Kinaxis
JULY 25, 2016
by Alexa Cheater. Inheriting an organization facing one of the toughest retail environments in history, Mike Duke helped Walmart, the world’s largest retailer and biggest private employer, navigate an intense period of economic, social, and technological change while delivering strong financial results. As CEO from 2009 to 2014, he worked to restructure the company and made sure it not only grew, but grew with integrity.
ToolsGroup
JULY 26, 2016
Most CPG companies have hit a demand forecasting ceiling. The good ones are breaking through. Consumer package goods (CPG) companies are looking for growth and scouring markets for opportunity. Their product portfolios grow with new product introductions, fresh takes on existing merchandise, and multiplying sales channels. Boston Consulting Group talks about how the “endless aisles” of the internet and omni-channel sales increase product assortment.
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DELMIA Quintiq
JULY 27, 2016
It looks like summer is at its peak: It’s 35 degrees in Berlin today, and I’m looking forward to some yummy ice-cream with my son in the park. The Germans love ice-cream, and on a day like today, everyone is outside cooling off with this sweet temptation. Here in Germany, you never know how long summer lasts. Yesterday it rained all day. Summer can be gone quickly, just when you get used to it.
GlobalTranz
JULY 26, 2016
Analytics has been a buzzword in recent years. Everyone seems to be clamoring to get on the big data and analytics train. Part of this drive toward more interest in analytics in distribution and manufacturing comes from the ability of analytics to reduce inefficiencies dramatically and increase productivity in both physical and virtual sales environments.
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
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
JULY 27, 2016
I had an informal discussion with a small group of FMCG Supply Chain VP/Directors last week. I well remember the occasion as it was the day UK had its annual summer but the discussion was memorable for more than that fact. After rushing back to base in the inevitable evening rain with my briefcase as the only shelter I wrote out some notes from the session and they worried me.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
DELMIA Quintiq
JULY 26, 2016
Is your agriculture business dependent on what nature is giving you? Are you sourcing from different countries and facing logistical complexities? Read on to find out what the main challenges faced by seed manufacturers are and how they can overcome them to boost efficiency in areas they have control over. Pressure to deliver. The global agricultural community is facing some significantly tough challenges: volatile weather due to climate change; rising population; and rapidly changing dietary ha
GlobalTranz
JULY 25, 2016
Competition. It is the ultimate in business. It serves to keep a balance between reasonable prices and profit margins. It keeps companies from hiking their prices on consumers, and it encourages businesses to produce better products and meet customers’ expectations. While competition is good, it is often forgotten when thinking about shipping. Most businesses think their only options are FedEx, DHL or UPS, but in reality, there are dozens of carriers waiting to be tapped.
Kinaxis
JULY 27, 2016
by Joe Cannata It’s always a summer of sequels at the cinema box office. Whether it is your favorite comic book action film from Marvel, a third Star Trek film, finding Dory’s parents, more Conjuring, an alien resurgence or even more of Jason Bourne, there always seems to be another story to tell. Back on January 13 th , my Let’s Talk Certification blog detailed the announcement and the launch of the Kinaxis Certification Program, with our two original exams, Certified RapidResponse Author Level
Talking Logistics
JULY 26, 2016
Live Episode: Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 12:00 pm ET. When it comes to supply chain and logistics metrics, companies are either tracking too many of them or they have so many metrics to choose from that figuring out the right approach to performance measurement is a challenge. Are there any guiding principles to selecting the “right” metrics? Many companies have taken a balanced scorecard approach to measuring performance.
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.
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 25, 2016
Shell Oil has created a next generation control room (CR) to monitor their deep water offshore production activities in the Americas. Shell Oil has created a control room whose scope of analysis is larger than the typical control room, and one that is also delivering an ROI much greater than is typical. The Shell CR is also an Internet of Things (IIoT) Big Data analytics solution.
Enterra Insights
JULY 28, 2016
“Every industry is ripe for digital disruption and the supply chain industry is no exception,” writes Margaret O’Donnell, a Program … Continued. The post The Internet of Things and How It Could Affect the Supply Chain appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
River Logic
JULY 28, 2016
This is the second post in a series on supply chain sustainability. In the first post, “ Why Is Supply Chain Sustainability Becoming a Crucial Part of Manufacturing? ” the general concepts that constitute supply chain sustainability were discussed. This blog post will discuss why traceability is crucial to maintaining or working toward a sustainable supply chain.
Talking Logistics
JULY 29, 2016
“Your compressor is dead.” Those are not the words you want to hear from the technician who comes to service your central air conditioner. “Dead as in I need a new one, or dead as in a new part will bring it back to life?” I asked him, even though I already knew the answer. “Dead is dead,” the technician said in his thick Irish brogue, then he shook my hand and left.
