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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 promoted logistics to the level of core process and enabler of new business models and now view a thought-through logistics strategy as an opportunity to stand out by offering a better service level to their customers, such as same-day delivery. Automation as key for growth.

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Top 20 Warehouse Automation Suppliers Worldwide

Logistics Viewpoints

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. We define the market as those warehouse automation providers responsible for delivery of the system to the end-user (to eliminate double-counting). Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 billion in 2019.

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Scandinavian Photo Takes Control of its Supply Chain with RELEX

RELEX Solutions

Scandinavian Photo hopes to turn its picture-perfect vision for future business success into reality with the help of RELEX’s retail planning technology and expertise. With shops in Sweden and Norway and an e-commerce channel that also serves Denmark and Finland, Scandinavian Photo handle approx.

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ABB’s Daniel Helmig: “We are moving to virtual centres of expertise”

Supply Chain Movement

One year ago global technology company ABB launched the second stage of its Next Level Strategy. One year ago global technology company ABB launched the second stage of its Next Level Strategy. It took nine months to design and draw up blue prints for the Next Level strategy. What are your responsibilities? “I

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Major organisational and cultural changes lie ahead for SCM

Supply Chain Movement

Recent european and international supply chain management conferences have been primarily characterised by their focus on strongly emerging trends and their impact on companies’ supply chains. The real challenge lies not in tools or technology, but rather in human behaviour. Finnish view of disruption.

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Professor Bob Foster ('65) Wins the UCLA Distinguished Teaching.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog. Richard Rumelt/Strategy Land. Times Technology Blog. He joined the Anderson faculty full time in 1999 and was promoted to  Adjunct Professor of Decisions, Operations & Technology Management in 2006. Easton Technology Leadership. UCLA Anderson Speaker Series.

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Speed Bumps on the Road to Growth for China’s 3PLs

MIT Supply Chain

This growth is strongly encouraged by the Chinese government, which aims to develop the country into a premium integrated transportation and logistics hub with supply chain management competence to strengthen China’s position in international trade.