Wed.Sep 17, 2014

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Let the Qs Begin

Supply Chain Shaman

'Last week was the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. It was great to see old faces at the kick-off. 110 supply chain leaders attended. I smiled on the week following the conference as the accolades piled up in my inbox. In preparation for the summit, we readied the final report of the work on translating balance sheet results into a methodology to judge Supply Chain Excellence.

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Your supply chain is costing you money – Reason #3 Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility

Kinaxis

'by John Westerveld. Not having end-to-end supply chain visibility. Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Over the next several weeks, I’ll outline these issues and discuss some ideas around how to avoid these practices. You can find the previous posts here: Reason #1: Offshoring without getting the full picture.

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FMCG Humour: Supply Chain Communication Clarity

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

'The United States of America, the US of A, Uncle Sam and the land of the three. No, not a typo but three visits to USA by yours truly, that is. Two for business and one for pleasure but you cannot visit there without having fun even if it is after a bit of a boring day discussing the details of how to make better soap. While I have many great memories from the trips there is something humorous that always stands out from each visit.

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Merhaba

Supply Chain Movement

'Nas?ls?n? Ben Türkçe ö?reniyorum. I’m currently learning Turkish. But for me, as a Dutchman, it would still be a little too difficult to write this introduction in Turkish, so instead I’ve chosen to use English – the global language of business. This is the new magazine Supply Chain Movement for the Turkish market. After seeking advice from a number of Turkish supply chain directors we decided to publish the magazine in English, because supply chain management is so internationally oriented and

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

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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[WHITE PAPER] A Guide to the Warehouse Metrics Supply Chain Execs Should Track

Veridian Solutions

Metrics, sometimes referred to as key performance indicators (KPls), data, insights, or analytics, provide a glimpse into the universe of your warehouse management system (WMS) and operation. Tracking the right warehouse metrics is comparable to using binoculars to gain insight into your processes. Big data also increases the importance of metrics in the modern warehouse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

'CSCMP is only a week away. Clint Reiser and I will be presenting our findings from an omni-channel fulfillment survey we conducted in partnership with James Cooke and DC Velocity. Omni-channel is all about the convergence of channels to provide a unified brand experience for the customer. Each channel has its own experiences, advantages, and […].

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What’s Happening with Transportation Regulations?

Talking Logistics

'Transportation regulations are a hot topic of discussion these days, with Hours of Service (HOS) arguably getting the lion’s share of attention. But there are other regulations that will certainly impact the transportation industry in the coming years, such as Electronic Logging Devices and Minimum Carrier Insurance Requirements. Jason Craig, Manager of Government Affairs at C.H.

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3PL Outsourcing, A 5 Point Summary

3PL Insights

'3PL Outsourcing, 5 Point Summary by Leo Stringa, Business Development Specialist, Evans Distribution Systems Definition- A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL, or sometimes TPL) is a firm that provides a one stop shop... The post 3PL Outsourcing, A 5 Point Summary appeared first on 3PL Insights - Warehousing, Transportation, and Logistics.

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Expo 2020 & DP World launch industry themed workshops

Logistics Middle East

'Maritime & logistics industry leaders explore opportunities.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

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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Turkish Special Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Movement

'Contents Turkish Special Supply Chain Movement. 7 | Election Supply Chain Professional Turkey 2014. The Most Influential Supply Chain Professionals of Turkey will be elected for the first time during a gala dinner at the Suada Club on 17th September 2014. The jury of very experienced academics and experts have determined several categories in which the nominated projects of the candidates fall.

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Largest floating terminal to be launched by Iran

Logistics Middle East

'Terminal expected to be operation in weeks.

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How Maximo can help optimizing the Pressure Pumping Services in Oil Field Services Organizations.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

'It is being observed that oil companies once rushed to get a well in the ground just to prevent their leases from expiring. Now that those leases have been established, these companies are now focusing on optimizing their operations so to extract the oil at competitive cost. In order to help these oil companies to maximize the gains from the existing oil fields, OFS (Oil Field Services) companies are offering the service mix called as IPM (Integrated Project Management).

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Egypt raises $8.5bn for Suez Canal expansion

Logistics Middle East

'Target reached after eight days following share offer to citizens.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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EMS Seven Seas announces appointment of new CEO

Logistics Middle East

'Also enters into agreement to acquire Wave Shipping.