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Future of the Supply Chain: Technology, Sustainability and People

BlueYonder

What I learned at ICON is that while the pandemic brought to light fragilities in supply chains and made it into a buzzword, actually the underlying issues were long known to professionals in the field. The post Future of the Supply Chain: Technology, Sustainability and People appeared first on Supply Chain Nation.

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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

Logistics Viewpoints

import volumes may not be as high as they were at the height of the pandemic; however, if they remain above 2019 numbers, the shift away from West Coast ports persists, the labor situation doesn’t get resolved, carriers continue to use blank sailings and importers will continue to see uneven supply chain performance. Figure 1: U.S.

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

Several customers addressed those questions in excellent case study presentations: Dr. Bernhard Herzog, Oxea GmbH – “Business Impact of a Supply Chain Operating Network”. BASF’s goals included: Automating the end-to-end Purchase-to-Pay process from purchase requisition to invoice. Fast and effective roll out.

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SanDisk’s Story of Customer Segmentation Strategies Using Inventory Postponement

Supply Chain Shaman

The discussion of customer-segmented supply chains happens often. How do they buy from you? How do they buy from you?” Most supply chain planning teams do not know their customers. The supply chain is vertically integrated and global shipping almost 2 million units daily.

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Understanding First-Mile Delivery & Why it’s Important for Your Store

ShipBob

And if a business is paying too much in shipping costs, it can majorly reduce profit margins. But what if there was a way to improve last-mile delivery earlier on in the ecommerce supply chain ? Some of these inefficiencies often start with improper purchase ordering.

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The Trends Shaping Supply Chain and Logistics: Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2017

Talking Logistics

Logistics Excellence: Now & in the eFuture. getting buy-in from drivers and other stakeholders) and implementing appropriate metrics to measure and drive performance.). Will this include drone deliveries? DescartesEvolution keynote by Ed Ryan, complete with drone! pic.twitter.com/rDXqt2Q7rV.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

Mobile apps can generate reports and monitor performance metrics. This can lead to deep analysis of companies’ supplier payment files, which can, in turn, provide an insight into opportunities to reduce finance costs across your supply chain. dba Cabrella Shipping Insurance Intelligence. Christoph Seitz.