Category: Thought Leadership

The global logistics market is estimated in 2022 at $10.7 T, with projected growth by 2032 to $18.2T at a CAGR of 5.5 percent. Despite a significant market size, the industry is plagued with inefficiencies. Low transport fill rates with 25–30 percent of loads being empty, a driver shortage with 2.6 million unfilled driver jobs […]

Supply chain disruption costs in the United States topped $228 million in 2021. These costs go beyond dollars with damage to brands, operational costs, delayed cash flows, customer complaints, loss of customers, and loss of productivity. A 2022 survey by The Economist found that 46% of large corporations (with more than $1B revenue) are launching […]

The aim of any inbound supply chain for materials is to make sure that spare parts, rotable spares, and consumables arrive to operations in time to execute planned maintenance work. Too often, though, low performance, the lack of trust between teams and limited visibility for materials lead to frequent replanning and excess reliance on expediting […]

Global economic, environmental, and social factors are still disrupting supply chains. This limits organizations’ ability to meet customer demand and manage operational costs. While supply chain issues are attributed to a variety of causes, the lack of supply chain visibility is at the top of the list. Research by Gartner found that improved supply chain […]

Inventory management for perishable products is a challenge for many industries, such as food manufacturing, grocery wholesale and retail, and pharmaceuticals. For example, excess stock levels of dairy products, meats, fruits, vegetables, medicines, and even beer, to name a few, are all subject to expiration, “best before” dates, or important milestones in product lifecycle (e.g., […]

Unpredictable events such as the global pandemic, Brexit, the Suez Canal, and Ukraine highlight the importance for robust, stress-tested, and agile supply chain (SC) networks. Such large scale and disruptive events level the field and affect all industry players. Consequently, businesses that are quicker and more efficient to adapt to new circumstances gain market share […]

As per McKinsey, few industries are shaping the world we live in today like the telecommunications industry. Working from home, or even working from anywhere, is made possible by broadband networks and technologies. Improving the telecommunications (telco) customer experience with data-driven supply chains represents an emerging industry opportunity. Internet-connected, or smart, devices are growing exponentially, […]

We observe that executives trying to obtain an end-to-end view of their company’s supply chain are often faced with a landscape mostly covered in fog – an incomplete, fragmented, and sometimes incongruent picture of what is occurring. Data may reside in disconnected, siloed systems, and many processes, such as external logistics or the current state […]