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Network Supply Chain Transformation at UScellular

Logistics Viewpoints

As UScellular matured, the supply chain function evolved, and a centralized supply chain function was initiated in the year 2000. This team in Chicago is responsible for logistics and coordinating efforts with vendors. Then earlier this year they added a supply chain planning function to the Chicago team.

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Most Popular Logistics Stories from 2021

Logistics Viewpoints

So, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on the top 15 most popular logistics stories from 2021 and see what our readers found to be the most interesting. It was good mix of topics and authors, including a good number from our Logistics Viewpoints sponsors. So let’s take a look now at the 15 most popular logistics stories.

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Reimagining Logistics: Focusing on What’s Ahead, Not What Happened

Logistics Viewpoints

Challenges drive dramatic shifts in supply chain and logistics. Across many of our industries, conventional wisdom about best practices for supply chain operations and logistical networks is being challenged. Hallmarks of successful logistics transformation.

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Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

Bridget McCrea ( @BridgetMcCrea ), a Contributing Editor for Logistics Management , explains, “With the pandemic entering year two, companies are retracing the steps they took in 2020 and finding more enduring ways to shore up their supply chains not only for the pandemic, but also with a longer-term view in mind.”[1]

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Supply Chain Transformation, Part One: The Transformation Imperative

Enterra Insights

He writes, “Global supply chains were clearly in trouble before COVID-19 arrived on the scene, but when it did, the weakness of our time-honored strategies for procurement, production and delivery became shockingly evident. ”[2] He insists supply chain innovation today is not a choice, but an imperative.

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Supply Chain Transformation in the Digital Age

Enterra Insights

Company executives are increasingly aware of the importance of supply chains in making companies successful. A couple of years ago, however, a McKinsey study concluded companies weren’t investing enough in supply chain transformation technologies. Technology and supply chain transformation.

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How Conagra Drives Supply Chain Transformations with Speed and Visibility

BlueYonder

The company also improved its operations by looking at downstream logistics, modeling capacities at warehouses, and optimizing inbound and outbound operations together. He believes that strong supply chains will continue to add value to the business like the ability to adapt to changes, be flexible, and deliver results.