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A True Supply Chain Transformation Requires the Proper Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

When companies implement enterprise software solutions, they often label that implementation as being part of their company’s digital transformation. But implementing new software does not digitally transform anything if the people that are supposed to use that software cannot do so effectively.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. When you think about the product lifecycle from cradle-to-cradle through the moments of truth of purchase, usage, and disposal, what are the opportunities to improve corporate social responsibility? Bio-engineering?

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

A lot of this effort comes down to more sustainable sourcing, which tends to make environmental-conscious consumers happy. Dublin-based Evocco lets you track, improve, and offset the climate impact of your food purchases based on your receipt. Starbucks to improve sustainable coffee sourcing.

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Coffee Shipping 101: Costs, Challenges, & How-to Ship

ShipBob

This change in the global landscape provided coffee lovers the opportunity to make purchases online whereas they may not have done so in the past. In order to remain competitive, it’s crucial for coffee companies to find cost-effective shipping solutions that can handle both domestic and international orders.

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An update on copper

Resilinc

Growing scrutiny of ESG impacts of mining is strengthening demand for sustainably sourced metals —but IEA worries that “higher-performing supply chains may not be sufficient to meet demand.” Mining Technology’s Zachary Skidmore lists a broader set of solutions to “alleviate the pressure on the [copper] supply chain.”

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Copper in flux

Resilinc

The volatility of the last few months was tracked in real time by subscribers to Resilinc’s CommodityWatch AI as the service alerted customers to protests in Peru, droughts in Chile, M&As in the mining industry and other disruptions—as well as the larger economic factors mentioned by Davidson. dependent on foreign sources.

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Mindmap for Supply Chain Execution 24/7

Supply Chain Movement

Together with Consafe Logistics, a supplier of supply chain execution software, Supply Chain Movement has created this Supply Chain Execution Mindmap to outline the route, including road signs indicating potential hazards along the way. >>Please Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Philippines.