Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Autonomous Supply Chains In this competitive environment, a CPG manufacturer needs to fight to get space on retailer shelves in each region, keep those shelves stocked, compete and collaborate simultaneously with e-commerce, and maintain its operating margins. each with discrete plans generated typically in sequential batch runs.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2019

Analysts from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) explain the first three revolutions were driven by steam, electricity, and automation. It helps organizations improve fundamental business metrics such as productivity, product reliability, quality, safety and yield, while reducing downtime and lowering costs.”[3] Industry 4.0

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 12, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A “100-page-plus document was filled with “supplier shall” statements that detailed FedEx’s obligations and outlined dozens of metrics for how Dell would measure success. Best-of-breed solutions like BidOps and others exist within the space of cognitive/AI-driven negotiation and sourcing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. Barrier #1.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 15, 2015

The 63 metric ton air shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) and sanitation supplies valued at some $1.8 This is a vital resource in a situation where supply of critical items such as protective coveralls has been constrained and demand for the right equipment fluctuates wildly. million grant from Paul G.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented global supply chain disruptions, impacting the flow of parts and finished goods around the world. The disruption caused by COVID-19 is unique in that it impacted supply chains across all industries.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 23, 2023

By integrating company data with data from supply chain partner’s businesses can identify areas of intervention beyond the company’s own processes. Because an ERP system provides a comprehensive view of a company’s operations, it can be used for tracking and reporting on ESG metrics. 5 ways that ERP plays a role in ESG?

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In supply chain management, it was all anyone could talk about. Every article discussed the importance of digitally transforming the supply chain. Since there didn’t seem to be a clear definition of digital supply chain transformation available, I developed one from first principles.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

“Our biggest challenge was not maintaining production and operations during the pandemic – but it’s today, managing the impact of the aftershocks.” – Joanne Mavroides, Director Supply Chain & Logistics at Abiomed. The discussion dove deep into the state of the medtech supply chain and manufacturing.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I was hoping for 70F+ weather, but even Florida fell victim to the Polar Vortex, with temperatures only in the 50s (which felt tropical, nonetheless, compared to Chicago and Boston). This data has proven to be valuable when companies meet with their retail customers or make strategic decisions regarding their supply chain operations.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Supply chain management is a multi-faceted process with many stakeholders and even more moving parts. New technology aims to make the supply chain more efficient, yet investing in the wrong technology further complicates productivity while hindering profitability. Here’s some research on this topic.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 22, 2019

They write, “Manufacturing matters to the United States because it provides high-wage jobs, commercial innovation (the nation’s largest source), a key to trade deficit reduction, and a disproportionately large contribution to environmental sustainability.”[1] This transformation has been slow to unfold.

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