Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

We have certainly seen more focus on women in supply chain over the last few years, and nearly every conference that I attend has tracks dedicated to women in supply chain. Perhaps the most notable initiative thus far, however, is its efforts toward launching a collaborative supply chain strategy.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Josh is CRO at Tive , a leading provider of real-time supply chain visibility insights that help logistics professionals actively manage their in-transit shipments’ location and condition. He joined Tive after serving as CRO at two fast-growing Boston-based technology companies in Owl Labs and Drift (acquired by Vista Equity Partners).

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

When the groundhog sees his shadow, the belief is that North America will experience an additional six weeks of winter. It is time to bring Manufacturers, Retailers, and Distributors together with Technology Providers in order to better understand the issues and generate ideas to help build the “network of networks.”

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our May 12, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. in Lithium Supply Tie-Up U.S. to Combine with Allkem Ltd. to Combine with Allkem Ltd.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 30, 2023

I am getting questions from friends and acquaintances about whether the US’s supply chain woes are over. The people I talk to are surprised when I say supply chain challenges are not going to disappear any time soon. In October of 2022, the Biden administration published a tough set of technology export controls.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Chakri Gottemukkala, CEO at Supply Chain Planning Vendor o9 Solutions There are several young supply chain software companies that are unicorns. o9 Solutions has grown from a small company to a significant player in the supply chain planning (SCP) market in a short period of time. This is much faster.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides readers with our news capsule update, specifically the latest updates in ongoing supply chain developments that we have highlighted in prior blogs. West Coast ports, and data related to increased adoption of robotics for North America production needs. Patience is Waning in U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

In this August 30, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. In this addition, we highlight announcements involving Redwood Materials and ConverSight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

United Cocao Faces Deforestation Claims There are important changes in trade regulation occurring that supply chain professionals need to be aware of. End-to-end means that this monitoring extends beyond a company’s immediate suppliers to include a supplier’s supplier, and that supplier’s supplier, and on up through the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2023

The hidden feature, aptly named “Elon Mode,” was discovered by a Tesla software hacker known online as @greentheonly. The hacker found that the car didn’t require any attention from them while using Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. But a yes vote does not mean a strike is imminent.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 22, 2023

The once-mighty conglomerate General Electric, built up by industrial icon Jack Welch, is being subdivided into three distinct companies, for example, because the various corporate structures, business models and supply chains have become so complex that there is no longer any synergy to be gained.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Technology , we provide a capsule synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

At the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit last week, Gita Gopinath, Harvard University economist forecasted worldwide global growth at 3.6%, but only 1.9% for the more advanced economies in Europe and the North America. Internet of Things: The use of machine-to-machine streaming data to improve supply chain outcomes.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech column has had a brisk start in our 2024 postings, and we have added this supplemental posting. In our initial 2024 posting last week, we highlighted two acquisitions related to supply chain technology providers.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to major supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. Companies included in this capsule update are Pratt & Whitney , Flexport , and Volkswagen AG.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This was certainly another interesting year from a logistics and supply chain standpoint, as we saw the emergence of generative AI take center stage. We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few.

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RFgen

AUGUST 10, 2023

Today’s digital supply chain makes manual inventory control obsolete. Technology solutions step in to help warehouses and production plants streamline materials management and reduce costs. When first implementing digital inventory technology, many organizations consider a warehouse management system (WMS).

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries.

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QAD

AUGUST 18, 2022

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply, contract packaging and distribution partners are under constant pressure to comply with government requirements while maintaining high standards for patient safety, product quality and innovation. What is the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)? consumers.”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Founded in 2000, Steelwedge was an innovator in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and was an early provider of cloud solutions for supply chain. Is Steelwedge a Tragic Hero of Supply Chain Cloud Technology? The supply chain management software market had soured. My answer? I am not sure.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 2, 2021

FedEx to add 16 automated facilities ahead of peak season. Zebra Technologies to acquire Fetch Robotics. The infrastructure build-out will include 16 new automated facilities expected to be ready in time for peak season. As Amazon continues to expand its warehouse footprint, it also continues to automate more tasks.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 17, 2022

In our previously published Supply Chain Matters Editorial commentary , The Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Action and the Signal for Assessment , this Editor provided a summary of likely implications that industry supply chain leaders and their respective teams should be focusing on in the coming months. cyberattacks.

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o9 Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2021

27 , 2021 – o9 Solutions , a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today announced that it continues to expand its reach into the industrial metals market through a collaboration with Novelis. Novelis is partnering with o9 to evaluate its Supply Chain Master Planning solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2021

Demand uncertainty does make it much more difficult for a supply chain to respond to customers’ orders. Pure Storage operates the hardware with proprietary deduplication and compression software to improve the amount of data that can be stored on each drive. The Pure Storage Supply Chain.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation.

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QAD

MARCH 31, 2020

ANCA builds CNC tool grinding machines. These machines produce the cutting tools other machine tools use to cut metal. Thousands of parts go into a CNC tool grinding machine. These include motors, spindles, bearings, slideways and electronic controls. Purchasing for Complex Products. Manage consignment inventory.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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RFgen

JANUARY 2, 2019

Process manufacturers can leverage traceability technology to meet compliance regulations. Even with the impact of COVID-19 on the supply chain, manufacturing continues to drive forward amid uncertainty and unpredictability. Technology increasingly plays a key role in meeting those requests.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2021

Supply chains play a crucial role in moving goods along to the end user. But as simple supply chains grow into vast and complex networks, how do you make sure yours remains ethical, profitable, and viable in the long term? 6 benefits of a sustainable supply chain. 6 benefits of a sustainable supply chain.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. Most impacted appears to be auto industry, petrochemical and high industry supply networks.

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IQMS

MAY 27, 2020

Mar-Bal operates four manufacturing facilities in North America and a sales office in Shanghai, China. The Ohio policy, which was one of the first enacted in the US, recognizes the need for critical manufacturers required to continue operation to supply the state and country during these difficult times.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2023

This agreement has been characterized by The Wall Street Journal as being the largest collective bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America. economy and for industry supply chains. Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Rather, data and documentation workflows that exist in an automated, paperless environment are well suited to handle compliance without mass disruption. A number of carriers, for example, use cloud technology to offer an e-commerce platform to handle customer transactions. This includes technology capabilities.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2023

Other supply agreements include Canada based Nemaska Lithium for upwards of 13,000 tons of lithium hydroxide annually with Ford reportedly becoming the first customer for this supplier, backed by Livent Corp. Clearly, Ford is not the only EV producer to pursue supply chain vertical integration. powered EV’s. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Coronavirus Exposes Global Supply Chain Fragility! Every aspect of our lives has been disrupted: our health, freedom of movement, employment, the economy, our ability to buy goods, and virtually every Supply Chain. Supply Chain Disruptions … So Far.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 15, 2022

Supply Chain Matters updates readers on yet another turnabout in supply chain and customer service direction for a once high flyer in premium interactive fitness equipment and services. In our last Supply Chain Matters update related to Peloton in mid-July , we highlighted the announced reversal of a U.S.

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ivalua

MAY 7, 2020

But few remember the stress the 2011 event placed on global supply chains. . The country was well known for its production of automobiles and electronics. The interdependence of the global supply chain guaranteed the effects would extend far beyond the Japanese economy. .

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