Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 25, 2024

In Figure 2, we share the time to get data in networks. In Figure 3, we share the level of trust, accuracy, and importance of the signals. Another call. Same story. I hear this story a lot. The ERP upgrade cycle holds many of my clients hostage. Most struggle to understand the relative value of investments. Not all networks are equal.

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2023

This was terrible news for a company now on the hook to ship to kids who were suddenly cooped up and hankering for a fort. As Conor told us in a podcast episode from 2022: Pretty quickly we realized our costs were going to be about 30% higher than we thought. The key takeaway?

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The more I think about it, it boils down to the lack of awareness about what it takes to tread the supply-chain path. A good example is accelerated adoption of automation, whether we know it or not. That, combined with the last two years of massive supply chain breakdowns keep raising a question in my mind from time-to-time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2024

Why, in 2024 are we still talking about it and what can be done to move in the right direction? Before we jump into the how we move forward, let’s explore three underlying causes that contribute to this challenge: Decision Dilemma : A common hurdle we hear is the ambiguity surrounding decision-making authority.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 20, 2021

How much should we hold? Too often, inventory is viewed from an aggregate position, likely driven by finance, who are concerned about working capital implications. We hope it serves as a though-provoking exercise to improve your approach! . Inventory management has always been challenging. How much is too much?

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In episode six of Be Ready for Anything, ToolsGroup’s Pre-Sales Manager for Europe, Birger Klinke, talks about what retailers should expect in 2021 and how they can leverage probabilistic forecasting and automation to adjust to a changing marketplace. I’m happy today having an interview with you and let’s see where we go.

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Logility

MARCH 6, 2024

It uses historical information to make forecasts about the future. Prescriptive analytics considers the present situation, meshing current data with simulation algorithms to answer, “What should we do?” Advanced analytics targets all types of the above analytics to draw rich conclusions about your organization.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 18, 2024

” I started writing about the movement towards regionalization back in 2008. A year ago, Ambrose Conroy , founder and CEO of Seraph, observed, “The world economy is undergoing significant changes as we shift from a global approach to one focused on regional and national production. Nor, for the moment, has it hit a wall.

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ToolsGroup

JULY 6, 2023

Based on feedback from our customers and partners, we have one of the highest in the category rating of 4.5 We truly appreciate and value your partnership. ToolsGroup has a long history of innovating with our customers in mind. It’s why our team and our solutions have earned the recognition of so many industry experts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We luckily were never in a situation where our staff had to go without personal protection equipment or had to use makeshift products.” And then, trying to make sure we were getting quality products.” “Our We can’t wait around.’” We had to go off contract and find our own. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Walmart fines suppliers whose goods arrive late or who have not shipped everything that they committed to ship. We can track that information down to the actual delivery level, so once it delivers, we can see whether it delivered on-time.” Uber Freight is a major provider of managed transportation services.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 15, 2024

We are grateful to collaborate with so many forward-thinking brands, providing the quantum analytics, innovation, and expertise to help them achieve their business goals.” Learn more about ToolsGroup’s industry recognition from customers and analysts HERE. Additional Resources: See ToolsGroup’s G2 reviews HERE.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 18, 2024

Some people anticipate great things happening thanks to AI, while others feel only deep anxiety about humanity’s future. Digital transformation is an ongoing process so we can expect to see this year’s breakthrough trends continuing to shape society into next year.”[1] Predicting the Future.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

The challenges we face in managing our businesses, are increasing at a complex rate. We hear that finding good talent is not easy. Hiring managers are setting the criteria of selection & recruitment for people who – “must be able to think outside the box” – interesting, seems logical but also curious!

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ivalua

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Ivalua employs over 800 people worldwide who are united by an empowering vision, mission and five core values that underpin the company’s culture. Comparably’s lists are based solely on ratings provided by current employees who anonymously rated their companies on Comparably.com over the past 12 months (Nov. About Ivalua.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 22, 2023

And what about those jiu-jitsu classes you’ve wanted to take for such a long time? If you have been through this process at least once, you already have a good idea of what supply chain design is about: optimization. When most people hear the word “optimization,” they immediately think about minimizing costs. Gas or electric?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We are teaming up to bring you the coolest supply chain boutiques, listed alphabetically, that we identified through those studies. About half of their work is upfront strategic consulting and about half is in the implementation area. About half of their implementations are of SAP’s SCP solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2023

