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3 Ways to Increase Sustainability and Profit through Smart Logistics
Nearly all of the150 largest companies in the world have a Chief Sustainability Officer at VP level or higher. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a major talking point in many annual reports and conferences. This is all good and proper, but many of us have a feeling that it is simply window dressing we are witnessing, and not a lot of concrete action.
Seven Trends in Logistics
Warehousing; In-House or Outsourced? On one side, the 3PL providers are getting better and have all the credentials needed, which is tearing down a lot of the walls of resistance towards outsourcing. On the other side is the feeling of lost control and freedom that could be needed as logistics is getting even more important. There are a lot of other reasons, but everybody is talking about it.
Establish Davis Database Presentation at CSCMP
Establish Davis Logistics Cost and Service Database is an ongoing annual survey that manufacturers, distributors and retailers participate in to receive a customized logistics benchmarking report of logistics cost and service. The benchmarking database is the longest running, since 1976, and with most entries in the logistics industry.
Collaborative Logistics: The Who, What, Why and How
Interview with Paul Van den Brande who discussed Collaborative Logistics. This interview was originally published my blog on the Kinaxis Supply Chain Expert Community at TheFutureofSupplyChains.com
Supply Chain Analytics
Dustin Mattison from TheFutureOfSupplyChains.com interviewed Edith Simchi-Levi who discussed the role of analytics in supply chain and operations strategy.
Logistics Network Modeling and Value Networks
Dustin Mattison from TheFutureOfSupplyChains.com interviewed Verna Allee, who discussed connecting human interactions and business processes.