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What Supply Chain Transparency Really Means
The concept of supply chain transparency was virtually unknown 15 years ago, yet today it commands the attention of mid- and senior-level managers across a broad spectrum of companies and industries.
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The top 10 supply chain risks of 2019
Modern supply chains are more complex and global than ever before. But that also leaves them open to a wider variety of risks and disruptions. Here are ten risks to track for the coming year.
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Supply Chain Trends To Watch In 2019
Many of the key supply chain trends in 2019 will be continuations from years prior. However, the details, progress, and intensity will differ greatly. ARC Advisory Group believes the following trends will be the most impactfu
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Global Supply Chain Pricing May Face New Pressures in 2019
The global economy started 2018 with strong, synchronized growth, but the momentum faded as the year progressed and growth trends diverged. Notably, the economies of the eurozone, the United Kingdom, Japan and China began to
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Exclusive Q&A with LatentView Analytics
There are major cascading factors contributing to companies rethinking their supply chain strategies in the age of digital transformation. First, the demand side has changed rapidly.
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Robotized automotive yards: When can we expect them?
In most sectors today, you`ll often hear about labor shortages for tasks in distribution centers and transport.
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Supply Chain weekly wrap-up
The service is being conducted in cooperation with Matternet, a California-based autonomous drone start-up.
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Role of Freight Forwarding & Logistics Companies in Supply Chain Management
Global Logistics Scene is dominated by a handful of ten to twelve multinational Companies followed by smaller companies altogether numbering below fifty.
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3PL Contract Logistics Operations
Under the broad umbrella of Contract Logistics, 3PL providers provide services of setting up consolidation centers, distribution centers, warehouses and inventory management services.
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The Death of Supply Chain Management
The supply chain is the heart of a company`s operations. To make the best decisions, managers need access to real-time data about their supply chain, but the limitations of legacy technologies can thwart the goal of end-to-en
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Comment: Industrial supply chains continue to evolve
In this age of ever-increasing competition, trade wars, tech-driven disruption and sustainability considerations there is more urgency than ever for companies to strengthen their supply chains.
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Walmart announces 20 MMT of supplier emission reductions through Project Gigaton
Walmart launched Project Gigaton last April, seeking to work with suppliers to reduce emissions from the company’s value chain by a gigaton, or one billion metric tons, by 2030.
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4 supply chain predictions for 2018
Manufacturers, distributors and retailers continue to shift to digital as a way to improve visibility and improve efficiencies.
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Supply Chain News: Big Changes Coming in Artificial Intelligence for Spend Analytics, Gartner Says
However, says Gartner analyst Patrick Connaughton, in a predictions relative to procurement technology for 2018, big changes are coming in this area.
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Extending the Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
In the life science and pharmaceutical area, an inefficient supply chain can cause serious problems including product degradation and late deliveries of life-saving medications.
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5 Hacks for Recruiting in Supply Chain Management
Supply chain and logistics requires innovative, logical thinkers to be recruited in order to compete with rapid technology advancements and global expansion.
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The Amazon Effect and the Global Supply Chain
Have you been keeping up with the Amazon Effect on supply chains? This effect is defined as the impact the digital marketplace has on the traditional business model in retail. But for supply chain professionals, it is so muc
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The Urgency of Better Strategic Insights: Why It is Time to Act
The inclusion of a dashboard from a 1980s or 1990s economy sedan in a modern hybrid sports car would catch your attention for all kinds of aesthetic and technical reasons.
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How to Negotiate with Powerful Suppliers
In many industries the balance of power has dramatically shifted from buyers to suppliers. A classic example comes from the railway industry.
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Walmart: 3 Keys to Successful Supply Chain Management any Business Can Follow
When someone hears the company name Walmart several things come to mind from a pop culture standpoint. From the bullying of getting small town business out of business, to the famous
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Harvard Business Review- Holistic Talent-Supply Chain Management
Every company faces challenges, especially as a firm aims to manage a global footprint. In a recent survey of more than 300 global executives from companies
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Today’s Top Supply Chain and Logistics News From WSJ
E-commerce retailers are facing a growing challenge to their business from hackers. Attacks on third-party sellers on Amazon.com Inc.
