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October 28th – 31st Supply Chain & Logistics News

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply Chain & Logistics News (October 28th – 31st) A day late but, Happy Halloween! 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% According to the S&P Global Market Intelligence Americans are spending upwards of 4.1

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No More Black Swans: The Age of Supply Chain Uncertainty

Freightos

Home No More Black Swans: The Age of Supply Chain Uncertainty Freightos Enterprise unifies market intelligence, tender management, and shipment operations into one solution, enhancing logistics efficiency for large import-export businesses. The Problem with Fragmented Solutions The logistics technology space is undeniably crowded.

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Last Mile Delivery Optimization Strategies for 2025

WorkWave

In today’s fast-paced e-commerce landscape, last-mile delivery has emerged as a critical component of the supply chain. To address these issues, companies are adopting innovative strategies, including dynamic route optimization, real-time tracking, and even leveraging emerging technologies like drones and blockchain.

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Overcoming the Top 5 Barriers for Supply Chain Network Design Adoption

AIMMS

You have tough decisions to make about your supply chain network design. When you finally have the analysis, everything’s changed, and the results are no longer relevant. About 38% of supply chain professionals say it takes weeks and 18% say it takes months to get the answers they need.

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How Disruptions like Coronavirus Test The Resilience Of Supply Chain Planning

AIMMS

The virus continues to compromise supply chains and disrupt companies at a troubling rate, but a re businesses prepared from a supply chain planning perspective? . The era of globalization has enabled supply chains to be broader and more connected. First reaction s to the outbreak . questions.

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The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of

Logistics Viewpoints

Michael Jacobs, Senior Vice President Supply Chain, Ferguson. Mr. Jacobs is the senior vice president for supply chain at Ferguson. While nominally a distributor, “supply chain management is our core competency. In particular, Ferguson’s supply chain is built for speed and to provide high service levels.

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What is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Logistics Viewpoints

If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the supply chain resiliency test. Supply chain disruption has many sources: tariffs and trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, economic uncertainty and cybersecurity attacks.