Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
I am sitt ing in seat 4E on an evening flight to San Francisco thinking about my day. It is Labor Day weekend in the United States, and the plane is full. While many have a three-day holiday this weekend, I will celebrate this Labor Day working. Next week is the annual Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , and summit preparation is on my agenda for the weekend.
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
by Kirsten Watson The term crowdsourcing—the process of obtaining ideas, services or information by soliciting feedback from a large group of people—has existed since 2005. But its fundamental concept predates the name by centuries. In 1714, the British government offered the public a monetary prize to the person who created the best solution for measuring a ship’s longitude.
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GlobalTranz
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
For decades, the realm of transportation management , warehouse management, and order fulfillment remained set in near-prehistoric hands of isolated silos, inefficient processes, and limited accessibility. However, technology has risen to dramatically alter the execution of supply chain functions. Technology poses the greatest opportunity for small- and medium-sized businesses to take advantage of innovative tools to ensure end-to-end tracking, visibility , and processing of products.
ToolsGroup
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
It’s hard to get around obsolescence. Derived from the Latin verb obsolesere —to grow old—most products in the marketplace grow “long in the tooth” at some juncture in their life cycle. Shorter innovation cycles, multi-channel complexity, and long-tail stock-keeping units (SKUs) accelerate the inevitable decline in value. The knack in today’s innovation economy is to understand how the value of a particular SKU deteriorates or its costs increase so that profit erosion can be factored into invent
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.
SCM Research
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
The global not-for-profit organization CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) has published a report: Supply Chain Sustainability Revealed: A Country Comparison. The report was written by Accenture Strategy. “While climate and water risks are apparent, the implications for businesses and economies reliant on complex supply chain models are less understood”, says Paul Simpson, CEO, CDP. “The good news is that as companies transform their supply chains into digital supply n
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 31, 2015
The emergence of the Cloud has created an interconnected world that goes beyond the communications of the early ages of the Internet and Web 2.0, influencing the way our real world behaves as much as advances like the engine, the printing press, or the computer itself. New technology can seem appealing until the process of incorporating it into existing methods becomes overwhelming and stressful.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Last month I posted a Logistics Viewpoints article on the evolution and growth of the WMS market. Today I am going to take a slightly different perspective and discuss the evolution of WMS customer requirements – how are WMS customers’ requirements different now than they were in the past, and what factors are driving these […].
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Your Supply Chain has been revised, optimised, transformed or even blue sky’d – yes, honestly have been present when this was used but managed to stifle a guffaw into a cup of hot chocolate. What a smooth running well oiled machine it has become. Processes and procedures have achieved ISO standards in all areas and KPIs shine like a halo above the Supply Chain Directors swelling head.
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
by Alexa Cheater As part of our ongoing ‘Learn from the Masters’ series, which features answers to your burning supply chain-related questions from our talented business consultants, we bring you the comedy stylings of Bill Dubois. Bill has been part of the Kinaxis team for more than 12 years, and is also the host of our home-grown Late Late Supply Chain Show.
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GlobalTranz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
While conventional logistics optimizes the flow of goods from producer to consumer, reverse logistics manages the processes for inverting that flow to deal with returned parts , materials and products from the consumer back to the producer. Most often, this includes warranty recovery, value recovery, repair, redistribution, product recalls, used parts and replacement materials for refurbishment, service or product contract returns, and end-of-life recycling.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
There’s been a lot of buzz and activity lately around Supply Chain Operating Networks (for example, see Infor acquiring GT Nexus ), but I still find that many companies are still on the learning curve when it comes to understanding the role and value of SCONs. Earlier this year on Talking Logistics , I had the opportunity to discuss “ The Power of Supply Chain Operating Networks ” with Arun Samuga, VP of Research and Development at Elemica , a leading Supply Chain Operating Network for companies
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
“Companies are increasingly tuning in to the importance of understanding their customers in order to make their marketing more effective,” … Continued. The post Personalization and Identity-Driven Marketing appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Elementum
AUGUST 31, 2015
Counterfeit drugs and devices reach the United States every day. Here are the risks involved and steps to mitigate the impact of counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Big picture global trade is making the details harder to track. Counterfeit drugs have long been rife in developing countries, where regulations are lax and supply chains are harder to track. But in recent years, as the pharmaceutical supply chain has expanded globally, drugs and devices headed for the US are more susceptible to tampering a
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Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.
