GlobalTranz
JUNE 25, 2015
Editor’s Note: This is a blog post about remembering the fundamentals in order to achieve success. Of course, we live in a high technology powered supply chain world, but often, as we noted in our 5 Upfront LTL Tips post, if you don’t remember the basics and best practices, no technology is going to fix those issues, but only make them more apparent.
Kinaxis
JUNE 22, 2015
by Andrew Dunbar Over the last several weeks, this blog series on Inventory Management has explored the objectives and roles of inventory managers and outlined several of the improvement levers available to them. This post will discuss some of the metrics and analysis tools that an inventory manager needs to identify risk and opportunities and to make intelligent decisions to optimize the performance of their inventory.
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AIMMS
JUNE 25, 2015
AIMMS CMO Patrick van Gent at the European Supply Chain & Logistics Summit. The European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit has established itself as one of the largest conferences in the industry. This year, lots of leading companies shared best practices and learnings from their supply chain projects and innovations. The summit offered an impressive speaker lineup, featuring Nestle, Ikea, Samsung, AIMMS clients like Merck, BP, Nampak, BASF, and Philips and our partner Oliver Wight.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 25, 2015
Supply chain execution convergence is a hot topic these days. The need for end-to-end visibility and solutions that proactively enable planning and the ability to react to the unavoidable disruptions is paramount. Organizations need to evaluate their overall supply chain approach and to consider how supply chain execution convergence can get them to the next […].
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
GlobalTranz
JUNE 23, 2015
This is the first post in a two part series on our update on Reshoring. We first started writing about and featuring reshoring content back in September of 2013, and have since added 10 more reshoring related posts in our reshoring blog category. We wanted to provide a general update on the state of reshoring, first starting with what are the motivations to reshore and then sharing an update on all stats related to reshoring.
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AIMMS
JUNE 26, 2015
An Interview with Christian Olsen, Head of Business Development at Höegh Autoliners. Christian Olsen. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Christian Olsen, Head of Business Development at Höegh, a leading global shipping company specializing in vehicle transportation services. Christian and his team were in our offices taking part in a new 2 day “hackathon” workshop that involved collaborative app development with AIMMS, Höegh and Ab Ovo, an AIMMS IT implementation partner.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 24, 2015
Omni-channel fulfillment is arguably today’s hottest supply chain topic. My colleagues and I have written a number of blog posts on individual case studies on this topic. Here is a case study on an anonymous major US retailer that likely has a store location near you. How do your fulfillment operations compare to this leading […].
GlobalTranz
JUNE 24, 2015
Yesterday we spoke about the top motivations and reasons why reshoring in America from offshored facilities has several benefits and what are the statistics of reshoring since 2013. To reiterate that reshoring is more than just hype and a very important topic for us to consider the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study found that 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring.
Enterra Insights
JUNE 23, 2015
“There is huge potential for countries to further increase their connectedness and prosper through trade, integration and technology,” states Ken … Continued. The post The Supply Chain and the IoT: A Match Made in Heaven appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
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.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 25, 2015
Shipping and transportation are typically seen as problems businesses face on their own. After all, no two companies share the same exact supply chain. And several aspects of the industry, like bidding for carrier contracts, are highly dependent on idiosyncratic individual relationships between enterprises. But in the last few years technology has enabled communities of shippers to act collectively in ways that benefit not only the entire shipping community, but individual businesses too.
The Network Effect
JUNE 25, 2015
Kiran Foster/Flickr. Note: this is the final is series of posts that explored the top 10 trends affecting pharmaceutical supply chains. . First, let’s have have a recap on the what the top 10 trends are: The Rise of OTC and Generics. Growing Demand for S&OP. Optimized execution in operations, logistics, and distribution. Counterfeiting. Rising healthcare cos ts.
Demand Solutions
JUNE 26, 2015
“In times of change, when experimentation tends to be rampant and results are still far from conclusive, one source of guidance can be to look at the companies who are succeeding, and discover what they are doing differently.”. Does this passage sum up your mindset as you strive to optimize your supply chain and improve your business results? It’s an excerpt from “Supply Chain Talent of the Future,” Deloitte’s report on their third annual supply chain survey.
Enterra Insights
JUNE 24, 2015
“Everyday supply-chain transactions pose some of the biggest fraud, waste, and abuse risks companies face,” asserts Sabine Vollmer. “But few … Continued. The post Combating Supply Chain Fraud, Waste, Theft, & Abuse appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 24, 2015
Live Episode: June 30, 2015 at 12:00 ET. When the Panama Canal expansion is completed in early 2016, it will effectively double the capacity of the canal and allow post-Panamax vessels to cross it. Meanwhile, East Coast ports are in the process of widening and deepening their channels and installing larger off-loading cranes to accommodate these larger vessels.
