The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Are Our Agri-Food Supply Chains In Crisis? Are our agri-food supply chains in crisis? Do we need to relook at how we organise our agri-food supply chains? You could argue that this success story was the result of an optimisation of agri-food supply chains at a global level.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 11, 2022

During both trips, Vladimir Putin’s War against Ukraine dominated all conversations once business-specific discussions were concluded. During my first trip 5 weeks ago, the initial shock of the aggression and its repercussions on the global economy, inflation, and supply chains were the focus of both business and casual conversations.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There is a common cliche that necessity is the mother of invention – and by extension, innovation. The past two and half years have certainly brought a variety of challenges and opportunities that have made innovation not just a preference, but essential for manufacturers and distributors to thrive into the future.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Highlights from the High-Tech Industry Summit Blue Yonder’s High-Tech Industry Summit, cosponsored by Microsoft and Ernst & Young LLP , brought together over 50 supply chain practitioners from 18 diverse high-tech companies to Microsoft’s Technology Center in Mountain View, California, in October. Kudos to the Micron team!

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2022

A recent article published by the World Economic Forum ran under a headline declaring the global food supply chain dead.[1] ” He adds, “Shocks created by war, COVID-19 and climate have begun to overwhelm our fragile food supply chain, raising it to the top of the geopolitical agenda.” Lack of workers.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The automotive industry has shown itself to be brave in recent times, in all areas but one: the supply chain. Brave” in this context points to a never-ending stream of innovations in the automotive space. While the transition has promoted resiliency, it has rather lost the essence of innovation along the way.

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Logility

AUGUST 31, 2022

With all of today’s supply chain disruptions, and new ones no doubt lurking around the corner, companies without optimized inventory are risking overpaying and underperforming. Proactive inventory management is not possible without insight across the entire supply chain. Start With the Customer Experience.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

The Financial Times reporters observe, “[Supply chain woes] are likely to intensify if China digs its heels in and continues to pursue a zero-Covid policy that has left millions of workers across the country confined to their homes. Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Supply chain strains. Converging disruptions have sent food prices soaring — and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one of the world’s six breadbasket regions, risks tilting the food system into global crisis.”[1] are different than in other supply chains. They explain, “The pandemic. Climatic events.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

The Need For Supply Chain Innovation: Why You Should Watch These Four Trends ? Recent years have placed supply chains into the spotlight and onto many board agendas. In a world of almost continuous disruptions and intense competition high performance supply chains have become the decisive factor.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 10, 2023

These decreases are quite understandable, since the rise in interest rates since the start of the war in Ukraine has brought an end to cheap borrowing. Having said that, I am specifically focused on start-ups and scale-ups offering digital supply chain solutions. Nowadays, investments need to provide a clear prospect of returns.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The more VUCA ahead refers to continued supply chain disruptions caused by: Diesel fuel shortages. Issues with China supply chain. Ukraine/Russia supply chain problem (grain, fuel, etc.). TED Talk: The next wave of innovation in freight. Potential railroad strike. Holiday season. Flock Freight.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. There is a very interesting dynamic at the moment, with a dichotomy on both the demand side and supply side. Please also educate us on the current supply side picture.

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Procurement Academy

JANUARY 18, 2023

Supply chain and procurement professionals are having to face a daunting new reality as the ongoing effects of COVID-19, Brexit, the conflict in Ukraine and volatile inflation rates impact the day-to-day operations of their function. Supply Chain The seriousness of the situation has been exposed by our recent research.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

As we go into the first week of 2023, many are wondering what’s ahead for global commerce and supply chains. These predictions are perhaps not completely original – but they represent what I think will be important guidelines for supply chain executives to consider. More importantly, the supply chain isn’t there yet!

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional Education Labor issues command a lot of attention right now, and notably the challenge of how to find enough talent to meet current and future market demands. The supply chain industry is no exception in this sense. Consequently, companies?—?and

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The impact of COVID, Brexit, and the war in Ukraine remains apparent too, with 76% of respondents citing supply chain disruption as serious threat to procurement and 63% mentioning global political uncertainty. Focus on supply chain stability, says Martin Wakelin, UK Head of Indirect Procurement at dairy company Müller.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. In this Part 2 blog post, we will continue to explore how automotive manufacturers are carrying out effective supply chain initiatives and their innovative solutions.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to FreightWaves, the FreightTech 100 2023 is “[…] a selection of the most innovative companies in the freight technology space.” Faced With Persistent Supply Chain Difficulties, School Districts Are Forced to Adapt. Faced With Persistent Supply Chain Difficulties, School Districts Are Forced to Adapt.

