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Prediction- Added Labor Activism Among Industry Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group highlights a 2024 prediction of added labor activism continuing across industry supply chains in 2024. Of most concern was the tactic of targeting a company’s vulnerable supply chain points in labor stoppages, which was adroitly practiced by the United Auto Workers (UAW).

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What’s the Future of Retail? Future Stores Seattle 2023 Illuminates the Path

BlueYonder

Branding, technology advancements that deliver efficient operations, delighting the customer, and investing in the employees were the key themes as some of the largest retailers and those up-and-comers met in Seattle for three days to collaborate and learn from each other. Blue Yonder “powers” retailers to grow and evolve.

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Flexport Acquires Convoy’s Core Technology

Supply Chain Matters

After reports last week indicating that Seattle based digital freight start-up services provider Convoy was preparing for a possible sale or winding down of business operations there are indications that freight logistics platform provider Flexport will be the acquirer of Convoy’s underlying technology. All rights reserved.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation.

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Seeing Supply Chain Visibility through Different Lenses

Bristlecone

Rajesh Mani, Director of Presales, Supply Chain Apps, Bristlecone. Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 disruption, I have come across many organizations and ‘initiatives of the month’ focusing on improving supply chain visibility. Supply chain visibility means different things to different audiences.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up: March 4 2022

Supply Chain Matters

On this Friday , the Supply Chain Matters blog provides our global supply chain news capsule follow-up, a revisiting of prior developments related to supply chain management as well as themes that we have highlighted for readers. . EV Start-Up Rivian Encounters Order Fallout From a Price Hike Decision.