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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Risk Management Provider Avetta Acquired Stockholm based private equity firm EQT has reportedly agreed to acquire supply chain risk management software technology and managed services provider Avetta from existing private equity owners Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe ( WCAS ).

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Global Supply Chain Volatility Continues to Moderate But Not Inventory and Warehousing Costs

Supply Chain Matters

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , reported a September value of 61.4,

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Navigating the 2024 Supply Chain 

American Global Logistics

Shipping costs could remain high due to fuel costs, port congestion, and container shortages. The ongoing Hamas-Israeli war threatens to expand as shipping lanes become precarious. Some are higher prices, reduced choice because of smaller inventories, and possibly less innovation. Negative effects will likely result.

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The Next Great Disruption Coming to Supply Chains

Kinaxis

I watched a TED Talk video by Philip Evans, from Boston Consulting Group and shuddered to think that all our traditional fulfillment and inventory models can be drastically transformed by the “consumer”. Supply Chains have primarily stayed on the outside of this challenge. What if the next great supply chain disruption was….

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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Meet Peter Guinto, Resilinc’s VP of Government Affairs

Resilinc

While the SNS has made enormous strides since the pandemic and is on the right track to assure better response in the future, to strengthen the SNS and avoid shortages of critical healthcare supplies in a future disaster, the SNS needs more resources and must be elevated to a higher profile. How can the U.S.

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Customer Experience and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Customer experience expert Sven Esser ( @SvenEsser ) explains, “The objective of enabling a positive customer experience is to increase customer loyalty and satisfaction, which can help generate sustainable growth.”[1] According to Hobbs, “Supply chain risk management must be part of your ongoing planning processes.

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