Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We are well into the era of real-time transportation visibility, where shippers and their partners can track freight in real-time across every mode of transport. So why are so many still falling short of OTIF targets (and other key metrics)? The post How Can CIOs Accelerate Supply Chain Transformation?

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

The global supply chain is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, availability of reasonably priced logistics, and low variability. In March 2023, the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell to the lowest level since November 2008. Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Beery concluded that the best transformation projects would be, one, improved supply chain planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Shouldn’t logistics expenses be scaling in a way that would decrease margins? Target admits logistics costs are increasing. But Target has invested billions of dollars over the past three years to help ensure that growing digital sales would not be cannibalized by skyrocketing logistics costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

One prominent speaker was MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi, Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics , who specifically addressed advanced AI’s impacts on supply chain processes and future decision-making. From our lens, that is the most important takeaway for our readers.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 22, 2017

How well does your TMS drive process improvement and efficiency in transportation logistics? If strategic supply chain transformation simply cannot occur without solid reporting in the TMS, why do so many shippers still fail to take advantage of reporting in their TMS? Tendering Metrics. Spot Quotes by Lane.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 31, 2023

To go through business transformation successfully, I believe change management is the first key success factor. Having executive management support and enterprise-wide communication on why the company is embarking on this initiative of transforming processes, people, and metrics is really key.

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