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Defeat supply chain complexity like a Jedi

DELMIA Quintiq

Image credit: Moviepilot. Overwhelmed by the dark forces of supply chain planning? The best supply chain planners share a common trait with Jedi knights: No matter how tough things get, they never give up. So how do they overcome a supply chain’s darkest force: complexity? Here’s what they don’t do: Assign different parts of their planning challenge to different departments.

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Supply Chain Visibility Not Just a Requirement for the C-Suite, But a Responsibility in Management

GlobalTranz

Transparent supply chain management and effective supply chain visibility is a critical tool in a company’s continued growth and successful brand image. The latest John Oliver episode on Fashion (which you can watch below) featured shameful behavior and practices that were part of how products were and are being produced in third world countries. The Kathy Lee Gifford’s clothing line used underaged sweatshop workers.

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Non-Traditional Supply Chain Pt 1: Data as a Commodity

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater An interesting topic came up the other day at the office, the idea of non-traditional supply chain. Not non-traditional in the sense of a company that thinks and acts a little outside of what’s considered to be ‘normal’ supply chain operating processes. Rather, supply chains that don’t deal with material goods at all. Perhaps it’s because I’m a Millennial, part of Generation Y, and came of age at the same time the internet did, but my very first thought was of course there’s suc

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Walmart Has One of The World’s Most Sustainable Supply Chains? Really?

Logistics Viewpoints

There are various lists that include the world’s most sustainable companies: Corporate Knights, the Climate Performance Leadership Index, and others. Walmart does not make those lists. None of them. Walmart is doing more in sustainability, particularly in the supply chain area, than they are given credit for. In contrast, there seems to be some sort […].

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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Why a customer-driven supply chain strategy is important

The Network Effect

Customer expectations are not consistent with what companies offer. Therefore, the companies supply chains are not allowing the fulfillment of the customers’ expectations. Wow, what an opening to this message! Are these first two sentences true? Am I just trying to get your attention? How could these first two sentences be true, as it appears I am saying that no company has set customer satisfaction standards that meet customer expectations.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at the High Tech Supply & Demand Summit

Kinaxis

by CJ Wehlage The first words foretold the upcoming days. When I checked into the hotel at the High Tech Supply & Demand Summit in San Francisco, the front desk person, as she was handing me the room card, pointed to the right, and said, “if you go for a walk, don’t go that way, that’s the Tenderloin district. It’s a very dangerous place.”. Those initial words rang true to what happened the next two days.

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Recent Port Shutdowns Highlight the Advantage of Modeling for Supply Chain Risk Management

Logistics Viewpoints

Recent massive strikes among dockworkers on the California coast brought the reality of supply chain continuity planning to the forefront once again for global businesses. The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports handle nearly half of the nation’s cargo, and are the main gateway for imports from Asia including automobiles, furniture, clothing, electronic products and […].

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Transportation Sourcing in an Omni-channel World

Talking Logistics

Omni-channel is transforming retail transportation’s supply chain and logistics processes. Unfortunately, many retailers are jumping in without a plan — that is, they are taking a short-term, silo’ed approach to transportation sourcing and execution, and as a result, are failing to meet their desired outcomes. But what are some of the unintended consequences retailers are experiencing by jumping in without a plan?

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Predictive Analytics becoming a Mainstream Business Tool

Enterra Insights

Predictive analytics is a topic you are likely to hear a lot more about in the years ahead. Predictive analytics … Continued. The post Predictive Analytics becoming a Mainstream Business Tool appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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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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ChainLink Research: Making Allocations Smarter

Logility

Allocation processes and their supporting technology are getting a fresh look by retailers of late. So, why are Allocations so important? Spotting the big product trends is critical for the retailer’s brand. But just as important is ensuring merchandise gets to the right channels and store locations in the appropriate quantities to gain happy customers and higher revenues.

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Download: SCM Consulting Subway Map Europe 2015

Supply Chain Movement

In the rapidly changing economy, countless companies need advice on strategy and especially supply chain management. In spite of several acquisitions, the landscape of supply chain consulting firms remains fairly fragmented. Following on from its highly popular subway maps showing supply chain software vendors and logistics service providers, the European quarterly magazine Supply Chain Movement has now published the second edition about the supply chain consultancy sector. >>Please clic

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Defining and Implementing an Effective Transportation Strategy

Talking Logistics

In the first episode of this educational series focused on the link between transportation management and supply chain excellence, Chris Timmer of LeanLogistics (a Talking Logistics sponsor) outlined the attributes of a strong transportation management foundation and how to build it. An important component of that foundation is defining and implementing an effective transportation strategy – a topic that I discussed with Eric Meister, LeanLogistics’ former COO, in a follow-up episode.

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Big Data and Technology Poised to Help Agriculture

Enterra Insights

Everyone is aware of how significant California’s drought has become. If you are thinking, “Thank God I don’t live in … Continued. The post Big Data and Technology Poised to Help Agriculture appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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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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The Myth of a Single Market Truckload Rate: Part 1

MIT Supply Chain

Many supply chain executives believe in, and hope for, a single generally accepted truckload (TL) rate for any given lane. This is typically referred to as the market rate for a lane, and is found by taking the average or median of a sample of TL rates from a common origin and destination. The value is […].

