Overcome Disruptions with Intelligent Supply Chain Planning & Optimization

Improving operations is a must for 3PL warehouses looking to save time, stay competitive and grow their businesses. Knowing where and how to improve is the key to establishing best practices to make your 3PL more successful than ever before.

Amazon has turned the business landscape on its head. Netflix has transformed the entertainment industry. Uber has revolutionized the transportation industry. Aerospace firms are feeling the squeeze. Are you ready for what’s next? According to LMA Consulting Group’s research study, The Amazon Effect: How Higher Customer Service Standards Impact Your Business and What You Can Do to Thrive, customers are no longer satisfied with quality products delivered on-time; instead, they want rapid delivery, “go the extra mile” partnership type service and collaborative R&D/ design.

While once, supply chain was not one of the top enterprise priorities, today, most of the procurement leaders site supply chain visibility as their biggest challenge is managing disruption. Organizations are adopting tools that provide deep supply chain intelligence, and there is a high value of having as much information at your fingertips as possible. With this, organizations are making a paradigm shift in embracing the full spectrum of technologies like AI to cement the growth story.

BIMCO's Chief Market Analyst, Peter Sand, presents his views on the dry bulk sector for Q1 2019