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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round Up (October 7th-11th 2024)

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply Chain & Logistics News Round-Up (October 7th – 11th) This past week, I’ve been playing tourist in London, one of my favorite cities in Europe. In the context of supply chains, I found the exhibit fascinating and saw that the obsession with foreign objects has persisted throughout history.

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The Tale of the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Magic Quadrant and Minestrone Soup

Supply Chain Shaman

Self-congratulations notes abounded this week as vendor-after-vendor shared their rankings on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning. I believe that the Gartner Magic Quadrant is a barrier to progress in supply chain planning, and that vendors that rally in support have a false sense of superiority.

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The Next War Will Be Fought in Supply Chains

Supply Chain Brain

Twenty twenty-five is starkly different: the next global war has already begun, and it’s unfolding not on distant battlefields, but right through the supply chains that you rely on. Your supply chain is already directly in the line of fire. Your supply chain is already directly in the line of fire.

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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. Eligible products include fresh produce, household essentials and various snack foods.

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Rates, Rejections and Red Tape – Reading the Market Before It Moves

Freight Waves

Here’s what matters from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals report and what you need to take away from it now: Logistics Costs Are Still High Based on the report , the industry spent $2.6 Source: SONAR Spot Rate Changes Over Last 4 Days (Van TRAC Map). trillion on logistics last year.

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Added U.S. Based Investment Announcements from Pharmaceutical Firms

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights two other recent strategic announcements from pharmaceutical and drug makers that significantly increase their U.S. In early March, Supply Chain Matters highlighted an announced $27 billion investment from Eli Lilly, billed by this producer as the largest pharmaceutical manufacturing investment in U.S.

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RFID, AIDC and IoT News on Thow Shall Still Follow the 10 Commandments of Bar Coding Part 2

Supply Chain Digest

Supply Chain Digest Says. Years ago, SCDigest caught up with Meyers at his Florida home, and he sent us a copy of a long article on the 10 Commandments. Work with support sources that can significantly contribute to the planning, training and implementation processes at a systems level. What do you say?