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Checklist responsive supply chain planning

Supply Chain Movement

The flexibility of the plan. Within many companies, the Supply Chain department is repeatedly required to adapt to the ever-changing customer demand. This often results in ‘jittery’ planning with lots of ad hoc adjustments. Supply Chain Movement and software supplier Icron Technologies have put together this checklist for responsive planning. Available-to-promise.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

My wife and I visited my fourth grade son’s class this morning to see the work they’ve done the past few weeks. At the end of the work share session, the teacher tells the class, “Fourth graders, please stand up and put up your right hands up,” at which point I thought they were going to say the Pledge of Allegiance or something like it, but instead she says, “and give yourselves a nice pat on the shoulder for a job well done.”.

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Globalization is Moving Along Some New Roads

Enterra Insights

“A huge shift in trade and relations could be underway across Eurasia,” writes Douglas Bulloch (@douglasbulloch), “and China’s New Silk … Continued. The post Globalization is Moving Along Some New Roads appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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How to Avoid Common Shipping Mistakes

3PL Insights

How to Avoid Common Shipping Mistakes by Matt Magpantay, Evans Distribution Systems Being aware of every detail in the shipping process is a must for all business owners. However, that does not always... The post How to Avoid Common Shipping Mistakes appeared first on 3PL Insights - Warehousing, Transportation, and Logistics.

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Graduate Thesis: ‘Opportunities in Istanbul’

Supply Chain Movement

My name is Sevim Garip, I am 21 years old and I am studying Marketing & International Management at Saxion University of Applied Sciences, in the Netherlands. Currently I am doing an internship at Supply Chain Media and I am writing my graduate thesis at the same time. The topic of my thesis is: “Business opportunities for Supply Chain Media in Istanbul.”.

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Creating Resiliency Through Innovation

BlueYonder

“The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.” — Albert Einstein. When I was a novice runner, training for five and ten kilometer events was simple. I ran – sometimes short, sometimes long, sometimes on hills, sometimes flat. The bottom line, I just ran. As I progressed into the world of triathlons, and eventually into long distance triathlons, my life changed.

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Adopting a Program Management Office in Your Supply Chain Organization

Tompkins Blog

Learn more about the importance of the Program Management Office (PMO) as viewed from the Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) level. How it is best organized, staffed, operated, and value-based. The post Adopting a Program Management Office in Your Supply Chain Organization appeared first on Tompkins International.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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Supply Chain Graphic of the Week on Walmart and Renewable Energy

Supply Chain Digest

Not Much Progress Yet in CO2 Emissions versus Retail Space Growth, but Many Renewables Projects are in Devepment, while Transportation Plays Minor Role in Total CO2 Emissions

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Supply Chain Analytics – 3-5 June 2015

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Analytics. Date: 3-5 June 2015. Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel Amsterdam. Organization: Marcus Evans. URL: [link]. Thrive for Supply Chain Integration and Achieve Additional Revenue Growth by Implementing Data Analytics into your Supply Chain Operations. With this premiere Marcus Evans conference companies will benchmark successful models gaining an advanced understanding on how to empower their business with data analytics.

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FOCUS 2015 – Highlights From Day One

BlueYonder

FOCUS 2015, held in Orlando, FL this year, began with a Welcome Reception on Sunday evening in the Delivery Zone, which is proving to be the hub of activity and information. While networking with peers, meeting colleagues, and enjoying refreshments with new and old friends, attendees at the Delivery Zone reception attended brief but informative presentations on JDA solutions including Flowcasting , Agile Control Tower (part of Enterprise Supply Planning ), Retail.Me , and 3PL.

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Guest Post: Western Growers—Moving at the Speed of Business with Strong Logistics Partners

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Guest Post: Western Growers—Moving at the Speed of Business with Strong Logistics Partners. In one capacity or another, I’ve been a part of Western Growers for going on 40 years. While my role has shifted and changed over the years, I’ve always been committed to upholding the organization’s 90 year reputation for integrity, excellence, and leadership.

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.

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"Surprises and disruptions are the name of the game in global supply chains"

Global Trade Management

I just stumbled over an article from Peter T. Leach on JOC.com about "West Coast congestion points to need for greater shipment visibility". see JOC article here The quote in the title of this blog is from an anonymous importer in Peter's article. We, at arviem, can fully support the message from this anonymous importer as well as Peter's article. arviem's real-time cargo monitoring services can provide that greater visibility.

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Lean, QRM or DDMRP after all?

Supply Chain Movement

Over the last decades we have witnessed the arrival of a large variety of new process improvement methodologies and philosophies. For many years our options were limited to MRP, LEAN and TOC, but these have been augmented by TPM, TQM, WCM and Six Sigma and now we can even choose QRM and DDMRP. Even better, we also have RFS, sDBR, CCPM, ESP, Agile-, Demand Driven -, Synchronized- and Responsive Supply Chain.

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Up Your Game With Supply Chain Tips From JDA

BlueYonder

Although supply chains of the 21 st century are more dynamic than ever before, meeting the growing expectations of the omni-channel consumer remains a challenge. This consumer continues to cause disruption up and down the chain, impacting everyone from suppliers and manufacturers to distributors and retailers. How efficiently and profitably a company can plan, source, make and deliver products to its customers in this environment is what separates industry leaders from laggards.