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How to Know When to Innovate in Logistics
Logistics rarely announces that it needs to change. There is no universal alarm that sounds when a warehouse has become inefficient, a transportation network has become obsolete, or an inventory process is quietly consuming more money than it should. Instead, the warning signs tend to emerge gradually: delivery times become less predictable, labor costs creep upward, customers demand greater visibility, or employees develop increasingly elaborate workarounds to compensate for outdated systems. That makes innovation in logistics both necessary and difficult. The challenge is not simply discovering new technologies. It is knowing when change is justified, where it should occur, and how to introduce it without destabilizing operations that are already…
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The worst advice for the Supply Chain
People like to hold on to fixed ideas that they can turn to in case of doubt. Theories that, over time, have become clichés and even immovable monoliths. However, the fact that these ideas have caught on does not make them true. What’s more, their aura of infallibility makes them even more dangerous, as we assume them without question, and they are more difficult to extirpate. In the supply chain, these topics often translate into standardized responses. Topics that are intended to be applicable in any situation, without taking into account the specific aspects of each supply chain or its specific needs. The 5 tips on the Supply Chain that…





