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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment.

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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

She considered where she could get more, factoring in that it was Saturday night at 10:00 pm, she lived alone in Kansas City, and she’d be driving by herself. Ione resolved on the spot to quit and never smoked again, illustrating it is never too late to change.

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Accenture Study Provides Evidence of Supply Chain Resiliency Actions

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its Supply Chain Matters outreach blog highlights a recently published survey sponsored by Accenture that provides findings indicating that companies are indeed investing in supply chain resiliency capabilities to mitigate business disruption. In 2022, more U.S. supply chain activity.

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The Backorder, March 20 2024

Unleashed

A study of over 2,000 adults found that 21% plan to prioritise gut health in 2024, 74% plan to consume more high-fibre food and drinks, and 86% of shoppers surveyed want to improve overall digestive health.” To relax, I read Adam Gnade : he’s a modern day John Steinbeck out of San Diego and living on a farm in Kansas.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 12-16, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Transplace Survey Identifies Carrier Response to ELD Mandate Varies By Fleet Size. Google Express, the tech company’s fast delivery service, expands in Kansas City (Kansas City Star). Meanwhile, according to a survey conducted by Transplace: ELDs have caused drivers to exit the industry. project44 Raises $10.5M

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XX and XY: A Different World in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

There was no line in the bathroom at the Kansas City CLM conference in 2001, but there will be at the CSCMP conference in San Antonio in 2013. Working with us on surveys is a good way for you to get insights for your team. In fact, it will probably be a long line. When you give to us, we give back to you through open research.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.25-3.1

Freight Plus

Warehouse closings in Aberdeen, Maryland; Edgerton, Kansas; and Rialto, California came as a surprise and a “body blow” to XPO, said their CEO Brad Jacobs. "We Maersk, CMA CGM, and Hapag Llyod leaders on ocean carrier digitization survey. This survey shows that finally, the change has started. Morgan analysts. SupplyChainDive.