Supply Chain Visibility

With transparency being a focus, knowing the environmental, social, and governance scores of their partners meant that Lever Style could confidently tell brands that they have a sustainable supply chain.

At the heart of any digital transformation is supply chain visibility, visibility is a core component of all other solutions and capabilities, from the order and inventory management to transportation and logistics management and even returns management, so, why isn’t it more widely implemented?

New offering aimed at increasing merchant competitiveness in the ecommerce space by improving customer engagement and providing enhanced shipping options.

The technology giant has spent several years building a cognitive supply chain that embraces an agile culture of innovation, focuses on client needs and successes, and leverages exponential technologies to deliver greater value - it’s a model for any organization building agile capabilities.

This white paper explores why visibility is a core element of modern supply chain digitization, and a top reason to implement logistics technologies in your supply chain.

FourKites officials said that with NIC-place in the fold, it is positioned to create the largest European-based multimodal carrier network, serving global shippers with what it called the most comprehensive end-to-end global supply chain visibility platform. And they also added that it will help to spur on the adoption of secure real-time visibility solutions specifically designed for carriers, while shortening the time to value for shippers with complex, multimodal carrier networks.

Chicago-based supply chain visibility services provider project44 announced it received a $420 million investment. The investment was led by Thoma Bravo, TPG, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, coupled with participation from Emergence Capital, Insight Partners, Chicago Ventures, Generation Investment Management, Sapphire, and Sozo Ventures each acquiring equity shares in project44 and resulting in a pre-money valuation of $2.2 billion.

With $100+ million in annual recurring revenue, 1,000+ team members, 1,000+ customers, 1+ billion packages tracked annually and the top performer in analyst reports, project44 leads the supply chain visibility market.

To help supply chain leaders navigate the rapidly evolving market and technology landscape, this guide provides an overview of what advanced visibility means and what to consider while selecting a solution.

IDC’s analysis of the need for improved forecasting pulls no punches, in explaining that manufacturers have been running supply chains for centuries, and, for nearly that entire period, it is something that they have agonized over, with this zinger to complete the working thesis: “The only thing that has been universally true about any forecast is that it will be wrong.”

Consumer pressure, political tensions, forced labor accusations and new regulations have increased the pressure on companies to share information on their supply chains.

Apparel manufacturers must set their goals higher than just surviving the current coronavirus crisis; they must fully embrace and exploit the opportunities that the situation presents and use this crisis to establish the foundations for growth in years to come.

Supply chain transparency has the potential to bring multiple benefits to companies across the apparel industry.

A large textile and apparel manufacturer that prides themselves on being sustainable in their supply chain have struggled with showing this transparently to their customers.

Download this doc for answers to some of the top questions supply chain professionals are asking when it comes to greater visibility.