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Going in Circles? It’s Good for the Environment.

Enterra Insights

Georgia Wilson predicts the circular economy represents the future for the supply chain. She reports, “In the next 18 months, 70% of supply chain leaders are planning to invest in circular economies.”[1] She stated, “The difference in emphasis between delivery and reverse logistics is intriguing.

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Trends 2022: Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Although many of the trends discussed below involve technology, supply chain professionals need to give equal attention to people, processes, and technology. According to Antony Francis, a consultant at Endava, high on the list of things to which supply chain managers need to pay attention is supply chain visibility.

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Material Handling Institute US Roadmap for 2015: Can’t Wait for 2025!

Supply Chain View from the Field

MHI (“The Industry That Makes Supply Chains Work”) publishes an annual U.S. Roadmap , that identifies some of the major technology and logistics trends on the horizon. Other predictions include total supply chain visibility – and development of GPS capabilities across transportation assets.

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What is an Outside-In Supply Chain?

Talking Logistics

The flow of supplies, finished goods and information is widely distributed, presenting significant challenges across a manufacturer’s entire supply chain network of customers, suppliers and logistics providers. Mr. Katz earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. .

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands. Two new software categories on the SCM IT Subway Map Europe this year are Supply Chain Risk Management and Order Management Systems. This type of software goes a step further than supply chain visibility software by also considering the potential financial impact.