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Customer Experience Driving Innovation for High-Performing Companies

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt of a research report published last week , “Competing on Customer Experience: The Driving Force Behind Supply Chain Innovation.” To gain insights on that question and more, Adelante SCM and BluJay Solutions conducted a web survey of supply chain and logistics professionals in March 2018.

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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Expand the “FLOW” program for logistics information sharing to forecast transportation flow. Source: Supply Chain Insights ASCM defines resilience in the SCM Supply Chain Dictionary as the ability of a supply chain to anticipate, create plans to avoid or mitigate, and to recover from disruptions to supply chain functionality.

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Experts Reveal Top Transportation Trends to Watch

Supply Chain Opz

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. Related to shipping, international port infrastructure has been expanding - perhaps too rapidly - and it will be interesting to see whether these investments pay off. In the U.S.,

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What is Supply Chain Management? Importance & Benefits

QAD

Supply chain management (SCM) is essential to any business strategy. E-commerce brands must oversee design, manufacturing, sourcing, warehouse inventory, shipping and delivery. Logistics is a larger focus for transportation companies. Industry: carrier regulations, trade compliance and transportation. Let’s dive in.

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Top 10 Talking Logistics Videos and Posts in 2017

Talking Logistics

Adelante SCM just celebrated its 7-year anniversary, and next month we’ll celebrate Talking Logistics’ 5-year anniversary. 5 Key Trends Driving Supply Chain Innovation. Global Shipping Trends: What to Expect in 2017. Drop Shipping: A Perfect Fit for Supply Chain Operating Networks. Top 10 Posts. Top 10 Video Episodes.

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Supply Chain Management Challenges All Businesses Need to Understand

USC Consulting Group

In fact, 62% of logistics, supply chain, and transportation executives say their companies are undergoing profound supply chain transformation , according to a 2019 report from Forbes Insights. In fact, businesses worldwide spent around $14 billion on SCM solutions in 2018 alone, per Gartner.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action! An Interview with Paul Kretz, Head of SCM at Church & Dwight!

Supply Chain Game Changer

That is how I got into logistics management and gained deep warehousing and transportation experience. In SCM I think that the changes have been seismic. The departments were called production and inventory control, warehousing and transportation. How to trade off inventory and transport costs? Check out Supply Chain 4.0

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