The Network Effect
JUNE 25, 2015
There’s a great new report out from Chainlink Resarch called “Supply Chain Renaissance” Just what is the supply chain renaissance you ask? The report explores how supply chain management is finally moving beyond modular applications and point-to-point communications to many-to-many networks that enable complex communication across multiple parties in a supply chain.
Demand Solutions
JUNE 26, 2015
“In times of change, when experimentation tends to be rampant and results are still far from conclusive, one source of guidance can be to look at the companies who are succeeding, and discover what they are doing differently.” Does this passage sum up your mindset as you strive to optimize your supply chain and improve your business results?
Enterra Insights
JUNE 25, 2015
The landscape in which today’s transnational businesses must operate is complex. Challenges can be confronted at every level — national, … Continued. The post Big Data Integration in a Transnational Business World appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 22, 2015
Last Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) jointly proposed standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that would improve fuel efficiency and cut carbon emissions. According to the press release : The proposed standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1 billion metric tons, cut fuel costs by about $170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8 billion barr
CHAINalytics
JUNE 22, 2015
By Irv Grossman, EVP of the Americas, Chainalytics When you need to know the best way to do something, you learn from the people who are already excelling at it. That’s what audience members did during the panel discussion on the future of e-commerce supply chains that we were called on to assemble at the 2015 […]. The post E-Commerce Supply Chain Advice From Top Retailers appeared first on Chainalytics.
Supply Chain Movement
JUNE 24, 2015
Inventory is waste: a statement I still hear far too often. Even recently in a debate with supply chain professionals about the impact of e-commerce. Perfectly in line with the populist Lean view, but dangerous in the wrong hands. I can not say it often enough: inventory is not waste. Inventory is our treasure, provided that it is available in the right location and in the right amount.
ModusLink Corporation
JUNE 25, 2015
There is so much more to global expansion than simply operating with a different currency. No two countries are alike, and no matter how similar certain countries might seem, there is no magic bullet for supply chain solutions that will work across the board. When a company expands beyond its home country, it opens itself […]. The post Tips for Global Expansion (Part 1) appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.
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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.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 26, 2015
52: the temperature of the ocean my wife swam in earlier this week in preparation for this Sunday’s Cohasset Triathlon. She’s been swimming, biking, and running for months, raising almost $8,000 along the way in support of JDRF (our oldest daughter has Type 1 Diabetes ). The kids and I can’t wait to watch her conquer the course on Sunday, and we hope that her efforts and those of many others will ultimately help us turn Type 1 Diabetes into Type None.
NFI Industries
JUNE 23, 2015
The very first Apple iPhone™ was released eight years ago on June 29, 2007 1. Since then, Apple has worked tirelessly to keep the latest technology in the palm of their customers’ hands which included nine hardware updates and numerous software updates. The Moore’s Law, a principle which states that the processing power of our chips. READ MORE.
The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
JUNE 22, 2015
Christopher Tang. In 1985, Ms. Zhang Yin used her savings of $3,800 to open a paper trading company in Hong Kong. By 2010, Ms. Zhang’s personal fortune exceeded $4.6 billion, making her the wealthiest self-made woman in the world. What is her success recipe? Her success recipe is based on a “piggybacking strategy” by taking advantage of the imbalanced of container movements between U.S. and China. In 2014, U.S. imported over 2 million TEU (twenty-foot equivale
Tompkins Blog
JUNE 25, 2015
Tompkins International - Your Supply Chain. The Right Way. Last week I read multiple articles regarding the closing of brick and mortar store locations throughout the US. The titles of a few articles stated “Hope” and “Dying Slowly”. The post Why Retailers Need To Be Using Multiple Channels appeared first on Tompkins International.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
BlueYonder
JUNE 23, 2015
Ready or not, manufacturers are being pulled into the Omni-channel world by the evolving needs and strategies of the retailers they serve. As retailers explore, experiment, and implement Omni-channel, many models are emerging on how to capture customer demand (multi-channel marketing and selling) as well as how to fulfill orders. Through this process they are realizing that underpinning all their aspirations to serve the customer there is a lot of change.
NFI Industries
JUNE 22, 2015
The very first Apple iPhone™ was released eight years ago on June 29, 2007 1. Since then, Apple has worked tirelessly to keep the latest. Read more. 06/23/2015. Distribution. Global. Supply Chain. Transportation. Distribution, Global , Supply Chain, Transportation.
Supply Chain 24/7
JUNE 21, 2015
5 Supply Chain Disciplines Retailers Must Master - Developed by Adrian Gonzalez, Founder and President of Adelante SCM and LEGACY Supply Chain Services, with foreword from Rick Blasgen, President and CEO, CSCMP.
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