Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

Definition. Bookends: To be positioned at the end or on either side of (something). Colgate. Procter & Gamble. Kimberly-Clark. Unilever. These consumer products global leaders paved the road for supply chain excellence by defining new supply chain practices. Over the last decade, each company took a different path to power global growth. With different cultures and competitive natures, tension exists between these leaders.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 4, 2015

by Agnes Rubaj. I received a somewhat confusing email a few weeks ago – an invitation, from a colleague, for me to join Yammer. The invitation didn’t provide much information about why I should be joining, so naturally a few questions ran through my head. Why have I been invited? Is this related to a project? Am I supposed to know? Did I miss something at the last team meeting?

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 7, 2015

“Enjoy a couple of drinks with a stranger, and the whole world opens up”. This key lesson stems from Jack Maxwell, the Booze Traveler. Working in South Boston bars, inspired him to start the show in which he adventurously travels around the globe exploring what people drink and why. Just like Booze Traveler , we’ve taken you on a trip exploring the richness of beer and its complex planning puzzles.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

AUGUST 5, 2015

In a related post I took a look at the use of Balanced Scorecards in FMCG, Brewing and Pharmaceutical businesses but in fact they are entirely appropriate for any business. Whatever your business size or offering you will benefit from knowing exactly what is going on and where you need to improve. For once I can name a specific company in this blog.

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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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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2015

As the saying goes, time flies when you’re having fun. We’re more than halfway through 2015 and many companies are already planning for 2016. Thanks to all of you — our readers, social media followers, and sponsors — we’re having a great year at Talking Logistics (pageviews are up 90 percent year to date compared to the same period in 2014 and we have more than 33,000 followers on LinkedIn), and we have many more great episodes, posts, and other content planned for this year and beyo

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The Network Effect

AUGUST 7, 2015

David Steel/Flickr. As customers demand shorter lead times and more precise delivery windows, LSP’s are can be offered to provide JIT and/or tightly scheduled deliveries leveraging advanced routing and dispatch systems as well as telematics enabled vehicles to provide real time location and ETA information. These capabilities can be combined with cloud platform-based inventory visibility and order promising services to provide very differentiated fulfillment services that directly link customer

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Elementum

AUGUST 7, 2015

Supply chains are complicated. We can agree on that much. Elementum News makes things a little more simple, providing n-tier supply chain news and analysis when you need it. Check out the Story of Elementum News to learn what we're about and why we're the best provider of supply chain news. And don't forget to sign up for our daily digest—everything you need, right in your inbox.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2015

This was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, which is typical for August, so let’s go straight to it: Macy’s expands same day delivery to 17 cities as it challenges Amazon ( Reuters ). New Capabilities in JDA Flowcasting Attack the Toughest Retail Forecasting Challenges. Cargo Chief Cracks the Code on Transportation Capacity.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 5, 2015

by Lori Smith Ready for a bit of a rant? I may not be a Jon Stewart or a Dennis Miller, but I just have to share my thoughts on something. I feel like the supply chain industry is at a roadblock. The concept of managing the value chain end-to-end is pervasive, yet the understanding of what’s fundamentally needed to get there still has a way to go. There is too much talk about data integration and not enough about process integration.

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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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SCM Research

AUGUST 4, 2015

In today’s guest post, Nezih Altay and Ira Haavisto, the new Co-Editors of the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management provide an introduction to their journal. We are very excited and motivated about the task given to us and humbled by the trust of our friends and colleagues. The Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management promotes the exchange of knowledge, experience and new ideas between researchers and practitioners and encourages a multi-discip

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DELMIA Quintiq

AUGUST 5, 2015

Journey to the center of the earth. Have you seen National Geographic’s documentary on Perdido – the world’s deepest direct vertical access spar? It’s capable of delivering the equivalent of 130,000 barrels of oil per day from some of the most extreme depths ever reached in the Gulf of Mexico. This giant structure was brought into place and secured with acre piles in the sea floor nearly 2,350 meters below sea level to hold firm against tropical storms and hurricanes like Katrina.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 6, 2015

“The future of Big Data depends on Smart Data,” writes Jelani Harper.[1] The term “smart data” is a bit of a … Continued. The post Big Data is Not About Size appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 1, 2015

As organizations continue to discuss the notion of procurement value transformation, there is a noticeable gap between the stated intentions of organizations to pursue value, and their actions as they pertain to on-going adversarial approaches to supplier relationships. As Gerard Chick and I noted in our recent book “The Procurement Value Proposition” (2015), many organizations see their supply function as a key driver of competitive advantage.

