Automotive
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Can Your Logistics Provider Meet the Ever Changing Needs of the Automotive Industry?

By building agility into the supply chain and reducing inventory, logistics providers enable automotive enterprises to adapt more quickly and efficiently to new and emerging supply chain challenges. Not since Henry Ford improved mass-production with the first conveyor belt-based assembly line in 1913 have automotive supply chains experienced such a period of rapid change. China’s

Automotive
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Five Ways Blockchain Can Unblock Your Supply Chain

Futurist Don Tapscott said blockchain will allow companies to revolutionise their business models, but how can the technology unblock your supply chain? The conversation around data sharing can be a particular challenge for enterprises because of issues such as cost, information security, implementation, data standards, and relationship management. And yet, for urban logistics strategies and

Automotive
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How Automotive Enterprises are Harnessing Our Experience to Deliver Supply Chains of the Future

Our broad automotive network and experience in solution design can be harnessed by automotive companies to deliver more agile and capable supply chains—now and in the future. Drawing from our experience of production logistics and our manufacturing capability, we ensure automotive enterprises receive the right part, in the right place and at the right level

E-Commerce
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How Do You Meet Rising Customer Expectations Cost-Effectively?

As consumer expectations rise, so too does the cost of meeting them. How can today’s supply chain directors balance service standards and cost to consistently satisfy—and retain—their customers? The digital world has given consumers unparalleled access to businesses the world over. With this comes choice, convenience, and the ability to make more economic purchasing decisions.

Automotive
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3 Ways Smart Contracts Will Transform Supply Chains of the Future

Smart contracts, and the blockchain technology that underpins their use, are almost tailor-made for today’s complex, multifaceted supply chains. A study conducted at the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, found that, on average, there are 200 different interactions between 30 different parties involved in moving one container from one location to another. Each of those interactions

Technology
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Could Improvements in the Quality and Speed of Your Repairs Give You a Competitive Advantage?

By improving the quality and speed of repairs in line with increasing expectations, companies stand to gain competitive advantage. The efficiency of today’s repair models can be measured in two key ways. The first of these is speed. Consumer dependency on technology has led to increasing expectations in repair lead times – in a world

Automotive
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How Do You Get a Supply Chain to Really Perform?

More often than not, a supply chain may operate moderately well and deliver within tolerable limits. Customers may find the service acceptable, but nothing exceptional. Inventory levels may be higher than needed but for some traditionalists, plenty of inventory is a good thing, isn’t it? Actually, we think that most supply chains can improve performance

Automotive
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5 Top Warehousing Challenges You Shouldn’t Ignore

While overcoming the challenges faced by warehouse managers stands to improve the cost-effectiveness and profitability of warehouse operations, the issue extends much further than that. Customer engagement and operational excellence need to go well beyond cost reduction to make the supply chain a source of customer value. And in today’s customer-centric landscape, providing value to

Automotive
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Recognise These 5 Warning Signs? Your Supply Chain Could Be At Risk

The ability to sense danger before it occurs is paying dividends for many organisations both in maintaining high performance levels and reducing costs. At a time when agility and flexibility are of increasing importance, even the most well managed supply chains can be susceptible to unexpected short term problems that can have significant impact and