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“Open Logistics Foundation” will support more efficient work and costs savings, DB Schenker says.

The opening keynote address for analyst group Gartner’s virtual Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo outlined an ambitious vision for the future of supply chain management that goes beyond focusing on profit.

Many companies claim they are committed to creating a sustainable supply chain but then fail to consider sustainability when developing new products. The Sustainability Compliance Matrix Assessment provides a simple framework for evaluating sustainability concerns at the very beginning of a product’s life.

Markets—both on the demand side and the supply side—are shifting. We need to figure out how to react, in real time.

As companies respond to the rapid encroachment by Amazon and other digital giants into their traditional markets, supply chain managers will be called on to create defensible market positioning and sustained profitable growth.