Kinaxis

JULY 2, 2015

by Carol McIntosh Collaborative Management is Step Four to a Stage Five Supply Chain Planning System of Record (SCP SOR). Supply chain collaboration. What is it and why is it so important? Today there is a focus on supply chain analytics and the automation of decision making. However, this does not preclude the need for humans and collaboration. A quote from a Forbes article read ‘humans evolved to survive and collaborate to ensure survival’.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JULY 2, 2015

Enjoying the summer? While you’ve got a quiet moment to relax and catch up on your reading, check out these editor’s picks from the Quintiq Blog. Postmodern ERP: New rules for a new era. It can be difficult to resist the holy grail of the all-encompassing ERP system. But that’s just what companies need to do if they’re to embrace the opportunities of the new era of postmodern ERP – an era where companies are saying ‘No’ to monolithic ERP systems that monopolize IT resources and restrict innovati

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Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Scenario Planning Supply Chain Design Software 146

Enterra Insights

JULY 2, 2015

“With the Middle East and north Africa now engulfed in multiple wars,” writes Borzou Daragahi (@borzou), “businesses and investors are … Continued. The post Doing Business in Frontier Markets appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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MIT Supply Chain

JULY 2, 2015

Shareholders expect companies to make smart investments in operational assets, and most of these assets happen to reside in the supply chain. It is incumbent on supply chain professionals, therefore, to help senior executives make smart decisions by explaining how operational investments affect margins, turnover, and, ultimately, cash flow. MIT CTL’s Dr.

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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

Logistics Network Optimization Software

BlueYonder

JULY 2, 2015

In a segmented, omni-channel world, available-to-promise (ATP) is seeing a renaissance. Omni-channel profitability for retailers and other value chain participants will increasingly depend on a matrix of available-to-promise possibilities across the various supply chain entities that make, move, and store inventory. As retailers evolve their omni-channel strategies, order promising, along with sophisticated demand shaping capabilities, will become central to profitable fulfillment decision makin

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Modeling Supply and Demand Manufacturing Procurement Inventory Reduction 65

GlobalTranz

JULY 2, 2015

Lean and green are not only trendy topics, but they also make good business sense, especially for manufacturers. However, since both concepts have been saddled with a lot of hype, manufacturers have tended to shy away from pursuing these goals. Becoming leaner and greener is actually a pretty simple process, and many of the steps may feel very familiar.

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Manufacturing Procurement Lean Waste Reduction Material Savings 205

Talking Logistics

JULY 2, 2015

In the race to improve customer experience, the retailer’s quest for a profitable and effective method to offer same-day delivery has been surprisingly slow. Perhaps distracted by what the competition is doing or intimidated by perceived obstacles, many retailers have tried too hard to look to the future and missed what technology is telling them today: The same-day delivery puzzle has already been solved.

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Optimization Software Demand Planning Software Purchasing Skills How To 168

GlobalTranz

JULY 2, 2015

Lean and green are not only trendy topics, but they also make good business sense, especially for manufacturers. However, since both concepts have been saddled with a lot of hype, manufacturers have tended to shy away from pursuing these goals. Becoming leaner and greener is actually a pretty simple process, and many of the steps may feel very familiar.

Manufacturing Procurement 153

Manufacturing Procurement Lean Waste Reduction Material Savings 153

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 2, 2015

If you are reading this LogisticsViewpoints blog post today, July 2, you can be categorized as one of the following: Not a US resident – today is just Thursday to you A US resident working today, but wishing you weren’t working A US resident, working, but mentally already on 4th of July vacation One serious […].

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Logistics 150

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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ivalua

JULY 2, 2015

A Nation’s Strength. by Ralph Waldo Emerson. What makes a nation’s pillars high. And its foundations strong? What makes it mighty to defy. The foes that round it throng? It is not gold. Its kingdoms grand. Go down in battle shock; Its shafts are laid on sinking sand, Not on abiding rock. Is it the sword? Ask the red dust. Of empires passed away; The blood has turned their stones to rust, Their glory to decay.

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Marianne Hudson

JULY 2, 2015

Every angel portfolio needs some real gems to provide an overall return. Selecting which companies to add to your angel portfolio sometimes feels like hunting for an elusive pearl among thousands of oysters. So many look the same from the outside. Are there telltale signs that point to which oyster [.

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