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The New Significance of a Logistics Strategy: Role, Success factors, and Integration

Logistics Viewpoints

Logistics strategy as an enabler of new business models. They have changed the way they see logistics, and no longer view it as just a support process in their organization. A logistics strategy provides the competitive edge. A logistics strategy provides the competitive edge. Design of the logistics network.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon plans to build delivery robot tech in Finland. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. It will be interesting to watch the games unfold in silence. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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Introducing the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Guest Post by the Co-Editors)

SCM Research

In today’s guest post, Nezih Altay and Ira Haavisto, the new Co-Editors of the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management provide an introduction to their journal. We plan to not only expand the editorial advisory board but also engage them in the process of taking JHLSCM to the next level.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC defines the warehouse automation market according to a number of qualifications and dimensions to deliver a well-defined measure, with numerous segmentations, allowing those that purchase the research to understand what is being measured, and to easily extrapolate the findings to support their strategic planning needs.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. Very positively, these topics have not only been discussed at COP26 but multiple initiatives were launched with some of them having the potential to significantly contribute to decarbonizing the global supply chain network.

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Iptor achieves multiple success in Nordics

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Iptor, the Swedish-based, global provider enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, planning and logistics software and services, reports exceptional success in Norway, Sweden and Finland in the first half of 2020.

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A big “tack” (thank you!) from the Stockholm World Tour

DELMIA Quintiq

And the perfect place for us to bring together some of the brightest minds in planning and optimization for some very interesting leadership discussions. So after several weeks of planning (big surprise – it’s kind of what we specialize in) this is where we kicked off the second in a nine-part series of global thought leadership summits.