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REPOST: Supply Chains in VUCA Environments with Jim Tompkins

The Logistics of Logistics

Tompkins Ventures is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with partners spanning Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Central America, China, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Panama, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States. Reshore and nearshore supply chains and manufacturing to increase resiliency – the anti-brittle supply chain.

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ToolsGroup/Engage Alliances Summit 2023 Launches New Era for ToolsGroup and Its Global Partners 

ToolsGroup

Longest-Standing Partner: Awarded to Israel-based Rasner Logistic Software for its profound competence, partnership-driven attitude, and commitment to supply chain excellence. About ToolsGroup ToolsGroup’s innovative AI-powered solutions enable retailers, distributors, and manufacturers to navigate through supply chain uncertainty.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

And new data suggests Mexican suppliers are gaining ground as manufacturers reset their supply chains amid growing global disruptions. Israel Aircraft Industries is remodeling older Air Canada passenger jets to carry heavy freight. Ongoing global supply chain disruptions have many companies shifting supply chain strategies.

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Why you should modernize your spare parts planning

ToolsGroup

Aftermarket parts is a big net margin producer for many manufacturers, and yet service levels and inventory in these operations are often woefully sub-optimized (See CapGemini statics above). There’s untapped cash and profits in your spare parts business. An extra 15% of margin is a big opportunity.

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Supply Chain by the Numbers for March, 18, 2021

Supply Chain Digest

Major Drone Delivery Test in Israel, Supply Chain Disruptions Hampering US Manufacturing, Amazon Now Tops in Apparel, Bad Weather Drops Manufacturing Output in February

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Takeaways from the 2018 Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference

Kinaxis

While observing that US and Israel are lagging several other countries such as Singapore and South Korea in standardized tests, he attributed the innovation of US and Israel to the high self-esteem of the students, fostering entrepreneurial spirit. Preparing for direct-to-consumer business models.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 16-20, 2015)

Talking Logistics

It’s been a very sad and troubling week, with the terrorist attacks in Paris and Israel, which claimed the lives of so many innocent people going about their lives, including an 18 year old son, brother, and friend to many from a neighboring town. Retailers and manufacturers need to be positioned to respond to this dynamic demand.