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Digital Megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Digital megatrends – Shaping Supply Chain Innovation. In Singapore, for instance, there was a period when eggs were running out as consumers hoarded them. The road ahead remains bumpy, with the pandemic still dominating the news and Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine threatening global stability and supply chains.

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

The Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into a much longer war resulting in serious disruptions to the food, automotive, and semi-conductor supply chains. IBM, in contrast, purchased over fifteen supply chain acquisitions but drove little innovation. I tell technology leaders, that IBM is the company where innovations go to die.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

We are seeing it now in terms of truck drivers and warehouse workers, and Walmart is an example of a company that has been trying to get ahead of these shortages by offering higher wages and on-the-job perks. Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional.

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Top 3 Recent Automotive Logistics Trends, Part 2

BlueYonder

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. This Part 2 blog post will explore the next remedies and innovative solutions that will help accelerate digital transformations and attainment of benefits.

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Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional  Education

MIT Supply Chain

However, in some ways, it also offers a case study of how new, innovative approaches to professional education are emerging, especially models that leverage the advantages of online learning. World-scale crises like the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine are also playing a part. Meeting these challenges requires people skills.

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Leaders in procurement champion Supplier Experience Management

HICX Solutions

In a live session titled “Why you should care about your supplier’s experience”, speakers from leading CPG and shipping organizations took to the stage to discuss the virtues of Supplier Experience Management (SXM), and how to make the most of this growing movement. But what does that mean in practice? What is a supplier-first mindset?

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Chinese Lockdowns and the Future of Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Journalist Eamon Barrett ( @Eamonbarrett88 ) reports, “According to shipping analytics firm Windward, 20% of the world’s roughly 9,000 active container ships are currently sitting in traffic jams outside congested ports. The latest China lockdowns combined with the Russia-Ukraine war is too heavy a burden. ”[4].