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Is the “Autonomous Supply Chain” a Pipe Dream?

Logistics Viewpoints

Aera Technology offers a solution they call “Aera Decision Cloud” A key challenge for manufacturers is connecting integrated business planning (IBP) – a longer term plan – to operational planning and execution – what needs to be done in the near term. The supply chain team must grapple with a couple of questions.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Anytime you have a chance to talk to an executive vice president in charge of the global supply chain of a nearly $12 billion corporation, you know you will learn some things. Cameron Bailey, EVP of Global Supply Chain at VF Corporation, did not disappoint. Achieving Agility with Regional Supply Chains.

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

September 26, 2019) A new study by ToolsGroup, a global leader in supply chain planning software, and Spinnaker, a supply chain services company, has found that only 7% of companies are reaping the benefits of digital transformation of supply chain planning. BOSTON, Mass. and HOUSTON, Tex.

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3 Key Complexities You Must Address in Your Supply Chain in 2014 – Part I

BlueYonder

As part of our Expert Insight series, Supply Chain Nation recently sat down with Gordon Wade, chief executive officer and director of best practices for the Category Management Association. SCN: How does this pressure of individualization affect the supply chain? What do you see happening in the marketplace today?

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

P&G has science-based packaging targets for 2030, including using 100 percent recycled or reusable packaging and reducing virgin petroleum plastic in packaging by 50 percent, with a broader goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across our supply chain and operations by 2040.

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A Budding Industry: Recreational Marijuana is California's Newest Supply Chain

Elementum

What kind of supply chain re-organization is needed to turn an illicit patchwork of growers and dealers ( it’s estimated that fewer than 1% of current marijuana sales in California are legal ) into a legitimate business that looks like a traditional consumer industry? Building a Supply Chain to Support a Rapidly Growing Industry.

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Mobile Collaboration - Supply Chain Planning at Your Fingertips

Logility

I “enjoyed” a rather turbulent ride on a recent flight into Denver International Airport the other day. These devices are with them 24/7, they are familiar and always on (much like today’s supply chains). ” In fact, there are many benefits of using mobile technology in the supply chain.