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Elementum

JUNE 30, 2022

Welcome to Elementum’s Supply Chain Market Report. This monthly newsletter observes one or two important macro trends through the lens of Supply Chain Management. We review how those trends are likely to impact Supply Chain and what leaders can do to adjust. How could Stagflation impact Supply Chain?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations. In these times of global turmoil, there are five (5) important megatrends shaping supply chain innovations in the coming years, namely in e-fulfillment, sourcing, food and agriculture, labour intensive operations, and halal supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the formal declared end to the Covid-19 pandemic along with commenting on the industry supply chain learning that has emerged. From our perspectives, that statement should and will likely resonate among multi-industry supply chain professionals.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JUNE 14, 2022

A recent report by SYSPRO reveals that while at least 47 percent of businesses invested in sensors, IoT or IIoT, the main solution for manufacturers and distributors to thrive regardless of foreign conditions is to rethink and realign their supply chain to engineer a bounce-back. Data enabled visibility through ERP.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. As this new global economic system grew, a corresponding supply chain—complex, powerful, virtually unquestioned—became its structural support system.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 12, 2023

.” Most people are aware that progress in global food security is being challenged by geopolitical events (like the war in Ukraine) and changing climates. In fact, to ensure an adequate supply of drinking water in the regions where they have settled, people developed innovative ways of treating and managing it.”

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

By mid-April, the shipping traffic jam, part of a broader gridlock in supply chains around the world amid disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, started thinning while record cargo volumes were reported in the U.S. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard. To combat runaway inflation, which reached 7.9%

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. The supply chain’s little-known weakest link: railroad workers. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”. But I just read an article about another labor shortage Walmart is facing: store managers.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

In a series of blog articles, the Product/Solutions Marketing team explores new business challenges and innovation solutions to change the game and manage disruptions. This Part 2 blog post will explore the next remedies and innovative solutions that will help accelerate digital transformations and attainment of benefits.

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RFgen

MARCH 22, 2023

The supply chain landscape is continually evolving. As we venture further into 2023, supply chains must adapt to these ever-changing dynamics. With new technologies, global disruptions, and shifting customer demands, supply chain managers face numerous challenges. Businesses must adapt to keep goods flowing.

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QAD

JANUARY 24, 2023

It is no secret that procurement executives are constantly seeking innovative ways to maximize efficiency and address unexpected supply disruptions. Another worthwhile strategy is to begin the exploration of advanced technologies with input from supply chain partners and full transparency to make meaningful improvements to the network.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2022

”[1] That’s a message supply chain professionals and politicians need to grasp as they grapple with current supply chain snarls. ” The latest evidence of this truism is in Ukraine, where NATO allies are supporting efforts to preserve democracy and keep essential exports flowing.

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Proxima

JANUARY 25, 2024

As the year gets underway, we see a certain degree of ease and relief across rates of inflation and supply chain capacity. Daily escalations in the Middle East, ongoing war in Ukraine, and increasing frostiness between China and Taiwan – are just examples of the threat facing global supply disruption and reshaping trends.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 10, 2023

ICON 2023 is Blue Yonder’s annual customer conference and premier supply chain event, where practitioners and decision-makers exchange insights about their transformation journeys. There’s a session on supply chain planning and orchestration with PVH. Mike, why don’t you talk about the Innovation Experience?

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 4, 2023

As such a unique company, we should take the time to teach others about our innovative products/services and diverse culture. Inflation, staffing and supply chain shortages, global instability. The post New Year, New Blue appeared first on Supply Chain Nation. – Jamie Sheldon, NA. – Maysa Joudeh, EMEA.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 21, 2022

March: I was happy to see that the operation (to collect donations for Ukraine) was a success in various ways, which allowed for less pensive thinking in front of the TV and more action within our community. Some young women starting in supply chain have a problem speaking up. Be convinced of your capabilities.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 18, 2023

He told conference participants, “We are ripe for more innovation. You want to create an innovation program, you create what I call the ‘Damn impossible list.’ ”[2] Business leaders know that running a business in normal times can be challenging. Embrace technology. ” Suggestion 4.

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Proxima

JUNE 5, 2023

As the supply chain crisis ends, it’s time to pivot to cost. The global supply chain crisis is over. It was a frenetic period from March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, followed by a series of events from the Suez Canal blockage to Russia’s war on Ukraine, that scrambled supply chains and ratcheted up costs.

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