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Driving Sustainability in the Age of Supply Chain Disruption

Logistics Viewpoints

The global pandemic has created a watershed moment for global supply chains. Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. Business logistics costs as a percentage of GDP is currently 7-8% in United States.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

That streak came to an end in its first match, a 3-0 loss to Sweden, which happened to be the last team to defeat the US. And now on to this week’s logistics news. As a result, Ford is revamping its supply chain operations to focus on “built-to-order” vehicles.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world part 2

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. All job roles in the logistics sector are expected to experience some level of change.

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Information Sharing Communities for Digitally Enabled Supply Chain Visibility – LogiSYM October/November 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Supply chain operations can be complex. These supply chain operations are pursued in an environment that can be characterised as a self-organising ecosystem. Connections between various (local) data sharing environments in networks of networks enable stakeholders in the supply chain to enhance their information base.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news. The company created Project Gigaton in 2017 to engage suppliers and other stakeholders up and down the supply chain to reduce carbon emissions. Walmart in the news: Walmart, suppliers continue sustainability collaboration.

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Supply chain software remains hugely popular

Supply Chain Movement

Demand for supply chain software in Europe is notably strong in the otherwise slowly recovering economy. A growing number of companies are implementing software for sales & operations planning (S&OP) and supply chain visibility. Supply chain execution. Interactive subway map.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 8-12, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Uber pilots on-demand product delivery in Sweden — powered by its new API ( VentureBeat ). Oracle Value Chain Execution Application Improves Supply Chain Visibility and Operational Efficiency for Yard and Service Facilities. 3PL Supply Chain & Logistics Trends This Week in News Transportation Management Systems C.H.