article thumbnail

Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

Manufacturing sites have been rationalized in terms of, “we don’t need five factories in this country, we only need three, then two, then we don’t need them at all, we’ll move them to China”. Sourcing has probably been the biggest thing over the last decade or two, coupled with that reduction in local manufacturing of course.

article thumbnail

In the crosshairs: Real-time logistics visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FourKites or Shippeo), offering delivering visibility that is “good enough” or “superior” compared to the status quo and business intelligence (BI) / predictive analytics. a) covering more modes of transport and use cases, b) increasing the geographical footprint, and c) enhancing analytics capabilities.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Download now: 3PL Subway Map Europe 2016

Supply Chain Movement

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Manufacturers and retailers had a generally positive outlook on the prospect of consolidation. Fourth release of 3PL Subway Map Europe. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan.

Europe 60
article thumbnail

Strategic moves among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Manufacturers and retailers had a generally positive outlook on the prospect of consolidation. Fourth release of 3PL Subway Map Europe. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan.