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Insights from the 2022 GartnerĀ® Supply Chain Symposium, Part 1

BlueYonder

She highlighted the trend of increasing ocean freight capacity, but she maintained that the capacity will not be enough. Therefore, there are three key success criteria: scalable digital innovation, sustainability initiatives, and talent management. In this environment, mergers and acquisitions will continue.

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Amid Peak Season Surprises, Worries Persist

Intelligent Audit

After a freight rail union backed out of the President Biden-backed agreement between unions and freight rail companies, shippers are calling on the presidentā€™s administration to broker a second agreement. and China over the fate of Taiwan are a source of immense pressure on the geopolitical and economic fronts.

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Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014

Talking Logistics

Jason Mathers discussed the 5 Principles of Greener Freight, and provided real-world examples of those principles in action (read the Ocean Spray , Caterpillar , and Boise case studies, and also watch my conversation with Jason from earlier this year on Talking Logistics). Talent Management as the Core of a Supply Chain Strategy.

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Reports Indicate Walmart Cutting Salary Staff

Supply Chain Matters

Informed sources have indicated to two media outlets that these rounds of cuts amount to upwards of 200 people and involve areas of merchandising, global technology and real estate. At the time, Bloomberg cited sources indicating that U.S. business unit. Walmartā€™s U.S.

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Which supply chain and procurement skills will best equip us for the future?

Procurement Academy

carbon freight?carrying Think too about the emergence of sustainability as a competitive paradigm: ethical sourcing, the circular economy, and zero-carbon warehousing facilities and transport. Partlyā€”but only partlyā€”those changes have come about through technology. Think shipment?level level real?time based track?and?trace Automation?enhanced

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SCM is smoking hot!ā€¦.Why students should consider NC State for a supply chain major.

NC State SCRC

But organizations also need to work on investing in a talent management strategy, beginning by partnering with targeted universities to help shape and develop the people that they need to fulfill these roles. And schools like NC State University are producing them, because we are listening to our partners.

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2013 Third-Party Logistics Study

Supply Chain Movement

As found in past Annual 3PL Study surveys, transactional, operational, and repetitive activities such as transportation, warehousing, and freight forwarding tend to be the most frequently outsourced. 3PLs and shippers each see themselves as the largest sources of innovation within their relationships.