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Supply Chain Basics with Jason Miller

The Logistics of Logistics

Jason is a professor of supply chain at Michigan State University, which is ranked as one of the top supply chain schools in the world. Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business. About Michigan State University, Department of Supply Chain Management. Forecasting.

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Roles and Responsibilities of Demand Planning

QAD

According to Michigan State University , “demand planning is a supply chain management process of forecasting, or predicting, the demand for products to ensure they can be delivered and satisfy customers. The goal is to strike a balance between having sufficient inventory levels to meet customer needs without having a surplus.”

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Sugar Beet Shortages Could Impact Food and Beverage Manufacturing

QAD

One October, when I was about 10 years old, my family and I traveled from the east coast of the United States to Michigan for a relative’s wedding. My mother, a Michigan native, told me that those were sugar beets and that they were used to make sugar. Improve Finished Product Forecasting. Improve Supplier Communication.

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Reducing Cost, Risk, and Carbon with Brad Guinane

The Logistics of Logistics

Brad is a Michigan native who attended Hillsdale College (B.A. FreightWaves provides the ability to benchmark, analyze, monitor & forecast the $9.6T FW benchmarks, analyzes, monitors, and forecasts freight analytics so you don’t have to. He resides in Chattanooga, TN with his wife Grace Guinane. global logistics industry.

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Episode 96 - Transportation Market Update with Dr. Jason Miller

Freight Plus

Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar at Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business, regarding his work in analyzing and forecasting truckload data. Forecasting the future. Jason Miller, a tenured Associate Professor of Logistics and the John D. and Dortha J. In this conversation we will discuss: . Audio only version.

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Episode 96 - Transportation Market Update with Dr. Jason Miller

Freight Plus

Withrow Endowed Emerging Scholar at Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business, regarding his work in analyzing and forecasting truckload data. Forecasting the future. Jason Miller, a tenured Associate Professor of Logistics and the John D. and Dortha J. In this conversation we will discuss: . Audio only version.

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The Green Corridor: Full Circle – The Promise and Struggles of the Circular Economy and Green Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A study by the University of Michigan in 2018 showed how a patty of plant-based Beyond meat compared to a regular US beef patty of meat. Timing when stores need replenishment or when factory production will increase its demand, will likewise have better forecasting software to lower the overall waste in our inventory and retail systems.