This Week's Top Five Stories in Supply Chain
FedEx: How Supply Chain Leaders are Utilising Intelligence
As supply chain leaders face ongoing pressure to remain resilient amid uncertainty, FedEx has released its first-ever Future of Logistics Intelligence Report.
The report explores how supply chain leaders are gaining and leveraging a competitive advantage.
FedEx finds that there is a significant gap between seeing an issue and being able to act on it, demonstrating a capabilities gap that needs to be managed.
Why Automated Fulfilment is Cutting Shipping Costs by 30%
The widespread digitalisation push has seen growth in cost savings and efficiency across global supply chains.
Walmart has reached a US$1tn valuation since it began rolling out automation and working on its digital business. It has become the first major retailer to see this market capitalisation, proof that it is seeing the benefits of next-generation technological implementation.
The company has further plans to invest US$330m to modernise its regional distribution centre in Opelousas, Louisiana, aiming to double its shipping capacity with the implementation of automation.
What SCIP's Platform Expansions Mean for Risk Mitigation
Volatility has reared its head in supply chains in recent years, with businesses around the world beginning to recognise the need to build resilience.
Part of this has been the large-scale investment in supply chain visibility, but risk is still threatening to cause disruption.
To help mitigate risk, the Supply Chain Intelligence Platform (SCIP) is launching new decision intelligence capabilities, Optimize and Assure.
How Oracle AI Agents are Boosting Supply Chain Efficiency
In a world of constantly shifting supply chains and ever-increasing demand, the capability to act fast without sacrificing performance is the key to building resilience.
Oracle has introduced a new suite of AI agents which will help leaders respond to market shifts better and make more confident decisions.
Through this, supply chains will see stronger business performance and unlock productivity gains.
What Does the Descartes Shipping Report Reveal About Trade?
Global shipping has undergone significant changes in the last few years, with supply chains facing constant strain.
Through rerouting across the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Suez Canal, to the increase of online ordering with the rise of digitalisation, every shift has changed established shipping plans.
Descartes has released its February Global Shipping Report, examining import demand, sourcing patterns and geopolitical pressures.
