As supply chains grow more intricate and consumer expectations increase, the ability to track shipments in real time becomes a crucial component for forwarders striving to maintain a competitive edge.
Many companies have been busy restructuring their supply chains from global to regional or local for a few years now. But what problems are they trying to solve?
Over the last decade, the world has changed dramatically for manufacturers. But so has technology, with a host of new tools for streamlining operations, automating tasks and saving on costs.
Supply chain leaders today can not only analyze the past and present to determine the likelihood of outcomes, but can also look to the future to manage them — a practice known as prescriptive analytics.
Sales and operations planning is a living, breathing process that naturally evolves over time. Still, it’s important to maintain the application’s core tenets that apply to every organization.