Accenture

Accenture survey finds 85% of companies plan to manufacture and sell most of their products in the same region in 2026.

Professional services company acquiring in separate deals procurement specialist The Shelby Group, as well as OnProcess.

The text discusses the evolution of the digital supply chain and the rapid changes in the supply chain industry, particularly in the retail sector. It raises key issues such as meeting evolving consumer needs, embracing digital capabilities, breaking down functional silos, balancing efficiency and resiliency, creating partner ecosystem connectivity, and evolving the workforce. The text also emphasizes the importance of digital supply chains and staying alert and connected to remain competitive in the long term.

To better manage through the constrained labor market, logistics operations are courting more women and other diverse job candidates; ramping up their training programs; investing in automation; and ensuring that positions offer the work-life balance that many new recruits are seeking.

Achieving visibility will be the first vital step toward circularity.

Shippers and 3PLs can’t risk delaying a strategy to reimagine their future-proofed supply chain networks. With the role of the modern 3PL quickly expanding, it’s more important than ever for these partnerships to drive frictionless communication, unparalleled visibility, and two-way innovation amongst ecosystem partners.

Here’s how to build a culture of equality.

A strong collaboration between 3PLs and shippers can help to bring innovative solutions that will benefit both in the future. To do so, shippers must express their needs and challenges, and 3PLs must listen and find paths to address and adapt—and both must recognize the value of these partnerships.

We’re in a perfect storm with the global supply chain—and 2022 is shaping up to be even more challenging.

In a post-pandemic world, supply chains must be embedded with transparency, resilience and sustainability— or brands risk their own longevity.

Shippers might as well forget about planning for a peak season, industry analysts contend. Due to ongoing pressures from e-commerce and post-pandemic demand, ocean carriers are operating at crisis-driven velocity for the foreseeable future.

The pandemic put chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) in the vanguard of change and has empowered them to redefine resiliency and lead transformation in a responsible and sustainable way.

Challenged and in demand, 3PLs face transformation.

There’s renewed optimism for global trade with the pandemic waning and borders beginning to open. Because of this upbeat projection, companies are continuing to invest in emerging markets—and those regions are getting ready for increasing volumes.

Eager to avoid a repeat of the challenges of 2020, supply chain leaders are looking to technology to build greater relevance to customers, stronger resilience to disruptions, and enhanced responsibility to society and the planet.