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4WL Consulting
JULY 26, 2016
Operating any company requires a lot of strategic decision making, especially when it comes to hiring talent for specialized job roles like those in logistics and the supply chain. Talented employees are hard to find in the logistics space. Each new hire a company makes is a risk – one that is magnified for an SMB enterprise. What manager hasn’t felt the sting of a bad hire?
Enterra Insights
JULY 26, 2016
The 21st century business landscape will be characterized by the rise of the intelligent enterprise (i.e., organizations that use cognitive … Continued. The post Digital Enterprise Transformation and the “Intelligent” Future appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
River Logic
JULY 25, 2016
The move to greater sustainability can be seen everywhere from small, local businesses to large multinational ones. While many companies identify the supply chain as the most difficult aspect of their business to make sustainable, it is also one of the most important.
Talking Logistics
JULY 25, 2016
Over the past few years, several startups have launched aiming to become “the Uber of Trucking” — or at least that’s the way the media and analysts like to characterize companies like Convoy , Cargomatic , and Trucker Path that are leveraging mobile app technology to bring shippers and carriers together to facilitate the movement of goods. Just last week, TechCrunch reported that yet another “Uber of trucking” startup, CargoX, was launched in Brazil with backing from Goldman Sachs, Oscar S
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4WL Consulting
JULY 26, 2016
Operating any company requires a lot of strategic decision making, especially when it comes to hiring talent for specialized job roles like those in logistics and the supply chain. Talented employees are hard to find in the logistics space. Each new hire a company makes is a risk – one that is magnified for an SMB enterprise. What manager hasn’t felt the sting of a bad hire?
NFI Industries
JULY 26, 2016
The supply chain industry has historically been thought of as a masculine industry. Words like trucking, storing, and hauling all have had masculine affiliations in the past; however, in recent years, women have been taking on more leadership roles and transforming stereotypes. Nancy Stefanowicz, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at NFI, is a great.
C3 Solutions
JULY 29, 2016
Welcome to C3 Solutions' Top Must-Reads series - Volume 4. This is the fourth of a 6 blogs series featuring C3's selection of of the top must-reads on various supply chain and logistics hot topics: Cloud Supply Chain Systems , The Internet of Things , Chain of Responsibility, Becoming a Shipper of Choice, Yard Management & Dock Scheduling systems and best practices.
Elementum
JULY 25, 2016
Google is set to shake up the smartphone market with its own handset. The move is expected to give Google a tighter grip on the mobile software and hardware market , pitting itself against against Apple's iPhone. As the venture seems promising for Google and its mobile division, the decision is also expected to have a big impact on partner OEMs and their competitors.
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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.
APICS
JULY 25, 2016
In the previous blog we examined in close detail the differences between material requirements planning (MRP) and distribution requirements planning (DRP). It was stated that at first glance, it appears that DRP is very much like MRP.
Arkieva
JULY 25, 2016
While demand seems to be on an uptick for manufacturers especially in the consumer goods industry, an increase in online shopping could also lead to a scarcity in the availability of distribution centers in the near future. This and more, in your Monday supply chain briefing from Arkieva. . Subscribe and follow #SupplyChainScope on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
MIT Supply Chain
JULY 28, 2016
Facing a growing threat from Amazon.com Inc. and its e-commerce imitators, many traditional retailers and supermarkets are trying to turn a weakness—their costly brick-and-mortar stores—into a competitive advantage. The so-called omni-channel solution envisions those outlets operating both as familiar sites for merchandise display and as fulfillment nodes for online sales.
Supply Chain Trend
JULY 29, 2016
About 70 percent of change failures are due to culture-related issues: employee resistance to change and unsupportive management behaviours. S&OP implementations requires significant change, not the least behavioural change. Despite this obvious importance of behaviours in change management, only 26 percent of practitioners indicate that behaviours are addressed enough in S&OP implementations.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
Supply Chain Collaborator
JULY 25, 2016
With TMS solutions enjoying more widespread adoption, users are growing more comfortable with the tactical uses of these solutions. Now they’re looking to go beyond capturing the benefits derived from process automation, and exploring how these powerful tools can unlock efficiencies only dreamed of a mere decade ago. Here are some closely guarded secrets from super users of TMS solutions regarding how they’re leveraging the captured transportation data and harnessing it to supercharge their TM
Supply Chain Movement
JULY 25, 2016
9th Advanced Forum on Customs Compliance. Date: 15-16 November, 2016. Venue: London, UK. Organizer: C5 Communications Limited in partnership with HMRC. Url: c5-online.com/2017/597/customs-compliance-held-in-partnership-with-hmrc. This November, C5 will be hosting the 9 th Advanced Forum on Customs Compliance held in Partnership with HMRC. On the 1 st May 2016 the European Union’s Union Customs Code (UCC) officially went into effect, bringing a plethora of changes to customs procedures and practi
APICS
JULY 29, 2016
Marketing isn’t just for the marketing department or your company’s marketing people. In fact, the marketing you can do is probably much more interesting to the people who matter a lot to you – prospective employees.
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