY 4, 2022
The global battery cell market is already growing rapidly thanks to rising demand—especially in electric vehicles—and it is predicted to continue accelerating. While this creates significant opportunity for battery cell manufacturers, there are several obstacles that they need to overcome by innovating in their supply chains and production facilities, allowing them to manufacture at scale with agility and in a profitable way. 1.
Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.
CHAINalytics
JANUARY 3, 2022
E-commerce is a steadily expanding part of the retail space. Right now, the challenge is to serve always-incrementing e-commerce demand with supply chains that must continually extend and adapt to simply keep up. 1. Omnichannel continues to drive investment in brick and mortar The ancient notion that you have to go digital to become truly … The post 6 Trends Driving E-Commerce Supply Chains Now appeared first on Chainalytics.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 7, 2022
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2022! (Or is it 2020 too?) I woke up this morning to a foot of snow outside — the first significant snowfall of the season here in Boston. And it’s still snowing. Before I go find my snow pants and boots, and bring out the snow shovels from the garage, Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (January 7, 2022).
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
JANUARY 5, 2022
Welcome to 2022 and let us all hope it will be better than 2021.
Logility
JANUARY 4, 2022
Planalytics’ weather-driven demand analytics help businesses stay ahead of never-ending sales variability. ATLANTA – Jan. 4, 2022 – Logility, Inc., a leader in supply chain innovation powering the sustainable and resilient enterprise, today announced a partnership with Planalytics, Inc. to identify, quantify and apply weather-driven demand calculations to business planning and forecasting.
Advertiser: GEP
“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 4, 2022
Family car trips are often characterized as torturous journeys during which children constantly pester their parents by repeatedly asking, “Are we there yet?” The same question is often asked about the Fourth Industrial Revolution (aka Industry 4.0). Arno Koch, a partner at OEE Coach BV and owner of Makigami BV, has a couple of other questions.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2022
Editor’s Note: This is one of the most popular posts we publish every year: our list of supply chain and logistics events to attend in the year ahead. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many of these events were either cancelled or held as virtual events in 2021. This year’s list remains a work in. Read more Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2022.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 3, 2022
Virtual reality technologies offer new opportunities for manufacturing, warehousing and other areas of supply chain management.
SYSPRO Smarter ERP
JANUARY 5, 2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a transformative technology that will enhance people’s. decision-making by using data and creating more accurate predictions. Traditionally, most decision-making has been based on experience and instincts. However, the world has radically changed, and so have supply chains and customer behaviors. In these times when past practices have been overturned, people at all levels in a business need a tool to help them plan and prioritize activities.
Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
IT Supply Chain
JANUARY 3, 2022
By Amanda Nelson (pictured). Business Coach & Writer. The post 4 Ways Improved Employee Satisfaction Can Boost Your Supply Chain Productivity appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 7, 2022
In his very interesting book The Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts, and Cultures , Frans Johansson ( @Frans_Johansson ) writes about the value of creating a space in which people from diverse fields of expertise can gather to exchange ideas. The exchange of information is a time-proven way of making things better.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 7, 2022
The highly contagious omicron virus variant is disrupting already stressed food supply chains, sickening so many workers that more shortages at grocery stores are all but certain.
QAD
JANUARY 6, 2022
It’s the buzzword of all buzzwords – digital transformation – but what are we really talking about, how do we get there, and what are the obstacles along the way? In 2020, Deloitte conducted an extensive survey about digital transformation and found that: “Digitally mature companies enjoy a wide range of specific benefits arising from their digital transformations that include, but go well beyond, the bottom line.
Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar
Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
IT Supply Chain
JANUARY 5, 2022
By David Jinks M.I.L.T. (pictured). ParcelHero’s Head of Consumer Research. The post £3.2bn of Christmas orders are now being returned, but some stores’ deadlines have already ended appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 5, 2022
Seldom, if ever, has the global supply chain received so much attention as it did in 2021. Unfortunately, most of that attention resulted from what went wrong instead of what went right. Some critics have called for a complete overhaul of the global supply chain, insisting current operations can’t be fixed. Change, however, takes both time and money — especially when that change needs to be global in nature.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 7, 2022
Over the past 18 months, labor shortages within the supply chain industry have become a growing concern for a multitude of reasons.
Unleashed
JANUARY 4, 2022
Online eCommerce is now the shopping method of choice for consumers, so getting a step ahead in the multichannel market is crucial for your businesses. So what trends will we see in multichannel eCommerce in 2022 – and can SMEs leap on board with them? We think so. Read on for the 15 key multichannel eCommerce trends of 2022. Learn more: Guide to Effective Multichannel Selling What are the key trends in multichannel eCommerce for 2022??
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IT Supply Chain
JANUARY 5, 2022
By Anthony Green (pictured). CTO of cybersecurity consultants FoxTech. The post Why being hacked is good for your business appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
All Things Supply Chain
JANUARY 7, 2022
Amazon and Stellantis set to join forces to roll out smarter and greener vehicles Collaboration is on the cards for Amazon.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 7, 2022
David South, senior principal for energy and utilities with West Monroe, discusses the results of the firm’s latest survey of top executives, and the progress they’re making toward supply chain sustainability.
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