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Top Five Transportation Trends

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint. TMS Innovation.

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Sustainable Product Packaging Impacts Supply Chain Transformation

QAD

Product packaging, especially in the consumer products universe is more than simply the vessel to hold the product and to protect it during transport. As a result, manufacturers are compelled to invest in research and development to create innovative, sustainable and visually appealing packaging solutions. It influences sales.

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Supply Chain Transformation, Part One: The Transformation Imperative

Enterra Insights

He writes, “Global supply chains were clearly in trouble before COVID-19 arrived on the scene, but when it did, the weakness of our time-honored strategies for procurement, production and delivery became shockingly evident. To paraphrase an old maxim, then, necessity breeds innovation.”[2] ”[5]. Footnotes. [1]

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A True Supply Chain Transformation Requires the Proper Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

How do we best handle surging transportation costs? The cost reduction includes sourcing, customs & duties, transportation, production, and inventory holding costs. This was not only an ambitious Innovation shift, but also a severe supply chain challenge.

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Supply Chain Transformation in the Digital Age

Enterra Insights

Company executives are increasingly aware of the importance of supply chains in making companies successful. A couple of years ago, however, a McKinsey study concluded companies weren’t investing enough in supply chain transformation technologies. Technology and supply chain transformation.

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ToolsGroup Announces Significant Enhancements To SO99+ in 2023

ToolsGroup

Here is what Massimo Corrado, Supply Chain & logistics Director at GranTerre shared about the upcoming enhancements. GranTerre has been a ToolsGroup customer for many years, and we value their commitment to innovation. Looking for more transportation insights? Explore the capabilities below to see how v8.61

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Digital Supply Chain Transformation Still in Early Stages

Enterra Insights

”[2] Steve Banker ( @steve_scm ), Vice President of Supply Chain Services at Arc Advisory Group, agrees it’s a fair question. He writes, “Companies mean different things by the term ‘digital supply chain transformation.’