Logistics 2030: Navigating a Disruptive Decade

 

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), Auburn University, NASSTRAC, and Agile Business Media have undertaken a multi-year study Logistics 2030: Navigating a Disruptive Decade.  In 2018, when the Logistics 2030 project began, little did we know that the following three years would be some of the most transformative for supply chains.  Market volatility caused by the pandemic, the subsequent economic downturn, and severe weather events have converged to cause enormous stress on all areas of the supply chain. 

One of our focus group participants said it best “Now everyone wants to go back to “normal” – how things used to be. But most of us don’t realize how the normal has changed – the future has changed.”  The year 2030 is getting closer. Over the next nine years, supply chain professionals will continue to encounter many challenges and rapid change. It is important to assess the strategies, requirements, and tools that will shape supply chains and drive success over the next decade.  

Our team of experts from Auburn University's Center for Supply Chain Innovation, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC), and AGiLE Business Media (publisher of DC Velocity & CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly), has undertaken a multi-year study of these future issues. We have previously explored transportation and warehousing. 

This year’s selected topic is Strategic Sourcing and Inbound Logistics, and we collected expert insights on future sourcing issues via a survey, focus groups, and individual interviews. The resulting information is contained in this report.   We would like to thank all the sourcing/procurement and logistics professionals who participated in this study and hope you will find the information contained within this report useful to your transportation/supply chain networks.

Year 3: Strategic Sourcing and Inbound Logistics
Key findings from the 2021 report:

The 2021 study is the third edition of this series and Strategic Sourcing and Inbound Logistics explores the findings and managerial implications of operating in a dynamic sourcing environment.  The annual study presents a long-term view of the supply side of global supply chains and takes an in-depth look at strategic challenges in sourcing and inbound logistics. Where is sourcing and inbound logistics headed over the next decade and how will it impact your supply chain? 

Experts from the Logistics 2030 research team share their insights and the highlights from the Year 3 Study.

Key discussion topics:
- Strategic Issues and Trends
- Organizational Priorities
- Strategies and Tactics 

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Previous Reports

Year 2: Warehousing and Distribution

Supply chain professionals will encounter many challenges and rapid change over the next decade. It is important to assess the strategies, requirements, and tools that will shape supply chains and drive success through 2030.

This year’s report covers warehousing and distribution. Warehousing & Distribution has taken an elevated position within the supply chain and has shed the reputation of being a necessary evil. As you will see in the pages that follow, the growth of e-Commerce has led the way in moving warehousing & distribution forward.

We would like to thank all the warehouse professionals who participated in this study. Everyone involved in the study hopes that you will find the information contained within this report useful in your quest to enhance the performance of your warehousing/supply chain networks.

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Year 1: Freight Transportation

2018 was a transformative year for transportation. Shippers and carriers alike were scrambling to secure capacity…and secure that capacity at reasonable rates. This volatility coupled with ongoing changes to our transportation networks prompted us to launch the Logistics 2030 (L-2030) study.  The year 2030 is not a long way off. Over the next twelve years, supply chain professionals will encounter many challenges and rapid change. It is important to assess the strategies, requirements, and tools that will shape supply chains and drive success over the next decade.

Over the next few years, the L-2030 study will address key elements of the emerging supply chain. Our first choice for study was transportation management, specifically, as the function exists within the shipper community.  We collected expert insights on future transportation issues via a survey, focus groups, and individual interviews.

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