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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. They are demanding more supply chain transparency. What is supply chain transparency? ” You might be thinking, “That sounds like supply chain visibility. .”

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. Very positively, these topics have not only been discussed at COP26 but multiple initiatives were launched with some of them having the potential to significantly contribute to decarbonizing the global supply chain network. Most of this, 45.1

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Many multinationals have engineered their global supply chains to minimize taxation by creating subsidiaries in low taxation nations like Switzerland, Ireland, and Singapore. The Supply Chain Function The argument for having the global trade department report to the supply chain function is threefold.

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

The staff at GlobalTranz notes, “Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. To address this challenge, Switzerland is developing an autonomous underground cargo system. 1] Staff, “ What Is Last Mile Logistics & Why Are More Shippers Looking at This Transportation Function?

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Innovation in the Supply Chain’s Last Mile

Enterra Insights

The staff at GlobalTranz notes, “Last mile logistics is among the most misunderstood parts of transportation networks. To address this challenge, Switzerland is developing an autonomous underground cargo system. 1] Staff, “ What Is Last Mile Logistics & Why Are More Shippers Looking at This Transportation Function?

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Globalization’s Ongoing Realignment

Enterra Insights

Opinion polls, including a careful study by Stanley Greenberg and his associates for the Roosevelt Institute, show that trade is among the major sources of discontent for a large share of Americans. At the latest World Economic Forum event held in Davos, Switzerland,] Russian oligarchs [were] absent.

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Empowered Consumers Require Omnichannel Strategies

Enterra Insights

Steve Osburn ( @skosbu ), Managing Director at Kurt Salmon — a part of Accenture Strategy specializing in Supply Chain, observes, “E-commerce customers in the U.S. He insists consumers are also increasingly relying on recommendations from trusted sources such as friends and other influencers. ”[5]. “Take a 360 ?