Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Usually, a supply plan can’t be fully executed. Robust supply plans can optimize across distribution, manufacturing, and logistics constraints and deliver an optimal plan that hits service objectives at the minimum cost. The integrated business plan is at the heart of balancing projected demand with the capacity needed to meet that demand. But then stuff happens.
Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 26, 2022
There have been a lot of labels attached to the day-and-age in which we live, including the Computer Age, the Digital Age, and the Information Age. Although these monikers conjure up slightly different connotations, they all rest on the fact that data is being created at an unprecedented historical rate. Keeping up with and making sense of all this data is far beyond the capabilities of traditional analytic methods.
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Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 18, 2022
In September, 2021, we asked members of our Indago supply chain research community — who are all supply chain and logistics executives from manufacturing, retail, and distribution companies – “Is your company becoming more supply driven?” A majority of the respondents (58%) said that they had become more supply driven in response to current market.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
OCTOBER 17, 2022
The Age of Agility: Building Resilience in the Supply Chain. Feature Article by Anthony Beavis, Managing Director APAC at Körber Supply Chain. Border controls, China’s zero-covid policy and global shipping costs and energy prices is putting increasing pressure on supply chains throughout the Asia Pacific region. Here, Anthony Beavis, Managing Director APAC at Körber Supply Chain discusses the critical need to strengthen supply chain resilience.
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
Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The massive disruption in global logistics is a driving factor behind the supply chain crisis. Companies must optimize logistics to prepare for the next disruption.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 3, 2022
The toilet paper shortage was one of the COVID era events that taught people what the term “supply chain management” meant. It is common for pundits to look ahead and predict how an industry or profession will change. Sometimes, it can be more insightful to look backwards and note the chances that have occurred over the last several years.
Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 17, 2022
The world is being plagued by exceptional droughts and heavy, very localized, flooding. According to the European Drought Observatory, Europe is drier than it has ever been in the past 500 years. The climate is also having a very direct effect on supply chains. For example, the extremely low water levels in the Rhine and Danube rivers – two key inland transport arteries – are delaying supplies of raw materials and finished products.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Employee negligence and error are among the most significant cybersecurity liabilities for companies in the supply chain sector. Here are some pointers on how companies can empower employees to defend supply chains.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
OCTOBER 17, 2022
A Conversation with Don Teng. by Dr. Raymon Krishnan, Editor-at-Large, LogiSYM Magazine. Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, OMRON Corporation is a multi-billion-dollar, diversified company with business units producing industrial automation products, device & module solutions, healthcare, and social system solutions. The company is a global leader in the Industrial Automation business providing complete automation solutions for various industrial applications.
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.
Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The supply chain bottlenecks we’re experiencing across the world start with the global chip shortage, the most severe of the current component shortages.
ShipBob
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Running a business is hard. You never really know how it will all turn out, yet you need to be able to answer questions like these: How many units of inventory do you need to have on hand to be at full stock for each SKU? How often do you project to replenish inventory ? How will those projections change over time? Where do you expect to be a year from now?
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 26, 2022
ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. Looking back, I estimated the market in 2013 at $6.4 billion globally, and I forecast it to grow to $9.9 billion in 2019. Well, how often do you hear industry analysts say they underestimated a market’s growth rate? Well, I am saying it. I underestimated the growth by $2 billion.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 2, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 6 Ways to Attract Investors to Your Startup Business! One important thing you need to decide when setting up your startup is what type of business structure to choose. There’s no right or wrong answer. The structure you pick will very much be determined by your specific business and your goals.
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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.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The continued disruption of supply chains suggests that the challenges of the COVID-19 era have been more than a blip in an otherwise stable period of global business. It’s time to take proactive action to prepare.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Charge Me Up! Energy Storage Development – A Fast Emerging Technology Needed for Sustainability. by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio. When was the last time you ordered food from a company using an app on your phone? For most people it probably wasn’t that long ago. That said, when was the technology there to even make ordering from an app possible?
Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The COVID-19 supply chain disruption was the first of this scale and magnitude. Global supply chains were struck by the coronavirus pandemic.
Amware Logistics and Fulfillment
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Sun, fun, and logistics. That’s what people – well, at least logisticians – think about at the mere mention of California. And it makes sense that logistics pros love the Golden State. It has a booming supply chain with three of the busiest ports in the US (the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland) and an economy that, if it were counted as a separate country, is the fifth largest in the world.
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IT Supply Chain
OCTOBER 20, 2022
By Brian Glick (pictured). Founder & CEO, Chain.io. The post The Life Raft When Containers Go Overboard? Visibility Data appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Quantum Leap to the Top 10 Supply Chain Skills of the Future! The job of a Supply Chain professional never stops. When things seem to be going smoothly there is always another problem looming around the corner. As such Supply Chain senses must always be on high alert! It is not a question of whether a new problem or challenge will occur.
Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 26, 2022
The supply chain of the future has clear visibility and is collaborative. Organizations will need to understand the state of the supply chain in real time, while aligning cross-functionally to reduce ad-hoc firefighting.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The New and Game-Changing Technology Solutions Redefining Last-Mile Logistics. Feature Article by Nishith Rastogi, Founder and CEO at Locus. From stocking up your fridge with the week’s groceries to purchasing the latest smartphone, the consumer has now been placed at the center of the supply chain as they pull the complete gamut of products to where they reside.
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Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.
Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 11, 2022
In 2023, it’s time to focus on building resilience into your supply chain, and a great place to start is with the human side. Look to your supplier relationships as step one in reducing risk and vulnerability.
Multichannel Merchant
OCTOBER 14, 2022
TikTok is looking to create a global logistics infrastructure, including in the U.S., to fulfill merchant orders on its TikTok Shops ecommerce platform, creating a good deal of industry buzz based on its rapid growth as a dominant social media and advertising platform , as first reported by Axios. A search of open positions including the term “fulfillment” on TikTok’s LinkedIn page turns up 62 results worldwide on Thursday, with a mix of operations titles (logistics, fulfillmen
SCMDOJO
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Logistics KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) measure how well an organization logistics function is performing. They’re used to evaluate the effectiveness of operations and identify areas for improvement. Logistics KPIs examples can vary from Basic 5 Logistics KPIs to a detailed list of 47 , which you can get from here. Logistics is the central system that controls physical inventory flow in a supply chain.
Supply Chain Game Changer
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Boost Employee Engagement in Supply Chain! The workplace is full of distractions. Everything from social media to gossip and internet browsing can lead to distractions. Data shows that smartphones are the top cause of distraction among employees. With so many distractions in the office, it’s easy for employees to lose focus on their work and become less efficient than they could be.
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Supply Chain Brain
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The supply chain ecosystem won’t revert to its pre-pandemic state. With this in mind, manufacturing organizations are placing top priority on modernizing procurement technology.
IT Supply Chain
OCTOBER 25, 2022
By Wouter Satjin (pictured). Sales Director, Joloda Hydraroll. The post Boosting air cargo handling efficiency & resiliency this peak season appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Supply Chain Brief Submitted Articles
OCTOBER 11, 2022
When Adele released 30, demand for the vinyl edition was woefully unanticipated, impacting manufacturers, recording artists, and labels on a global scale.
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