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

Logistics Viewpoints

2023 call: Global supply chains will be slightly less busy, congested and chaotic, but cheaper – at least the transportation part. Theme 2: Online buying will fuel home delivery growth, challenges and new strategies. Theme 5: Machine learning (ML) will go mainstream in supply chain technology.

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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.

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Can Your Supply Chain Afford to “Wait and See” Before Becoming Digital?

Enterra Insights

Cecere writes, “Most of my clients implement technology without asking themselves the simple questions of, ‘ What does good look like? ” Those are excellent questions to consider before making investments in any technology. Digital supply chains are only a part of a great digital enterprise.

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Infor’s Acquistion of GT Nexus: If I Had a Magic Wand

Supply Chain Shaman

The most significant for the supply chain market are assets from Baan, Formation Systems, Fygir, Intentia, Lawson, MAPICS, Mercia, and SSA Global. On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. It is clear. I am not surprised.

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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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Top Supply Chain Challenges for CPG companies in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

The classical approach involves functional silos, sequential decisions, and Excel and people to render a plan executable. CPG companies that utilize an autonomous supply chain technology see a reduction in their inventory and cost and an increase in revenue.

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

ShipBob

First-mile delivery refers to the process of transporting finished goods from a manufacturer or supplier’s facility to an online retailer’s warehouse or multiple distribution centers — the last destination before products are delivered to the end user. Some of these inefficiencies often start with improper purchase ordering.