Herlitz Inventory Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The calendar is at the company and source levels, allowing you to shut off demand expected on holidays which keeps all components accurate. The second function is at the source level to allow the buyer to plan for vendor shutdowns, manufacturing delays/shutdowns, and for larger events, such as the Chinese New Year in the far east.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 28, 2023

It has become increasingly important for companies to embrace this emerging technology as they seek to adapt to rapidly changing environments and become more digitized. Even though adoption of blockchain is currently rare, it will become an essential tool for companies that want to continue their digital transformation in the future.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I write for this blog, craft reports from research for our newsletters, create blogs for Linkedin, and build articles for Forbes. Each company ranks in the 4% of companies beating their peer groups. No technology company is attacking supply chain planning at the center. I am also developing a framework for my new book.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 18, 2019

Seeking the next sequel in technology adoption, I want to write how the confluence of new technologies changed companies’ abilities to improve decisions. Not much has changed in technology approaches; and most companies, over the last decade, went backwards not forwards on S&OP maturity. What am I hearing? The reason?

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Provenance

OCTOBER 16, 2020

This will mainly involve working on Provenance brand communications with our marketing team, which will include idea generation, copywriting and execution of assets for our website, case studies, blog, newsletter and social media. Ideally has worked on brand communications for a consumer product company or retailer before .

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Taulia

AUGUST 29, 2023

It allows companies to refine and optimize their supply chains based on specific business objectives, tailoring each step in the process to contribute towards their overall goals. Source suppliers strategically Supply chains are ultimately made up of suppliers. Establish clear objectives Start by setting clear objectives.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 2, 2021

In the past, I did a weekly newsletter for my business, Logistics Trends & Insights, but things change or evolve and after reminding folks, again and again, the name of my company, I figured I would start writing my thoughts, minus the company, on supply chains. I also do random supply chain projects for folks.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Intro Email Newsletters News Sites Social Media Influencers Blogs Unexpected Places. So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Experts’ Choice: Supply Chain and Logistics Email Newsletters.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2014

So back to the question of whether it makes more sense to source best-in-class Big Data technologies from vendor-agnostic, third-party software providers or from 3PLs offering technologies as part of a bundled offering. This means the shipper secures greater accountability from their 3PL.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 18, 2015

However, at a practical level, companies struggle with the implementation of strategy due to a lack of definition. In my work with organizations, I ask companies to be patient and remember that we are on a journey. Today, while companies speak the words of end-to-end supply chain management, there is functional quagmire.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. While companies want to improve supply chain performance and drive value, it is easier said than done. For many companies, improving results is elusive. We find that companies can improve one, but not two of the metrics. The reason?

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Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

(Photo 58159433 | Packages © Daniel Kaesler | Dreamstime.com ) The success of UPS’ ‘Better and Bolder’ strategy is in doubt as the company faces lower volumes and higher costs. They’re a dual sourcer, and they have diverted some volume, and I suspect they’ll stay dual sourcing.”

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Provenance

OCTOBER 16, 2020

This will mainly involve working on Provenance brand communications with our marketing team, which will include idea generation, copywriting and execution of assets for our website, case studies, blog, newsletter and social media. Ideally has worked on brand communications for a consumer product company or retailer before .

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Techgistics

MARCH 12, 2018

Source: The Daily Dot. FreshTurf FreshTurf based in Singapore, is building a blockchain to manage last mile delivery transactions between retailers, logistics companies, and consumers. You can read more articles here or sign-up for a free, but incredibly infrequent newsletter here. trillion in 2023.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

In that spirit, we’ve combed the MH&L archives for the most innovative supply chain developments of the past year, as reported in our print magazine, on our website, in our e-newsletters, or our various social media channels. Content Summary: Delivery Companies Get Creative to Close the Last-Mile Gap. Warehouse Automation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

That said, as the name suggests, B2B marketing refers to sending promotional messages to other companies, government agencies, wholesalers, institutions, and other organizations. Some of these include liking your content, watching your online videos, subscribing to your monthly newsletter, or signing up. What Is B2B Marketing?

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

In the pages that follow, you’ll find our personal choice for the most interesting, impactful, game-changing, subversive, or mind-bending technologies and developments that were announced over the past 12 months in one or more of the various MH&L channels—our website, newsletters or social media channels. Last-Mile Delivery. Media Type.

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Bristlecone

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

AMERICAN CORPORATE APPAREL COMPANY SELECTS BRISTLECONE. BRISTLECONE DEPLOYS SAP ARIBA STRATEGIC SOURCING SUITE. Sign up for our newsletter. In January, Bristlecone kicked off an end-to-end supply chain assessment and diagnostic project for a provider of corporate apparel and business services. MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR PULSE 2019.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 14, 2013

I have worked for Gartner Group, AMR Research, Altimeter Group and now my own company, Supply Chain Insights. In this time, I have worked with over 500 companies. It will be launched during a webinar on April 25, 2013 and through a series of reports that will run in our May newsletter and throughout the summer.

