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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q2 2018)

Talking Logistics

Start Managing Your Inbound Freight More Effectively Today. 5 Things to Know Before Negotiating Ocean Shipping Contracts This Year. Talent Management in Logistics: Why It’s More Important than Ever. Continuous Pool Optimization – Putting Creativity to Work in Transportation. Transportation Spot Market Inversion.

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

Logility

Organizations must use every means at their disposal to keep goods moving while at the same time preventing their most important resource – their talent – from jumping ship at an alarming pace. You have the seemingly uncontrollable supply chain disruptions along with a labor and talent shortage.

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Logistics Past, Present, and Future

MIT Supply Chain

Robinson (CHR), the world’s largest provider of truckload transportation services, visited MIT CTL recently to give his view of the changing face of logistics. Most people thought of transportation as a part of their overhead.” Here are some highlights from his talk. New benchmarks for excellence.

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Robotic Process Automation and the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

Quirk cites a 2017 study published by the Information Services Group (ISG) that concluded, “This kind of automation technology is allowing for a 43 percent reduction in resources needed for order-to-cash processes, 34 percent for invoicing, and 32 percent for vendor and talent management.” ”[6].

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What Should Supply Chain Management Teams Anticipate in 2023 and Beyond- Part Two

Supply Chain Matters

That will have a direct impact on the dynamics of global container shipping, airfreight and logistics networks. Procurement and supply management leaders will be expected to provide both leadership for supply resiliency and added value, but also supply network cost reductions. Global Wide Transportation and Logistics.

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Tesla Hikes Wages for Nevada Gigafactory Workers

Supply Chain Matters

The Swedish Transport Workers Union in turn, whose workers unload Tesla vehicles among four separate ports, threatened to blockade the vehicles from entering that country. The move was in solidarity for workers at the automaker’s Swedish repair facilities who were striking for higher wages and improved conditions.

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Supply Chain Management:Why not WMS App? - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

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