ModusLink Corporation
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
There was a time, not so long ago, when packaging was simple. Brands created products, stuck them in boxes stuffed with an obscene amount of Styrofoam peanuts or bubble wrap, then sent them off along their distribution path. As long as products arrived at their final destination intact, the shipping process was considered a success. […]. The post Three Tips for Sustainable Packaging appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Live Episode: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 12:00 ET. The quest for transportation cost savings and service improvement is never ending, but many companies still take a fragmented approach to analyzing and optimizing their transportation operations — whether it’s looking at their inbound, outbound, and inter-facility moves separately, or taking a fragmented, mode-by-mode approach to procurement.
Enterra Insights
AUGUST 31, 2015
According to a report prepared for the World Economic Forum by Bain & Company, “Personal data is becoming a new … Continued. The post What the Truman Show Can Teach Us about Big Data appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
MIT Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Freight vehicles powered by the sun are a long way from becoming reality, but solar technology could have an impact on commercial transportation in the not too distant future. A solar electric car called Arcturus offers a glimpse of possible applications. MIT CTL is sponsoring a project to race the vehicle in the Bridgestone World […].
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Arkieva
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
Humans love stories and learn best from examples. Behavior scientists have even given a name to this common practice: Narrative Bias. In simple terms, the human brains understands and retains facts much better if there is a story binding them together. This concept has been talked about by many authors in many different contexts and then there is this: “Because suppose you eschew gossip and just say.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
Would you rather spend almost 40 days on a remote island in the South China Sea, with very little food and water (just rice, rats, and the occasional stingray ), flimsy shelter that doesn’t protect you from the sun, rain, and biting insects, and no communication with friends and family back at home — or would you rather be a truck driver? Over the years, there’s been a lot of commentary (discussion, debate) about the driver shortage in the trucking industry — whether it really exists
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Supermarket giant Kroger is expanding its experiment with an online ordering service called ClickList that allows consumers to order groceries … Continued. The post Grocery Shopping with Millennials: Bring Your Smartphone appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
NFI Industries
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
Shippers face capacity issues in different aspects throughout their supply chain which includes their industrial real estate needs. Warehouse vacancy rates continue to decrease and industrial vacancy is now at a cyclical low of 7.3%. However, this includes buildings that may not be deemed suitable to do business so it’s estimated that the actual vacancy.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
AUGUST 31, 2015
Tomo Hosoi, Joseph Kim, Dennis Stainken, and Felipe Caro. Over the last fifteen years, the music industry has made a rapid transformation through the advancements of digital technology and the Internet. At the turn of the century, Napster gave consumers a P2P tool to exchange digitally compressed files. A few years later, Apple created the iTunes Music Store service to complement the highly successful iPod music player and bring digital downloads to the mainstream.
Supply Chain View from the Field
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
The Supply Chain Management Review, one of the leading practitioner journals in the field of supply chain, is hosting their first ever conference in November at the Rosemount Hilton at O’Hare Airport in Chicago. The conference, titled Supply Chain Outlook promises to be an exciting event, with many leading speakers and academics attending. I look forward to hearing what my former colleague from Michigan State, Steve Melnyk, is up to these days!
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
“Computers cannot think,” Deloitte analysts David Schatsky (@dschatsky), Craig Muraskin, and Ragu Gurumurthy write. “But increasingly, they can do things … Continued. The post Improving Business Decisions Using Cognitive Computing appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
NFI Industries
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
Shippers face capacity issues in different aspects throughout their supply chain which includes their industrial real estate needs. Warehouse vacancy rates continue to. Read more. 09/01/2015. Real Estate. Supply Chain. Real Estate, Built to Suit.
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RFgen
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
Food that isn’t cosmetically appealing could still be consumable. Food manufacturers work with precious resources. As the world population increases, global organizations grow concerned over the availability of proper foodstuffs. Unfortunately, a large amount of food is wasted each year. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported about a third of all food produced is never consumed.
Supply Chain View from the Field
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
I had the opportunity to present at a hearing in Washington last week – this was a public meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Sub-Committee. This group was composed of notable academics, as well as representatives from government and NGO’s – helping to shape the discussion on biofuels. I presented the results of the study we completed this past spring for the USDA on the Economic Impact of the Biobased Sector.
Supply Chain Digest
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
US Trade Deficit Rising Again, as China Exports Surge, US Steel Makers May Take Tough Stance on New Labor Contract, US Manufacturing Growth Positive but Slowing, 10 More Mega Mega Ships Coming
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