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The New Definition of Supply Chain Agility and Resilience in an Unpredictable World

Logistics Viewpoints

The definition of agility and resilience will continue to evolve. The creation of a new digital ecosystem has enabled these and other changes that will shape the definition of supply chain agility and resilience in the 2020s and beyond. A Positive Example. There are Also Commercial Reasons. The Road to Agility and Resilience.

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Logistics Viewpoints

This article is the second installment from Ben Smeland, Senior Software Engineer, at Lucas Systems, and continues to explore gamification in the warehouse. In this post, we’ll look at the third pillar, competition and offer a couple real world examples of its use in the warehouse and DC environment.

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A Guide to Supply Chain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Logistics Bureau

Still, in this article, I will help you evaluate the need for supply chain and logistics KPIs in your organisation, and identify which types of measurement might be most appropriate. For example, you might call the highest level the “primary tier” and the second level the “secondary tier.” Which ones to use?…

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Wind Power Looked At to Make Shipping Greener, But Challenges Remain

MTS Logistics

For example, the New York Times is out with a new article on wind energy and how it can help shipping in the near future as climate change becomes a major focus. According to a Cargill executive profiled in the Times, the turbines can reduce fuel usage by 3 tons per day, which definitely makes an impact on emissions.

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What is LTL Shipping and How Does it Work?

3PL Links

This article will provide a detailed reference to LTL shipping, including the definition of LTL, shipping prices, delivery method, and how to manage your LTL shipment to the fullest. For example, less-than-truckload shipping requires 12 linear feet and pallets ranging from one to six, with a maximum of 10 pallets per truck.

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HBR: Managers Think They’re Good At Coaching. They’re Not.

The Lean Thinker

example may have been a somewhat extreme case, a recent HBR article by Julia Milner and Trenton Milner titled Managers Think They’re Good at Coaching. As an alternative, they offer up a definition of coaching by Sir John Whitmore: “unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. What Is Coaching?

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Making Sense of Supply Chain 4.0

Material Handling and Logistics

Every article discussed the importance of digitally transforming the supply chain. The trouble with this definition is that it doesn’t explain what exactly changes in supply chain management—that is, what gets “transformed”—when digital technologies are adopted. That’s how I felt when I first heard about digital transformation.