Talking Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2024

For several years now I’ve been arguing that the scope of end-to-end supply chain visibility must go beyond the tracking of orders, shipments, inventory, and assets in motion. It must also include visibility to greenhouse-gas emissions and forced labor across the supply chain. Why? Because it’s becoming mandatory due to a growing number of laws. Read more The post Another Reason to Expand Definition of Supply Chain Visibility appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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IT Supply Chain

JANUARY 17, 2024

By Tom Broome (pictured) VP of Customer Success EMEA & APAC, project44 The post 2024 Predictions: Tackling the most complex scenarios facing shippers today appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 17, 2024

With the increase in online purchases, especially after the health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, the eCommerce industry is booming like anything. Most eCommerce and online businesses focus on forwarding logistics and last-mile delivery to reduce delivery time. Unfortunately, the majority of them miss one of the critical aspects of the supply chain – the Return Management of goods.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 17, 2024

Deloitte Digital , part of Deloitte, brings together strategists, data scientists, creatives, designers, architects, and engineers to solve its clients’ biggest challenges and transform their customer journeys. As part of our “Fearless Females of Supply Chain” Blue Yonder Live series, Blue Yonder’s Chief Customer Officer Susan Beal spoke to Marie Hamblin , Director at Deloitte Digital.

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Organizations look to embedded analytics to provide greater self-service for users, introduce AI capabilities, offer better insight into data, and provide customizable dashboards that present data in a visually pleasing, easy-to-access format. To better understand the factors behind the decision to build or buy analytics, insightsoftware partnered with Hanover Research to survey IT, software development, and analytics professionals on why they make the embedded analytics choices they do.

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All Things Supply Chain

JANUARY 17, 2024

The supply chain is undergoing a sustainability revolution. Organizations conscious of their green credentials are investing in electrification to reduce their carbon emissions.

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HICX Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2024

By Costas Xyloyiannis, CEO of HICX As we kick off the new year, social and environmental governance (ESG) remains a central issue, and big brands remain in the spotlight as they solve how to credibly deliver net-zero targets. Receiving less attention, meanwhile, are fast-growing brands.They should use this time away from the spotlight to prioritise ESG.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares excerpts of our fifth prediction that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory. In our first posting related to this series, we shared excerpts from our first prediction , which sets the overall context and perspectives for supply chain management teams in the coming year.

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 17, 2024

The ways in which manufacturers extract and apply business intelligence (BI) are in transition. Depending on a variety of factors, manufacturers are relying on everything from manually produced spreadsheets to inflexible legacy ERP systems all the way to “smart manufacturing” approaches utilizing IoT and even IIoT. While the overall trend is toward more integrated and flexible systems that can process voluminous amounts of data, yielding analytics and metrics for improved decision-making, a majo

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 17, 2024

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024, companies including Hyundai, Nikola , and Bosch presented their most recent fuel cells and hydrogen technology innovations, indicating a potential comeback for this environmentally friendly energy choice. This resurgence might be influenced by the announcement of a $7 billion U.S. government initiative last year aimed at developing hydrogen infrastructure in the country.

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Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 17, 2024

2023 Numbers Fell Sharply

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 17, 2024

While numerous applications are available for optimizing a variety of logistics functions, the first- and last-mile segments are proving to be especially complex, generating significant costs for shippers and carriers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2024

Joel Wayment and Joe Lynch discuss the biopharma supply chain. Joel is the Vice President of Operations at Cardinal Health Third Party Logistics, a leader in healthcare logistics for over four decades and a 3PL pioneer since 1995, streamlines pharmaceutical delivery, mitigating risk and fostering seamless patient journeys. About Joel Wayment Joel Wayment is Vice President of Operations at Cardinal Health Specialty Solution’s 3PL business.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 17, 2024

The new cooperation between Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will comprise a fleet pool of around 290 vessels with a combined capacity of 3.4 million containers (TEU); Maersk will deploy 60% and Hapag-Lloyd 40%.

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Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 17, 2024

Managing the supply chain involves the delicate art of aligning your product supply precisely with customer demand. A myriad of professionals within the field ensures timely deliveries from suppliers and orchestrates manufacturing processes to meet your requirements, contributing to a rewarding career path in supply chain management. That is to say, there isn’t one single career in supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 17, 2024

Workers at 12 Anheuser-Busch factories across the U.S. are seeking a significant wage increase, greater job security and improved retirement options and benefits.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 17, 2024

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 17, 2024

Mohamed El-Erian, the former CEO of the investment management firm PIMCO, warned that shipment disruptions caused by Houthi attacks could cause shipping costs to increase while hindering global economic growth.

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Cognira

JANUARY 17, 2024

Day 3 @ NRF 2024 Unveiled: Spotlights on Retail’s Future Path January 17, 2024 Events Home As the curtains fall on NRF 2024, the echoes of groundbreaking sessions and transformative insights still resonate. Join us on an after-event expedition into the heart of Retail’s Big Show, as we unravel the gems from the grand finale – Day 3.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 17, 2024

Oil markets are set to remain in deficit through to the end of 2025 unless Saudi Arabia and its allies boost output significantly.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Port of Los Angeles ended up handling roughly 8.6 million TEUs in 2023, a 13% drop off when compared to 2022.

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Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 17, 2024

A panel of experts at the National Retail Federation’s NRF’24 conference in New York said the retail market had a strong holiday season, and would likely continue to thrive.

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