Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 20, 2023

Dear Technologists: As I worked in my garden and took afternoon naps to recover from surgery for the past month, the content of this open letter circulated in my brain. In this open letter, I beg you not to layer general AI over conventional supply chain planning. The issue? You might ask, why can what seems to sound so right be so wrong? Why am I so passionate about this?

Optimal Sourcing 308

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Design Software 308

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2023

By exposing transaction data from end to end, organizations make quicker decisions, lower costs, and achieve better customer service.

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Supply Chain Visibility Supply Chain Customer Service Supply and Demand 93

Unleashed

AUGUST 20, 2023

Long lead times can hurt sales and customer retention. If a customer has to wait an extra day for their order, they might decide to cancel it. If a manufacturer has to wait an extra day for raw materials to arrive, they might lose a customer. Here we break down what lead time is, the types of lead times in supply chain management , the factors that affect lead time, and how to shorten lead times to provide a better customer experience.

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Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Reduction Sourcing Strategies Procurement Analytics 52

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2023

A perspective from Infor Nexus about why supply chain inefficiencies persist, and what can be done about them.

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Supply Chain Supply and Demand 91

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2023

Finding available trucking capacity is often a challenge, especially when demand is high. The sad truth, however, is that a lot of capacity gets wasted too. We see this, for example, in the number of empty backhauls that happen every day. There is another form of wasted capacity, however, that many shippers overlook — that. Read more The post [Video] Riviana Foods: Using Optimized Load Building to Reduce Transportation Costs and Improve Sustainability appeared first on Talking Logistics wi

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Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction Video Food 179

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2023

The latest skirmish in the trade war between the U.S. and China provides yet another reminder of why American high-tech manufacturers need to diversify their supply of critical raw materials.

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Sourcing Strategies Material Savings Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing 98

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2023

These policy reforms will lead to efficiency and productivity gains and enable “stable prices for consumers, assured supplies and remunerative proceeds for farmers,” said the Reserve Bank of India.

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India Food Policies Supply and Demand 96

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 20, 2023

The truckload volume index (TVI) for vans fell by 7.0% while refrigerated TVI decreased by 3.4% and flatbed TVI shrank by 12.8%.

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Freight 98