Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2024

Labor shortages were among the top of supply chain challenges companies faced during the Covid pandemic. In fact, back in January 2022, we had Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Industry at Descartes on the program to discuss this problem in an episode titled, “The Labor Shortage Problem: Why It’s Bigger Than You Think.” Here we. Read more The post [Video] Labor Shortages: What Are the Challenges for Supply Chain and Logistics?

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SCM Research

MARCH 24, 2024

A few days ago, the European Council approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). It mandates that companies “should take appropriate steps to set up and carry out due diligence measures, with respect to their own operations, those of their subsidiaries, as well as their direct and indirect business partners throughout their chains of activities”.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2024

Sameer Anand, supply chain leader with EY-Parthenon Americas, discusses how retailers and brands are altering their sourcing strategies in response to the latest global supply chain disruption.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 24, 2024

Earlier in the day, demand planning was a guessing game that relied more on intuition, instinct, and inclination. But with the advent of the information economy and Artificial Intelligence (AI), this process became data-driven. Companies that leveraged the data they collected to enable more accurate demand planning, distinguished themselves from their competitors.

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Unleashed

MARCH 24, 2024

Many manufacturers use lean methods to cut costs and improve efficiencies in their business. But ‘lean’ is a very broad concept and the ways that manufacturers ‘go lean’ vary considerably. Here we look at the most common tools and techniques used to bring the advantages of lean into the modern manufacturing workplace. Click here for a refresher on lean manufacturing as a concept.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2024

Following are five key industry developments we can expect to see in the upcoming year, all supported by AI, and the potential that these trends hold for enhancing service delivery.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2024

The comments are the latest sign of upheaval among traders in Russia, the world’s top wheat exporter.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 24, 2024

Lawyers for Fractal Marine DMCC, argued that the company, which was set up in early 2022, would be forced into liquidation unless the measures were lifted.

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