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Using Data to Improve Supply Chain Operations

Material Handling and Logistics

The techniques require different degrees of sophistication, but even the relatively simple exercise of putting data from different sources in the same space and producing a visual representation can suggest strategies for transformation. to anticipate conditions that signal an emerging demand spike. Getting There.

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Large Shipping Losses Have Declined 38% over Past 10 Years

Material Handling and Logistics

There were 94 total losses reported around the shipping world in 2017, down 4% year-on-year -- the second lowest in 10 years after 2014. In 2017 the downward trend of large shipping losses continued, according to a new survey, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty's (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review.

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What are supply chain professionals using to make network decisions? 

AIMMS

These quiz responses are fairly consistent with a 2017 survey by Lora Cecere’s Supply Chain Insights, which revealed that 65% of companies use spreadsheets for network design. Care should be exercised though , because the same reasons that have made the technology more accessible should’ve made it more affordable.

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What are supply chain professionals using to make network decisions? 

AIMMS

These quiz responses are fairly consistent with a 2017 survey by Lora Cecere’s Supply Chain Insights, which revealed that 65% of companies use spreadsheets for supply chain network design. It’s time to kick the spreadsheet habit. Spreadsheets are inexpensive and familiar. It’s time for companies to kick their spreadsheet habit.

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8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Now for those statistics I mentioned.

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Supply Chain Technology: It’s Not Just for Big Businesses Anymore, but is it Enough?

247 Customs Broker

Spending on supply chain management software hit an estimated $13 billion in 2017, up 11 percent year-over-year, according to Gartner. According to a 2017 Logistics Trends and Insights survey, 58 percent of respondents believe digitization of all services will be the most common improvement among freight forwarders in the next five years.

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7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management

Logistics Bureau

The Path to Cost Reduction: Following a SCOR supply chain benchmarking exercise, AGCO decided to approach its cost reduction and efficiency goals by blending new technology—in the form of a globally integrated transport management system (TMS)—with a commitment to form a partnership with a suitably capable 3PL provider.