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The Consequences of Supply Chain Constipation

Enterra Insights

As most adults know, constipation involves the difficult passage of necessary items through the tail end of the body’s supply chain. This blockage has created havoc in the global supply chain. based International Chamber of Shipping, told them, “It just shows you how vulnerable our supply-chain lines are.

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8 Ways Cloud Technology Is Changing the Game For Supply Chain Management

GlobalTranz

History has taught supply chain management organizations one common factor: failure to adjust to societal changes will contribute to business-downfall. Cloud computing technology has allowed supply chain management providers to take advantage of a new era of processes, specifically those relating to the ethereal space.

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Asian Paints Successfully Digitizes the Source to Contract Process in Collaboration with Ivalua & Durvah

ivalua

This deployment is another significant step forward in the digital transformation of their overall supply chain processes, a journey that started last year with the successful rollout of Ivalua Sourcing solution for direct materials. . said Girish BS, Managing Director of Durvah IT Consulting. “It billion ($2.2

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. As this new global economic system grew, a corresponding supply chain—complex, powerful, virtually unquestioned—became its structural support system.

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An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Opinion Editorial by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Operating Partner at Anchor Group and Mikael Lind, Senior Strategic Research Advisor at Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) and Professor at Chalmers University of Technology. US-China bilateral climate talks resumed in Egypt after rift over Taiwan. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Overcoming complex logistics in building better cities

DELMIA Quintiq

Whether it is shipping pipes to Egypt for irrigation projects or support trusses to build bridges in Italy, the logistics puzzles of the materials industry are varied and complex. With advanced planning and optimization technologies, you can plan optimal loads for your trucks or the most efficient route with multiple stops.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 22-26, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Now, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week. Nike Forms Supply-Chain Pact With Apollo (WSJ – sub. Here are some additional details from the article: Welspun says it has commissioned an accounting firm to review its supply chain. Are Your Sheets ‘Egyptian Cotton’?