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Walmart’s Massive Investment in a Supply Chain Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Following their fourth quarter results, top executives talked about their supply chain and omnichannel strategy at a high level. Brett Biggs, an executive vice president at Walmart, summarized the investments by saying the retailer is spending on increased fulfillment capacity, supply chain, automation, and technology.

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How Can CIOs Accelerate Supply Chain Transformation? Think Less Planning, More Real-Time Decision-Making

Logistics Viewpoints

My answer — to CIOs in particular — boils down to the complicated and disconnected stack of supply chain solutions most companies are saddled with, from legacy systems that weren’t architected to ingest and process real-time data to newer point solutions that are siloed from other critical operational systems.

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A True Supply Chain Transformation Requires the Proper Talent

Logistics Viewpoints

What will the total costs be associated with different green strategies? It examines the skills of the people on the team, the process, technology, and strategy associated with supply chain design. But most fundamentally, a company must be data driven. How do we best handle surging transportation costs?

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Cloudy Supply Chain Data

Logistics Business Magazine

Logistics Business’ David met with 3 namesakes, including Blue Yonder’s Senior Director for Global Retail Industry Strategy. The company has released a digital cognitive platform, ‘Luminate’, a generative AI capability, ‘Orchestrator’, and a new data cloud service with its partner Snowflake. Data is gold.

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Nutanix and Hardis Team Up on Supply Chain Transformation

IoT World Today

The concept of supply chain transformation may be in vogue, but, in many cases, it’s a necessity. In addition, trade wars are disrupting traditional supply chain routes, while many trucking and warehousing operations struggle to recruit talent. . And that’s what Xi IoT did for Hardis.” .

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The Role of Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management

3PL Links

The Role of Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management | Image source: Pixabay This article describes the transformation that data analysis and the supply chain are fostering and how it will impact business intelligence. Find out more about this current topic.

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It’s Long Overdue: Time to Bridge the Link Between Planning and Execution

Logistics Viewpoints

In an intricate supply chain landscape, where multiple touchpoints intersect, the continuous flow and exchange of data is paramount. Bridging this technological divide requires a concerted effort to harmonize data flows and establish a unified source of truth.