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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

I certainly saw a lot of exhibitors touting their AI capabilities, especially when it came to more informed decision making across the entire supply chain network. This means that air cargo is about to play an expanded role in the supply chain ecosystem. But I will get into the details in a future article.

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

Green supply chain history: The origin of Supply Chain Management can be dated back to the early 20th with Henry Ford who vertically integrates the automotive supply chain and organizational practices. The purpose of going green is shown in the table.

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Traceability for manufacturers today

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Their purchases are often strongly determined by nutritional value, packaging, and shelf-life. Also, with changing consumer demands, and economic reliance on the industry, food and beverage companies clearly require improved efficiency in the business and throughout the supply chain to survive and thrive.

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Is it time to finally retire your spreadsheets?

AIMMS

This mood prevails among supply chain executives as well. . Spreadsheets still dominate planning in the supply chain. What supply chain chiefs say . Nampak, a leading packaging company based in South Africa, traded spreadsheets for a customized production scheduling and optimization tool built in AIMMS.

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2021 Manufacturing Trends Revealed by the Pandemic

QAD

We also saw a disruption in certain supply chains as unexpected and staggering demand outstripped supply. Manufacturers are looking at better ways to mitigate future supply chain shock. . The pandemic similarly shone a spotlight on the need for greater automation – the sooner the better. . And more disruption.

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Is it time to finally retire your spreadsheets?

AIMMS

This mood prevails among supply chain executives as well. Spreadsheets still dominate planning in the supply chain. We recently commissioned Supply Chain Insights to conduct independent research on supply chain network design, and 65% of the companies surveyed are reportedly using spreadsheets to support this process.

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Will Governments Respond to Omicron’s Wake-Up Call?

MIT Supply Chain

The challenge is akin to that faced by material handlers and distributors in supply chains, who use packaging to protect products and support their efficient delivery to consumers. These include tiny bubbles of fats and a molecular coating that are analogous to the bubble wrap and outside packaging used to protect products.