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Supply Chain Investments Represent a Significant Portion of Total VC Investing

Logistics Viewpoints

Kearney research shows that the more companies invest, the bigger the average ROI Investments in supply chain firms and technologies represent 15-20% of total venture capital investments, according to a recent report by the management consulting firm Kearney. More than 150 supply chain startups have been acquired in the last two years.

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Yards Are Hard

Logistics Viewpoints

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. Yards are a choke point between transportation and warehousing — and wherever you have choke points, you have a higher risk of inefficiencies that drive up labor costs, detention fees and delivery commitments. The net result?

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Save The Supply Chain Leader From Groupthink

Supply Chain Shaman

Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption. The Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into a much longer war resulting in serious disruptions to the food, automotive, and semi-conductor supply chains. While many old-fashioned supply chain leaders speak of Risk Management and the need for Control Towers.

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Understanding WMS in the Cloud with Dan Gilmore

The Logistics of Logistics

Dan is the Chief Marketing Officer at Softeon , a global provider of innovative supply chain solutions that delivers supply chain success – every time. Dan Gilmore is the CMO of Softeon , a global provider of innovative supply chain solutions that delivers supply chain success – every time.

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Understanding Distributed Order Management with Dan Gilmore

The Logistics of Logistics

Dan is the Chief Marketing Officer at Softeon , a global provider of innovative supply chain solutions that delivers supply chain success – every time. Dan Gilmore is the CMO of Softeon , a global provider of innovative supply chain solutions that delivers supply chain success – every time.

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How a Warehouse Execution System Increases Warehouse Throughput and Utilization, Part 1

BlueYonder

The changing warehouse technology landscape is driving higher adoption of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and other new automation. How can companies unlock opportunities for greater efficiency, performance and cost reductions across the warehouse? What are the current warehouse automation trends that you are seeing?

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Supercharging Fulfillment for a More Efficient, Customer-Centric Supply Chain

BlueYonder

It’s easy to think about fulfillment as comprising the final steps in the supply chain, but the truth is that the conditions faced in warehouses and delivery vehicles are determined much earlier in the supply chain than in the last mile, so to speak. Adopting a customer-centric approach can help achieve this.