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Provenance

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Source: CBI ). Trust in business is something that can be built by peeling back the curtain of a company.” . Source: The Conversation ). Source: The Guardian ). Join our newsletter. Interested in how blockchain-powered product transparency can grow trust in your brand?

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Jaggaer

OCTOBER 22, 2020

José Carande, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy, explained some of the difficulties and challenges faced by banks and financial services companies at a JAGGAER webinar on October 8, 2020. Attijariwafa Bank has successfully implemented a source-to-contract solution with the JAGGAER ONE platform.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Thus a website is your strategic source of revenue and brand visibility , which are important considerations before redesigning your website. However, practice shows that timely redesign brings many benefits and gains for any company. No business can stay afloat in the modern market without a website.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2021

Peters ( @tom_peters ), an author and business management practice expert, has stated, “It never ceases to amaze me that companies spend millions to attract new customers (people they don’t know) and spend next to nothing to keep the ones they’ve got! ”[1] Thomas J. Seems to me the budgets should be reversed!”

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Passenger-plane belly capacity has been displaced and airfreight rates are rising on high demand as companies try to fly over severe backups at seaports. Alibaba Group Holding is facing a new challenge to its e-commerce dominance in China from a seemingly surprising source. Sourcing Journal). Newsletters & Alerts |.

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Provenance

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Source: BSR ). How 38 of the world’s biggest food & beverage companies compare on forced labour. Source: Know the Chain ). Last week Know the Chain released a comparison tool and report on how companies like Unilever and Coca Cola are performing on addressing forced labour in their supply chains. Join our newsletter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Much to my chagrin, when I entered into the world of supply chain, the processes of source, make and deliver were usually not designed. Over time, companies acquired assets. Instead, I think that it needs to be holistic to balance the trade-offs of source, make and deliver together. Instead, they just happened. I find it ironic.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 23, 2018

Considering the increased sales volume our company is experiencing, you bean counters should be grateful I’m able to get our freight covered and delivered at any price!”. He enjoys a 25 year record of success marketing enterprise automation software platforms to some of the world’s largest companies.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 29, 2016

To help your company to execute its strategy, executives need to aspire to implement advanced S&OP. The ultimate goal of S&OP is to plan ahead and provide visibility and support to execute the company strategy. Be one of those companies. Therefore communication needs to be integrated in an S&OP process.

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Provenance

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Source: Oxfam ). The public information available from 76 of the world’s largest companies shows that just over 60% have committed to SDGs yet only half have translated that into new actions. Source: BBC ). Source: Food Matters Live ). Join our newsletter. Sign up here to receive early access.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Comprehensive view of source, make and deliver. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Focus is on make, source and deliver together. In flight, I will be busy writing four reports for our newsletter next week.

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Supply Chain Insights

APRIL 9, 2013

It will be launched on a webinar on April 25, 2013 and through a report that will run in our May newsletter. We have performed multiple analyses for companies. As a result, we have built a database of how companies have made trade-offs on financial ratios over the last decade. How was it developed? Why do we need a new Index?

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Provenance

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

70% of consumers are most interested in transparency about products, rather than the companies who made them. Source: Futerra ). By surveying 130 corporate experts from 70 companies and over 3500 shoppers from 7 markets they detail the landscape of transparency. Source: New Plastics Economy ). Source: We the Economy ).

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2013

Most companies operate well within functions, but struggle to build strong horizontal processes. It combines decisions across sell, deliver, make and source processes to drive value based outcomes. It allows companies to evaluate the design of the network. They lack cohesion.

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Tompkins Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

To remain competitive, companies are urged to reconsider their Chinese supply chain structures and develop new strategies. Companies need to clearly understand the challenges they face in China. Zakkour investigates why companies should recognize these issues and how they should plan for them throughout 2014. Distribution.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 22, 2015

However, only 12% of companies can get to total cost data, and the average company has 5-7 ERP instances, so if companies want to spend large amounts of money on a new architecture, who am I to judge? The most fundamental thing that companies need to do now is to change their mindset. What Does Need to Change. .

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 16, 2021

Reasons to become a Community Teaching Assistant Custom courses for corporations can deliver unexpected benefits MicroMasters program content is used to build custom supply chain courses for companies. MIT CTL has developed and implemented more than 20 custom courses for companies such as Walmart, AB InBev APAC, Ahold Delhaize, GE, and Shell.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

They are not the same, and the delivery of a demand-driven strategy does not mean the company will enable a customer-centric supply chain, or build/implement outside-in processes. Advanced companies are building cross-functional teams to use unstructured data to analyze warranty, quality and service failures. Social Listening.

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