The value of granular supply chain market intelligence to mainstream investors was made infinitely clear with this week's announcement that S&P Global will acquire Panjiva, Inc. to enhance its prominent role in the world's economy.
A.P. Moller-Maersk intends to “transform” its logistics and supply chain model to compete with package delivery behemoths like UPS and Fedex. Industry analysts are skeptical.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 · Rafael Duarte Alcoba and Kenneth W. Ohlund
Third party logistics providers are constantly fighting for competitive advantage. In a fragmented industry, having an edge is critical to success. Our thesis research sponsor company, a leading 3PL, gains that edge through a proprietary software.
In a complex supply chain, every player has its own agenda. But this lack of alignment and supply chain visibility creates costly inefficiencies and slows responses to the market. In this webinar we'll explore how a Supply Chain Advocate with an independent, holistic view…
With the flourishing of e-commerce, product returns have become even more nettlesome for today's global supply chain managers. At the same time, however, new revenue streams are being created in the 3pl and warehousing sectors.
There are early signs that there might finally be some movement toward addressing infrastructure investment in this country. Yet even in the best case – that funding is fixed in the next few months – infrastructure won't improve anytime soon.
Logistic and supply chain giants DP World Australia and DB Schenker have announced the creation of a consortium, facilitated by blockchain startup TBSx3, using blockchain technology.
Demographics in our workforce are changing. Baby boomers are walking out our doors into retirement and Millennials are walking in for what could be 40 years in our industry.
The International Air Transport Association recently released full-year 2017 data for global air freight markets showing that global demand grew by 9.0%. This was more than double the 3.6% annual growth recorded in 2016.
Oracle ended its Modern Supply Chain Experience (MSCE) event in San Jose, CA by announcing that Office Depot, Inc. selected Oracle Cloud Applications to modernize its IT systems and transform its business processes to meet the demands of today's digital economy.
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and IBM today announced their collaboration on a multi-year digitization initiative to transform the port's operational environment using Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in the cloud to benefit the port and its stakeholders.
This year, we again expect to see several enormous Chinese IPOs including Didi Chuxing (ride sharing with 450 million users), Meituan-Dianping (group discounting), and Xiaomi (smart phones and laptops), among others.
Organizations that leverage Intelligent Operations to make decisions and act in real-time will be best placed to thrive in the future, according to a new report from HfS Research and Accenture.
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