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The Benefits of Evolved Vendor Managed Inventory Model Led by Web-Based VMI
Cerasis is a 3PL focused on transportation management. So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory.
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Samsung Recall Puts Supply-Chain Oversight in Spotlight
Maintaining quality control is put to the test as companies use a giant network of suppliers
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McDonald’s and the challenges of a modern supply chain
Recently, McDonald’s, the world’s iconic largest food service provider, has been
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Supply chain reports claim Apple will gain smartphone marketshare in 2016, 2017
According to supply chain monitor DigiTimes, Samsung Electronics will likely continue to lead as the number one vendor,
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Supply Chain Execs Shift Focus from Sustenance to Survival
While w usually reserve 1990's nostalgia for fashion, film, and music, a glimpse back at the technology landscape is just as jarring.
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Why the Philippines is becoming less competitive for logistics
The report Connecting to Compete 2016: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy showed that the Philippines scored 2.89 this year from 3.14 when it ranked 44th in 2010.
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Five Supply Chain Predictions For 2016
From plummeting fuel prices to disastrous disruptions, 2015 was an action-packed year across the global supply chain.
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Five Steps toward a Revitalized Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
Global drug companies are facing disruption. One powerful strategic response is to rethink their manufacturing and operations footprints.
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CONTAINER SHIPPING WILL BE LUCKY TO BREAK EVEN IN 2015
A toxic mixture of overcapacity, weak demand and aggressive commercial pricing is threatening liner shipping industry profitability for the rest of 2015, according to the Container Forecaster report published by global shippi
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A quick guide to cold store logistics
Cold stores and more commonly temperature controlled zones are an essential part of the supply chain in the food & beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Be it meat, vegetables, fish, dairy items or indeed medicine, the prod
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Safety Initiative in Logistics
“Make safety a line management responsibility and accountability. Safety is better served when it is so ingrained into every activity that it becomes impossible to ignore it.â€
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A Systems View of Supply Chains
This article is a summary from a larger piece of work; "Quick Guide to A Systems View of the Supply Chain" (Emmett 2012)
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Maersk Line Orders Seven Containerships
Maersk Line signed a new building order today with COSCO Shipyard Co., Ltd in Zhoushan China for seven 3,600 TEU container vessels.
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SPECIAL FEATURE: In a Packaging Pickle?
The significance behind packaging pickles with metal and glass
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Protect the Food Supply Chain
The global supply chain makes an already byzantine food safety and quality system more challenging
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Is Your Supply Chain Dynamic Enough For Today’s Business Environment?
Mike Levans, Group Editorial Director for Logistics Management, drops by the LeanLogistics blog to discuss dynamic supply chains and the need for visibility
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Self-Driving Trucks to Revolutionize Logistics
DHL Trend Research has launched their latest trend report, titled “Self-Driving Vehicles in Logisticsâ€, which takes readers on a journey of discovery, highlighting the key elements and incredible potential of autonomous t
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Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in textile companies of Pakistan
The term ERP originally implied systems designed to plan the utilization of enterprise-wide resources. Although the acronym ERP originated in the manufacturing environment, today’s use of the term ERP systems has much broad
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Supply Chain Management and Textile Industry of Pakistan
In a world where there is no restriction on technology transfer, the area of logistics and supply chain management becomes the key competitive factor in global manufacturing business.
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India: Iron ore imports hit record 6.8 mn tonnes as prices fall
India’s iron ore imports rose to a record 6.76 million tonnes in the first seven months of its financial year as sliding global prices and limited supply at home pushed steel producers to buy the raw material abroad, indust
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Management Spotlight: Dirk Jan de With, Unilever
Liam Dowd sits down Dirk Jan de With of Unilever to discuss the upcoming issues and priorities in sustainable sourcing
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Analysis: Partnerships – Tea scheme aims to protect children
A joint scheme in India’s Assam region is the first to bring together all stakeholders in the tea industry
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Reducing the Risk of Supply Chain Disruptions
Most managers know that they should protect their supply chains from serious and costly disruptions — but comparatively few take action. The dilemma: Solutions to reduce risk mean little unless they are evaluated against th