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ModusLink Corporation

AUGUST 6, 2015

We discussed earlier that while some view summer as a time when things at work tend to slow down, those of us in the consumer goods industry begin ramping up in preparation for the back-to-school and holiday buying seasons. The upcoming increase in demand can be a great time to step back and take a […]. The post Summer Assessment of Your Supply Chain Operations – Part Two: 5 More Ways to Improve Supply Chain Operations appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Elementum

AUGUST 6, 2015

U.S. and U.K. legislators recently vowed to look into and abolish supply chain slavery following widespread human trafficking allegations across global business networks. A $150 billion Problem. In his speech on the State Department’s annual human trafficking report this July, Secretary of State John Kerry drew attention to a young boy featured on the front page of the New York Times : “ A young Cambodian boy promised a construction job in Thailand, goes across the border, finds himself held by

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 5, 2015

“In most organizations,” asserts Rich Sherman (@guruofscm), founder at Gold & Domas Research, “daily working capital decisions are made by … Continued. The post Time to Update S&OP for the Digital Age appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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NFI Industries

AUGUST 1, 2015

Intermodal shipping has been on the rise throughout the supply chain industry. With over 145,383 miles of rail throughout North America, intermodal offers capabilities to successfully move freight throughout the span of three countries, encompassing Canada, the United States and Mexico. In 2014, North American intermodal reached a record high of shipping 13.5 million containers 1.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 4, 2015

Key Point : Arm your supply chain planners with the right software tools so they can do their jobs better; make decisions about your supply chain instead of spending time collecting data and building Excel models. There is a parable about a group of blind men encountering an elephant for the very first time. Being unable to see, all of them tried to make sense of the object by touching it.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 6, 2015

I’m sure my fellow runners understand the importance of having the right gear available when you have a big race coming up. You have a pair of shoes, a pair of socks, maybe a favorite shirt — and they just feel right. You want to keep buying those products again and again as they wear out. You want them ready for the big race. Let’s take the example of your favorite running sneakers to make a point about true demand versus incorrectly attributed demand.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 3, 2015

“Advertising has changed from an industry governed by hunches to one of data-driven precision,” writes Sq1 CEO Ernie Capobianco (@goernie20), … Continued. The post Marketing in the Age of Big Data appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 6, 2015

The dramatic fall in the number of Ebola cases in the three West African countries hit worst by the epidemic in 2014, appears to signal that the disease has been defeated. But a report published by the World Health Organization warns that more cases are likely to appear. A supply chain designed to support the […].

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synchrono

AUGUST 4, 2015

What Grade of Sandpaper Will You Use? Part Four. Here we are at the final installment of our four-part, Sandpaper blog series about when to use the tools of Lean Manufacturing, the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Six Sigma to address constraints, drive flow and promote continuous improvement. With regard to sandpaper, I talked a lot about what level of grit you will need to smooth out your processes—and what could happen if you try to start with Six Sigma as a first step in creating continuous i

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 5, 2015

More than a year ago, the Supply Chain Collaborator blog examined the trend toward crowd sourcing and wondered aloud whether an “Uber for commercial shipping” was imminent. In that post which you can re-read here , we took the position that it was highly unlikely to occur given the myriad impediments to effectively developing such a solution. Sixteen months later, a virtual lifetime in the technology realm, the crowd sourcing economy shows no signs of slowing with numerous solutions emerging acr

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Supply Chain 24/7

AUGUST 7, 2015

Seven core competencies identified as essential for leadership success: Compiled from multiple sources, the purpose of this report is to convey a knowledge and skills blueprint for current and future supply chain leaders.

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RFgen

AUGUST 3, 2015

Certain oils will no longer be allowed in food manufacturing. Food manufacturers are part of an ever-changing industry. Food products are heavily scrutinized by government agencies for health reasons and new laws are constantly proposed to regulate them. In order to keep up with the shifting marketplace, food companies need to rely on a manufacturing process that is adaptable and can be altered as easily as possible.

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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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Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 3, 2015

If you can’t answer these 3 sets of questions in less than 10 minute s (and I suspect that you can’t) , then your supply chain is not the lever it could be to drive more revenue with better margin and less working capital: 1) What are inventory turns by product category (e.g. finished goods, WIP, raw materials, ABC category, etc.)? How are they trending?

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Supply Chain Digest

AUGUST 5, 2015

Most Valuable Insights come from Seeing Unfiltered View of How Customers Really Use Your Products

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 4, 2015

Editor's Note: As a third party logistics company with a focus on better Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) freight management, we have several shippers who are in the manufacturing industry. Our job at Cerasis is to optimize transportation management for these manufacturing shippers so that in turn, they can focus on their own core, the process of manufacturing.

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