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The Fallacy of the Self-driving Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

As a developer working on the braking software of an automatic car for the past eight years, he constantly tells me that it is not easy, and all of the estimates are too waaaay too positive. Use this information to understand the organization’s black holes due to data and process latency. Confirmation bias. Identify the routine issues.

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Stop Food Waste Day 2024

Enterra Insights

The RTS staff reports, “The United States discards more food than any other country in the world: nearly 60 million tons — 120 billion pounds — every year. ”[2] Here’s the rub: “The United States currently does not have a single baseline estimate of food loss and waste.” Processing.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Talent shortages, especially limited drivers, will exacerbate the capacity crunch and result in shortages across warehousing and transportation simultaneously.? . Pent-up demand of customers and the strong predictions for another above-average peak season has put a unique burden on truckload and parcel transportation.

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Elevating Supply Chain Visibility through Effective Marketing

SCMDOJO

When customers have transparency into product availability, delivery timelines, and order status, they are more likely to complete purchases and continue shopping with a business. At the same time, it makes excellent sense to have a good SEO software solution to keep track of how your marketing strategies perform.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

In this blog post, we’ve compiled a list of over 100 supply chain crisis statistics to help you stay informed and build a more agile, resilient supply chain. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. As of 2020, only 12% of semiconductor chips were made in the United States. ( Chain Store Age ).

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. Background on Ocean Transport. Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, increased volume in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. So what you might say?

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Building Value Networks. Stopping the Backward Slide.

Supply Chain Shaman

Similarly, with the break-up of “The Bells” in the United States in 1982, personal networks grew more open. A portal is an information dead-end street. IBM purchased Sterling Commerce. All solutions, irrespective of capabilities, call themselves a network. Also, Value-Added Networks (VANS) morphed.