Logistics Viewpoints

One-number plans are bad plans. A one-number forecast, for example, looks across the range of demand that might emerge in a period and decides to create a forecast that is mid-way between the mos...

https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2024/05/06/one-number-plans-are-bad-plans/

I was hoping that my news roundup would lead off with a comment about Boston sports going two for two in the playoffs. After Wednesday night’s blowout of the Miami Heat, the Celtics won their o...

https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2024/05/03/this-week-in-logistics-news-april-27-may-3/

Following 45 days of negotiations, the European Council approved a watered-down version of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The EU CSDDD has had a difficult journey, facing d...

https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2024/05/01/corporate-sustainability-due-diligence-directive-csddd-addressing-the-entire-value-chain/

In 2022, I wrote an article called The Best Supply Chain Company You Have Never Heard Of. The article was about Ferguson PLC, a value-added distributor of plumbing and heating products. Ferguson ...

https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2024/04/29/fergusons-commitment-to-supply-chain-excellence-drives-customer-satisfaction/

When it come to smuggling, drug dealers are taking things to a while new level. Colombian drug smugglers are disguising cocaine as “fake coal” within major bulk consignments to try to dupe po...

https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2024/04/26/this-week-in-logistics-news-april-20-26-2/

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. A recent conversation with a major distributor of consumer beverages encapsulated man...

https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2024/04/25/yards-are-hard/

I am coming to you from the sunny confines of San Diego, CA where I am attending the 2024 Körber Elevate conference. This is my first time attending Körber Elevate, and it did not disappoint, w...

https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2024/04/24/korber-elevate-2024-chart-your-course/

While Generative AI has sparked great excitement, a form of artificial intelligence called Causal AI might offer much greater potential. Causal AI offers the tantalizing promise of being able to ...

https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2024/04/22/what-georgia-pacific-is-doing-with-causal-ai-is-remarkable/

After months of anticipation, the day is finally here. On February 4 at the 2024 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift announced that she would be releasing a new album, which had secretly been in the work...

https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2024/04/19/this-week-in-logistics-news-april-13-19/

Over the past decade, the main battleground for China’s WMS market has been in the consumption industry; but more recently the battleground has returned to the manufacturing industry. Overseas ...

https://logisticsviewpoints.com/2024/04/17/chinas-wms-market-has-significant-potential/