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Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions.

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Solving The Cold Chain Challenges

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

For example, the One Network platform for supply chain planning and execution is used by the Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda, providing comprehensive inventory visibility across all health facilities for real time supply demand matching and collaborative decision making. Real-Time Information with IoT and Telematics.

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Supply Chain Analytics: A Continued & Renewed Focus on Using Data for Improvement

GlobalTranz

Through the use of connected devices and greater abilities to capture data in real time, the concept of end-to-end visibility and improvement thru the use of supply chain analytics has changed. What Do Supply Chain Analytics Have to Do With This Ability?

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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part II: AI, Procurement, & the New Lean

GlobalTranz

From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. A 2016 Accenture survey, reports RF Gen , explained how more companies are taking advantage of AI benefits through linked supply chains. The State of Supply Chain 2016 Trends.

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How can logistics handle disruption through supply chain resilience?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In-fact delayed shipment may even change the consumer mind, who may cancel their order mid-transit and purchase from a competitor. Then is stockpiling regional inventories the answer to serving consumer demand and mitigating delays? Supply chains need to have the right infrastructure to safely store, transport and track shipments.

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Not So Happy Returns This Post-Holiday Season

Enterra Insights

The staff at Wired magazine notes, “Everyone returns a gift or an impulse purchase now and then. Today’s consumers take a lot of factors into consideration when they make a purchase — including product availability, price, delivery dates, and return policies. of all merchandise purchased in the U.S.

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[Infographic] Modern Retail Supply Chains: Why Investment in Omnichannel Is Rising

GlobalTranz

For Walmart, with over 10,700 stores, reports Curt Barry of MultiChannel Merchant , this demands better transparency and end-to-end visibility. Even combining in-store and online purchases together is less than the value of consumers using multiple channels simultaneously to shop. Consumers want to know where their stuff is.