The power of Generative AI and its promise for supply chains What dazzles about generative AI is its dips into realms we thought were our sole human domain, such as art and creativity. We are only at the most nascent stages of this technology, and the explosion of generative AI startups will only expand the options.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2024

We sit on the cusp of a new business era driven by artificial intelligence (AI); however, without data AI doesn’t work. This data can even include information about your physical self, like health data — think about how an app on your phone might count how many steps you take. Data privacy is a big deal. Manageable.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2024

About Beth Potratz Beth Potratz , Co-Founder and CEO for Drive My Way, has over 20 years of experience. Beth is an innovative, forward-thinking HR professional who is disrupting truck driver recruiting by treating the driver as a consumer in the employment relationship and making recruiting personal again. And they mean it.

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Logility

MARCH 11, 2024

These valuable supply chain experts will not be replaced by AI but have roles augmented by systems that learn and recommend; and will engage with new team members who understand how to embrace and leverage AI. We’re putting data-driven decision-making at the fingertips of everyone across an organization,” says Dow. “Our

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2022

To learn more about the future of logistics, tune as they give a preview of the topics for their upcoming Manifest conference happening in 2023 like sustainability, connecting the ecosystem, machine learning, and intelligent infrastructure. We are a private live event studio. We create events basically focused around technology.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 11, 2022

People who work in logistics and supply chain are in a unique position to help the people of the Ukraine. About Ben Gordon. As grim as it looks, we can make a difference! YPOers are action oriented, and while many of us have offered traditional assistance I believe there is much we can do to help the supply chain.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The late historian David McCullough, once said, “History is who we are and why we are the way we are.” learning about the basis of civilization), is not as simple as we would like to believe. Most of us grew up learning about the first Thanksgiving from the pilgrims’ perspective.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The last seven years have meant trusting my skills, capabilities and beliefs at a level I never had to think about before when I could hide behind a company name. In fact, I am finding that about 70% of my coaching work is helping people trust themselves more. We send these forces out to people and they send them to us.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We’re all familiar with generational labels like Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. Can we predict it? Can we prevent it? Cohen , who insists “these identifiers are meaningless.” ”[1] He traces the origins of generational marketing to the early 1940s. What causes change?

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This day honors people’s authentic selves as sharing who we are is not always safe or easy. As Allies, we need to acknowledge the impact of the support that we can offer the LGBTQ+ community all year round, including recognizing significant days like today. We both did individual counseling and joined support groups.

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Stord

APRIL 16, 2024

Unlike many companies however, we are writing a blog post about it…but why? Other Stordians (as we call ourselves) were promoted within their existing function. Luckily we have one of those WMS here to manage our network of fulfillment centers!) Growing@Stord is one of my favorites that we just launched.

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QAD

MARCH 14, 2024

I have the biggest smile on my face as I write this because I’m pleased to announce that we recently hit 7,000 downloads. A big thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way! If you haven’t yet listened to or read about them, take a look at our wrap-up blogs covering past episodes of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 27, 2024

March 18-24 is Neurodiversity Celebration Week , a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. Learn more about ADD/ADHD: [link] Anonymous: OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is something I live with daily. I don’t talk about it openly outside my family and close friends.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Jodie continued, “We also focused on strong risk management ensuring there is no corruption in our supplychains and ensure that social compliance is maintained in the suppliers we work with.” Jodie shared a lot about how she and her team manage procurement in a large organization like Altria. “A

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BlueYonder

APRIL 3, 2024

April is National Volunteer Month and is meant to recognize those who give of their time, skills and energy to support different causes, helping others. Last month, Blue Yonder associate Ellie Hislop shared an anecdote about how she’s working to inspire inclusion in her community for International Women’s Day 2024.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 17, 2024

April is National Volunteer Month and is meant to recognize those who give of their time, skills and energy to support different causes, helping others. I was a little nervous about the whole experience, but it went smoothly, and I am so glad I joined the students at Promenade Elementary in Corona, California.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 16, 2024

I want to talk about how a specific subset of retail customer data is insanely important and underutilized to deal with one of the biggest cost pressures in retail: returns. Are we losing money on this customer? Can we recover some costs from this customer? Therefore, how quickly do we need to get it back into stock?

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 25, 2023

I spent some quality time with around 50 girls between the ages of 8 months and 15 years, who are mentally challenged and have multiple disabilities. I remembered a quote from Mother Teresa where she says, “It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” With World Food Day taking place on Oct.

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