Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 27, 2015

'Last week, I interviewed Robert Byrne, founder of Terra Technology on his demand planning benchmarking study. I enjoy creating the podcast series, and Rob’s findings in his benchmark study are always thought-provoking. This is his fifth year of studying demand processes. In this blog, I share the findings and why I think that they should matter to supply chain professionals in consumer-facing industries.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 27, 2015

'Reheating furnaces to hot rolling steel at the production line of Cherepovets Steel Mill, Russia. The outlook for the steel industry in 2015 remains cautious. Overcapacity, particularly from China, is still an issue even though global demand has risen marginally in the past year. Steel prices are down, and companies are consolidating or going bust.

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NFI Industries

JANUARY 27, 2015

Shifts in industrial real estate are giving businesses more options than ever before. Gone are the days of moving into a generic warehouse and adapting. Read more. 01/27/2015. Distribution. Real Estate. Supply Chain. Built to Suit, Distribution, Optimization, Real Estate, Sustainability, Supply Chain, Warehouse Design, Warehousing.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 27, 2015

'Our NC State student research recent met with Dan Stanton, Vice President of Education and Professional Development at the Material Handling Institute. MHI (“The Industry That Makes Supply Chains Work”) publishes an annual U.S. Roadmap , that identifies some of the major technology and logistics trends on the horizon. As noted in their publication, some of the trends have been around for awhile, including the growth of e-commerce, relentless competition, urbanization, and Big Dat

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Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 27, 2015

'If you think about it, Amazon’s “Yesterday Shipping” [i] spoof is not that much of a stretch of the imagination after all. As ever so demanding consumers, we expect retailers to practically read our mind and deliver immediately. In fact, I believe we are in the midst of a radical transformation not just in retailing and fulfillment, but also in how offers are designed, produced and delivered.

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Supply Chain 24/7

JANUARY 27, 2015

'In the next phase of supply chain development, companies are creating ways to circumvent disruptions and minimize the impact of natural disaster.

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RFgen

JANUARY 27, 2015

The requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act are fairly strict. Companies that will be best able to handle these new regulations are those that use data capture in order to register where a product’s raw materials are coming from and who shipped them. The unique device identification rule is fairly similar and will affect companies that produce medical equipment.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 27, 2015

'Since March 10, 2014, fuel prices have decreased by $0.884 per gallon, resting at $3.137 as of January 5, 2015. Diesel prices, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Average index, have been falling, too. While lower prices at the pump probably bring welcome savings to your personal pocketbook, changing fuel prices impact the trucking industry in a different way, thanks to fuel surcharge programs.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 27, 2015

'This is a two part series talking about the implications of the shift towards dimensional weight pricing. Today’s post will cover more on what is dimensional weight pricing and some tips to know to get prepared for a possible sweeping shift to DIM pricing in less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. Tomorrow’s post, in the series, will then cover in depth how a shipper may minimize any price increases that could come about from the use of DIM pricing for LTL.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 27, 2015

'IDC Manufacturing Insights Presents its Take on Measure First Developed in 1960s, Says It is Key Aspect of Smart Manufacturing'

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2015

'The 2013 film Her features operating systems that have become sentient. They interact with people as if they were friends, responding and adapting with palpable humanity. Samantha, the OS played by Scarlett Johansson, becomes so intelligent — both intellectually as well emotionally — that by the end she is able to tell her human paramour […].

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 27, 2015

'EAlmost All the Focus is on Supplier Spend, Some Say, as Tom Linton of Flextronics Calls for End of the PO in Some Cases'

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 27, 2015

'Anyone involved in business, technology, and/or analytics is well aware of the hype surrounding the term Big Data. Eugene Kim … Continued The post Big Data, Hadoop, and Cognitive Computing appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 27, 2015

'Inbound, Parcel and GS1 128 Labels are Common Applications.

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Logistics Middle East

JANUARY 27, 2015

'Aramex is looking to introduce a franchise model for SMEs, capitalising on the recent master franchise acquisition of PostNet.

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