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October 28th – 31st Supply Chain & Logistics News

Logistics Viewpoints

This increase in spending is not due to candy prices rising, the results from the survey show an overall candy prices only increased 0.9% Scientists link these events to climate change, which is also behind the increasingly high temperatures and droughts in Spain.

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Last Mile Delivery Optimization Strategies for 2025

WorkWave

For example, if delivery times consistently exceed targets, further analysis may reveal specific routes that require optimization or additional resources. Live traffic updates, weather conditions, and even unexpected events such as road closures or accidents can significantly impact delivery efficiency.

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How Disruptions like Coronavirus Test The Resilience Of Supply Chain Planning

AIMMS

While this creates tremendous value , it also br ings the inevitable risk that certain event s can have far-reaching consequences that influence supply chain s more than ever before. Most often , these events force demand and resource usage to fluctuate. – Tweet this. Resilient planning in action .

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Building Profitability with Agility while Digitally Transforming the Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Before the pandemic, in a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, among those embarking on digitalization initiatives, only 25% of logistics providers in the Fraunhofer IML survey are leveraging digital technologies to think outside the box and reinvent their foundational delivery model. The Crucial Role of Trading Partners.

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

Logistics Viewpoints

In a survey of 150 global manufacturing executives, 47% committed to improving supply chain visibility and tracking. According to the Global Supply Chain Disruption and Future Strategies Survey Report, this goal was the top-ranked planned tool investment. Agility to act on transparency. Analytics inform decisions.

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The State of Supply Chain Trends Part IV: Data Analysis, Wearables, and the Cloud

GlobalTranz

Modern supply chains are evolving beyond anyone’s expectations due to increased use of cloud-computing technologies, wearables and advanced data analysis. In fact, up to 70 percent of companies surveyed in Europe have already implemented cloud-based solutions to enable rapid scalability and flexibility.

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International Sales Will Continue to Grow Say SMEs

Material Handling and Logistics

small and middle market enterprises (SMEs) are feeling very optimistic about the international market according to the 2018 American Express Grow Global Survey. The third annual survey of over 500 domestically-based companies selling outside of the U.S. small and middle market companies to sell internationally.