Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Our look at the Top 25 (plus 4) Supply Chains of 2018 examines how the best companies in the world excel at managing their global supply chains. So the CSR score too is more of a popularity contest than a consistent metric. At the end of the slideshow, you’ll also find links to our analyses of previous years’ rankings.

Gartner 81

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Gartner recently announced their 2018 Top 25 Supply Chains List. The 2018 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain List. Source: Gartner. But overall most of the list was the same as 2017. In fact if you go back 5 years to 2013 you will find that most of the names are the same as on the 2018 list. Gartner Survey Metric Notes: 1.

Gartner 60

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The major sources of risk in Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries start at the top, where the contracts are awarded, and flow downwards to the subcontracting suppliers. The contract may also include metrics and resulting consequences (late fees, etc.). CONTRACTING EXCELLENCE JOURNAL , 15 Jan.

Aerospace 40

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 13, 2018

What is much easier to measure is cost — so that’s what drives the metrics and incentives.”[1] The cited passage reads, “Most CEOs continue to ignore supply chain management and sourcing. Horizontal (versus Vertical) Process Excellence. Synchronized (versus Integrated) Processes.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. Completed in 2012, the ERP project forced the company to standardize organizational design, roles, and metrics. What can often look like compliance in APO could actually be numbers calculated in Excel and posted into the SAP system.

Demand Planning Software 245

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3rdwave

JANUARY 23, 2019

Haslam College of Business, April 2018). Digitization is suddenly so important because the current technology supports the capturing of phenomenal amounts of raw data from an unlimited number of sources and the converting of that data into meaningful, contextual, and actionable information – quickly and at low cost.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 86

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3rdwave

JANUARY 23, 2019

Haslam College of Business, April 2018). Digitization is suddenly so important because the current technology supports the capturing of phenomenal amounts of raw data from an unlimited number of sources and the converting of that data into meaningful, contextual, and actionable information – quickly and at low cost.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 40

Logistics Network Optimization Software Transportation Optimal Sourcing Logistics 40

BlueYonder

JULY 10, 2019

I came out of the meeting feeling defeated until I realized two things: 1) Not having experience does not mean I wouldn’t have been capable of excelling at the role and 2) Being prepared for meetings is the best way to avoid feeling “less-than.”. But once I became a manager, I did more metrics and reporting. I love to help others.

Saint Lucia 61

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

“Currently, the biggest challenge for supply chain managers is…” Keeping up with consumers and their buying behaviors. As we touched on above, the challenges of talent acquisition — and retention — was clear in 2018 and this has continued into 2019. She is now an Editor at Aggregage for the site Supply Chain Brief.

Supply Chain Planning Software 96

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BlueYonder

JULY 10, 2019

I came out of the meeting feeling defeated until I realized two things: 1) Not having experience does not mean I wouldn’t have been capable of excelling at the role and 2) Being prepared for meetings is the best way to avoid feeling “less-than.”. But once I became a manager, I did more metrics and reporting. I love to help others.

Saint Lucia 40

Saint Lucia Ohio Just-in-Time Colombia 40

Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

The 2018 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain List. Source: Gartner. In fact if you go back 5 years to 2013 you will find that most of the names are the same as on the 2018 list. Gartner Survey Metric Notes: 1. Source: Gartner (May 2018). Home Depot. And Lenovo and Nokia were dropped from the 2017 list.

Gartner 10

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. These advancements are accelerating thanks to better tools that were created in 2018.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 76

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

A 2018 Update. Therefore, we thought it might be a good idea to revisit each of the trends listed below, with a brief update as to how the situations have developed, and a look at the state of play in 2018. State of Play in 2018. State of Play in 2018. BRICs Are Moving to Buying, Not Just Making.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 84

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