disruption Archives - Gravity Supply Chain

12/06/2022

You wouldn’t take a knife to a gunfight, so don’t take a spreadsheet to a critical business meeting.

A fully connected #ordermanagement -driven supply chain ensures you no longer need to extract data from multiple sources into spreadsheets to update the business or…

11/12/2022

The argument and need for greater adoption of supply chain technology has never been more just. And it will only get louder!

With so much uncertainty and vulnerability in global trade and shipping, companies/businesses must adopt technology to improve transparency and synchronize all aspects of the supply…

04/20/2022

Disruption in supply chains is nothing new

Most disruptive of all is not having an outward-facing order-focused supply chain. Disruption in supply chains is nothing new. It's been around for centuries in…

05/11/2021

How the Suez Canal blockage proves technology has the power to transform the shipping industry

The ongoing disruptions due initially to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic are firmly at the forefront of everyone's mind. It's hardly surprising then that the 'Evergiven…

04/15/2021

10 reasons why IoT, and digitized shipment visibility adoption is an essential commodity for the supply chain industry

IoT is an essential enabler for real time supply chain visibility. High-level data gives users valuable insights into their merchandise's journey, including its geographical location…

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04/01/2021

Time and tide wait for none! Reflections before the next wave of disruption

Image source: wikimedia commons The Ever Given is moved to the Great Bitter Lake section of the Suez for damage assessment, but this doesn't mean…

03/29/2021

Why You Need To Know About The Ripple Effect Of The Latest Disruption

Businesses and consumers globally, but especially within Asia and the Mediterranean, are already trying to manage delays in cargo shipments coming through the Suez Canal…

02/24/2021

Why To Ship And How To Ship – We’ll Help You Make The Right Decisions

A significant quantity of global freight transport movement is part of a multimodal transport chain, particularly for port-related containerized transport flows. We Are More Closely…

01/13/2021

Our Technology Gives You Greater Visibility Than A Telescope!

‘That ship has sailed’: an idiom widely used to reference a situation already decided, in the past, and one that almost certainly cannot be stopped…

12/17/2020

Santa Knows How To Improve Your Supply Chain Capabilities The Easy Way!

Last week, the Gravity team found a letter written by a CEO struggling with his company's current supply chain processes that asks Santa to help…

12/11/2020

Can Santa Help You Improve Your Supply Chain Capabilities?

The Gravity team has found a letter to Santa! It appears to have been written by a CEO struggling with current supply chain processes. He…

10/30/2020

How To Digitize Your Supply Chain And Take Control Of Your Shipments Easily

If you've watched the classic holiday movie, “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947), you'll probably remember the famous movie line ’Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day,…

09/22/2020

Rugby, The Supply Chain And Real Time Winning Strategies

Coordinated Alignment Results In All Round Wins (more…)

09/21/2020

Deploy Operation ‘Big Data’ For Supply Chain Excellence

It's widely appreciated that Big data plays an instrumental role in improving supply chain management and is a player that cannot get ignored. However... What…

06/09/2020

Do You Need To Weather-Proof Your Supply Chain?

2020 A year that will get recorded as a year of exponential levels of stress, strain, and disruption for all people, all businesses, and all…

05/22/2020

The Best Pharma Supply Chain Move Of All Time – Digitize to Legitimize

Supply chain disruptions are inevitable, and this couldn't be more evident now, and during times of emergency, when medical devices and pharma products become a…

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04/17/2020

5 Obstacles To Avoid When Synchronizing Your Supply Chain

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04/15/2020

6 Checks Every Supply Chain Should Take To Stay Healthy

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outsmart your competition with cost effective tactics with the help of technological advancement

04/09/2020

What Are The True Costs And Challenges Behind Your Supply Chain?

What is the real cost behind meeting your customer's needs and expectations? (more…)

04/06/2020

A CEO’s View Of The Global Pandemic

An update for all the companies that have been affected personally and professionally by the global impact of COVID-19. (more…)

03/31/2020

Technology Is The Key To Supply Chain Orchestration

”As COVID-19 spreads globally, we are seeing increased supply chain disruption, but also changes in consumer spending habits,” commented Sarah Watt, Senior Director Analyst with…

03/10/2020

Supply Chain Management Success – What You Need To Know But No One Told You

The global freight industry is a highly sensitive commodity. Numerous inevitable and often unavoidable events ranging from extreme weather to environmental risks and, both human…

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02/27/2020

How Technology Enables The Best Sourcing Strategies And Value Chain

The inevitability of supply chain disruptions in a global environment is one that's well understood. Businesses need to employ strategies that are agile, proactive, and…

02/26/2020

Risk Chain – Gain Full Visibility And Mitigate Supply Chain Risk

Graham Parker, CEO Gravity Supply Chain Solutions, discusses the impact of Coronavirus, COVID-19, on global supply chains. In an interview conducted by BBC World News,…

02/21/2020

Sourcing – What You Need To Know About Coronavirus Supply Chain Disruption

Countries globally are working tirelessly to enforce containment measures in an effort to halt the Coronavirus' path of destruction. However, these measures may impose significant…

01/30/2020

Global Supply Chain Threat — The Coronavirus Disruption

Boom! Like an explosion, it happened... (more…)

01/09/2020

Building Blocks For The Ultimate Digital Supply Chain

Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs theory proposes that people get motivated by five primary categories of emotional need: (more…)