Kinaxis
APRIL 10, 2015
'by John Westerveld When things happen in supply chain, knowing sooner and acting faster can mean the difference between a major catastrophe and a minor hiccup in your supply chain performance. It can mean the difference between late orders and angry customers and the ability to win additional market share. It can mean the difference between getting fired and getting a promotion.
Talking Logistics
APRIL 10, 2015
'Well, it was my turn to catch the stomach bug that’s been going around here, so I was out of commission yesterday, and I’m still not fully back to health. So, I’ll just share the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week without any commentary, as I drink my flat ginger ale and rest. FedEx to buy TNT for $4.8 billion to take on rivals in Europe (Reuters).
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Supply Chain View from the Field
APRIL 10, 2015
'I had the opportunity to host a good colleague of mine, Kevin Fronk, in my supply chain relationships class this week. Kevin and I worked together years ago to help define the a baseline framework for strategic sourcing and category management that was deployed within the Lubricants group, and which later became deployed across the entire Shell Procurement organization.
MIT Supply Chain
APRIL 10, 2015
'Unmanned cockpits a long way off? The tragic loss of Germanwings Flight 9525 in the French Alps has galvanized discussions about pilotless aircraft, and whether we have the technology to safely replace humans with computers in the cockpit. In broad terms the answer is yes, we do have the technology, but of course the route to full automation in passenger planes – and for that matter in cars and trucks too – is far from straight.
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Supply Chain View from the Field
APRIL 10, 2015
'A group of my MBA students are working on a project benchmarking vendor profiling approaches. If you’re interested in this topic, be sure to take the survey. The goal of the study is to. Understand different information companies ask from suppliers. Identify industry classification codes for categorizing suppliers. Compare your company’s supplier profiling practices to other companies.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 10, 2015
'Yesterday morning, I had a nice relaxing cup of coffee outside and finally enjoyed some warm weather. That’s because I spent most of the week in Atlanta attending a conference. Well, in reality it was three conferences wrapped up in one: Home Delivery World, Click & Collect Show USA, and ETail Show USA. The three […].
Enterra Insights
APRIL 10, 2015
'Peter Byrne (@peterjbyrne) notes that researchers have been trying to create a quantum computer for years. “The quest to harness … Continued. The post Quantum Computer Puzzle Pieces Continue to Emerge appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Supply Chain Movement
APRIL 10, 2015
'SIL 2015 International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition. Venue: Fira de Barcelona Montjuic Exhibition Hall. Date: 9 th -11 th June 2015. Organizer: Consorci ZF Internacional, S.A.U. URL: www.silbcn.com/en/. International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition. The 17th SIL edition presents its slogan “Number 1 in Logistics” that stresses the leadership of the International Logistics and Material Handling Exhibition, which last year counted with a 45 % of international
The Network Effect
APRIL 10, 2015
'Philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it. – Karl Marx (1818-1883). What do you see when you look at the image above? A demon skull? An old woman with wild hair? A happening dance party? That’s the great thing about the Rorschach inkblot test – there’s no wrong answer. Any and all interpretations of an inkblot are “right”.
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Logistics Middle East
APRIL 10, 2015
'Siemens implements new material handling system (MHS) at Al Maktoum Int''l Airport.
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