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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Last night, I took my 13-year-old son to see the movie Air, which tells the story of how Nike pursued basketball rookie Michael Jordan in 1984 to sign with the company. That move, and Michael Jordan’s incredible talent and business acumen, has turned the Jordan brand into a multi-billion-dollar business. Inventories at U.S.

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COVID-19 accelerates four trends and changes within global supply chains

Proxima

Global supply chain management has always been at the forefront of the battle. Whether warehousing, automation, freight, retail or e-commerce, business leaders needed to evaluate and address many or all in order to maintain their supply chains and keep up with the demand, which in turn, was drastically altered by the pandemic.

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. As this new global economic system grew, a corresponding supply chain—complex, powerful, virtually unquestioned—became its structural support system.

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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

There are multiple factors at play that are driving the latest technology innovations, including increased demand, supply chain complexity, longer and shorter supply chains, multi-leg shipments, rapid fire replenishment, final mile, and the overall trend of urbanization. Supply chain technology innovation in action.

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Smart Mobility Projects: Shaping the Future of Logistics

TMC

There are multiple factors at play that are driving the latest technology innovations, including increased demand, supply chain complexity, longer and shorter supply chains, multi-leg shipments, rapid fire replenishment, final mile, and the overall trend of urbanization. Supply chain technology innovation in action.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

As was confirmed for me yet again this week at a conference, the most utilized supply chain and logistics application, the reigning champ of them all, is the Excel spreadsheet. Global Supply Chains Open Door to Fraud ( CFO.com ). Forget cloud, social, and mobile. Forget WMS and TMS. Forget BI and analytics.

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Three Mega Trends Driving Supply Chain Transformations

TMC

Digital transformation is one topic that is dominating our industry—and rightfully so, considering the significant competitive advantages and opportunities it brings to global supply chains. Supply Chain Complexity. Rather, we see it as a series of projects and technologies that transform the supply chain end to end.