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This Week in Logistics News (February 5-9, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Our guinea pig Cow died this morning. What do you do with a deceased guinea pig? In essence, Amazon is taking the same “owning the ecosystem” strategy that Apple took in the computer industry. The kids named him Cow when he was born. He was a tiny little thing when he was born, smaller than the palm of your hand.

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Top eCommerce Influencers to Follow

EMERGE App

Here, he shares his own strategies and practices which he used to achieve $50,000,000 sales with his first eCommerce business in the year 2000! In addition, he also highlights important strategies to successfully run eCommerce stores. Interestingly, he is also a self-proclaimed human guinea pig! Steve Hutt. Twitter: @stevenhutt.

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

EazyStock

My strategy for choosing to implement any platform is simple: It solves a pain point which we can understand. As this month’s Automation Hero, you know how automation can benefit a business. What kinds of tasks have you helped your clients automate? Currently, we drive the implementation of 4 automation-related platforms including EazyStock.

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

EazyStock

My strategy for choosing to implement any platform is simple: It solves a pain point which we can understand. As this month’s Automation Hero, you know how automation can benefit a business. What kinds of tasks have you helped your clients to automate?

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A Reflection on Supply Chain Digitization Trends in the Metal Industry

o9 Solutions

There is not a single day without the metals industry making the headlines: from the Guinea coup to price volatility, to the semiconductor crisis impacting the automotive industry and consequently reducing the demand for metal manufacturers. Our IT system is outdated: each production facility is running on a different ERP.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

”[11] In addition to piracy challenges off the Somali coast, the IMB report highlights concerns about piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, in the Singapore Straits, and pirates boarding ships at anchor in several South American ports. Concluding Thoughts According to Balika Sonthalia , a senior partner at Kearney, “U.S.

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White paper: Are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

You find answers to the following questions: Does your supply chain strategy tie in with your overall business strategy? Is your supply chain strategy truly customer focused? Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-bissau. Papua New Guinea. Do you fully understand your own supply chain? El Salvador. Faroe Islands.