Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Cardinal Health’s senior vice president of global logistics, said of their implementation of the Kinaxis’ supply chain planning (SCP) solution, “I was scared! Pete Bennett, and his co-presenter, Mary Byrne, the vice president of supply and demand planning, spoke during a presentation at Kinaxis’ user conference Kinexions.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2018

As 2018 comes to an end, a quick thank you to all of our readers, followers, and sponsors for another great year of learning and conversation on Talking Logistics. Over $58,000: the amount of money our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure team raised in support of JDRF and its quest to turn Type 1 Diabetes into Type None. I like that.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

We’ve made our predictions , but it’s the unexpected that makes supply chain management so exciting and demanding. Did you come up with any New Year’s resolutions to improve as a supply chain and logistics leader this year? Supply chain management is risky business — and the risks are growing every day.

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The Network Effect

AUGUST 7, 2015

These capabilities can be combined with cloud platform-based inventory visibility and order promising services to provide very differentiated fulfillment services that directly link customer expectations to supply chain execution realities. The key here is choosing the right kind of cloud platform.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here’s the supply chain conferences we love and will be attending. Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Kinaxis is pleased to be a Premier Sponsor and participate in panel discussion of the 2014 EMEA Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Automotive Logistics Global Conference.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 25, 2013

As I sat at my kitchen table, I reviewed spreadsheet after spreadsheet of corporate performance data on supply chain financial ratios. The relationship between corporate financial performance and supply chain metrics was complex; and in my first attempts, I was unable to derive a correlation. Definitions.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 18, 2022

This Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech commentary provides highlights and added perspectives on this week announcement regarding Kinaxis’ s completed acquisition of supply chain execution B2B SaaS platform provider MPO. Background. Customers span not only Europe but North America.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Supply chain execution is required to distinguish between the high runner purchases and the slower-moving products customers are willing to wait for. In a study of logistics providers conducted by Fraunhofer IML, only 36% of organizations reported having a clear overall plan for digital transformation.

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Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

While most companies have been able to make progress in one of these two critical metrics in the period of 2006-2013, they have not been able to make progress on both together. Supply chain teams are being asked to do more with less. Automation of Supply Chain Execution.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 31, 2018

The 2018 State of Logistics Report , sponsored by 3PL Central , indicates warehousing models are evolving at a phenomenal rate. Poor Warehouse Utilization Increases Expenses Poor warehouse utilization has been a key concern for supply-chain executives over the last decade. Even with 5.2

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

“Supplier viability is a major concern of supply chain leaders and procurement professionals today when committing their direct materials to specific trading partners,” said David Cahn, Director of Product Marketing at Elemica , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. The post Supply Chain Risks: Which Are Top of Mind Today?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Here “near real-time” is defined as a refresh of key metrics every five minutes. And I have heard supply chain executives say that while they used to be “fast followers,” they now believe competitive differentiation depends on being an early adopter. IT is the Enemy appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Supply chain management books that are praised by supply chain executives, consultants and supply chain management professionals at all levels. Background In dynamic supply chain management environment, people have to make the quick and decisive actions against various issues.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2018

Companies across all industries are dealing with rising transportation costs and a key question many CEOs, CFOs, and supply chain executives are asking is, “What can we do to better manage and control our freight spend in today’s market?” Rising Freight Spend . Big data drives everything,” Michael says.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2013

The only metric that we have improved through ten years of IT investments is the revenue/employee number. For the last twenty years, supply chain professionals have fought to get a seat at the table. I strongly believe that the principles of great supply chain management are key to business.

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6 River Systems

AUGUST 19, 2020

Automated ordering alleviates the pressure on supply chain executives and also can take care of triggering replenishment orders automatically. Since every business is connected with technologies like ERP software, it is easier to implement such solutions and have the complete supply chain adapt readily to demand shifts.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Logistics Managers Index. Interestingly, the downshifts we observed in transportation metrics were much more muted in the last week of July, leaving open a possibility for a bit of recovery as we move towards peak season. Warehousing and Inventory metrics continue to buoy the logistics sector. Additional Data- U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Shouldn’t logistics expenses be scaling in a way that would decrease margins? Target admits logistics costs are increasing. But Target has invested billions of dollars over the past three years to help ensure that growing digital sales would not be cannibalized by skyrocketing logistics costs.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2017

For years, supply chain leaders have struggled to achieve a sophisticated level of supply chain visibility that would drive continuous improvement, optimize spend and reduce risk. Is Your Supply Chain Right for Managed Analytics? Dale McClung is Director of Design Solutions at CLX Logistics, LLC.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Adapt to regulation change & manage increasing costs in your Life Sciences Supply Chain. The Life Sciences Supply Chain Summit is the only event that brings together all segments of the European life sciences supply chain. Hospital Logsitics and City Logistics. Segmentation. Direct-to-Consumer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

The most common reporting relationship in the supplier organization is to a leader of supply (focus on logistics, distribution, materials sourcing and customer service). The supply chain for implantable devices is complex and immature. Published by Supply Chain Insights in November 2012.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Amazon ’s aim in 2024 is to expand same-day delivery services globally to service more geographies with the goal of continuing to reduce the cost-to-serve metric. The added implications for more localized inventory management, service levels and needs for reduced overall logistics and transportation services will be impactful.

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Locus

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Business and supply chain executives are also incentivized to spread awareness and come up with sustainable strategies. Download the Ebook: Supply Chain Sustainability and Profitability with Green Logistics. Want to create rich sustainability metrics and minimize emissions with effective batch planning?

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 5, 2019

Now supply chain professionals have another different set of challenges on how to get product to the entire country where consumer-oriented outlets (i.e. We are faced with immense logistical difficulties that range from unpaved roads to armed bandits.”. The challenges can be multi-faceted: High logistical costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

We crossed $100 billion in eCommerce sales and drove share gains as our customer experience metrics improved, even during our highest volume days leading up to the holidays.” The prior metric of 98 percent OTIF established in 2020 is now reportedly 90 percent on-time and 95 percent in-full.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 3, 2023

Linzell Harris, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Strategy at AstraZeneca, describes end-to-end visibility as “10 times more important” in today’s volatile supply chain landscape. We have to consider the logistics carriers and the networks, brokers and internal distribution.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Brief highlights of logistics investments over the last three decades. Those logistics professionals who went through the ‘90s remember the period that warehouse automation was trending at the forefront of capital investment in supply chains. Each of these areas has impacted business in ways that are both good and bad.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Moeller Maersk , operators of Maersk Line plummeted a reported 18 percent as the carrier and logistics services provider reported full year 2023 financial performance that disappointed investment markets. Impact Implications- Maersk’s Financial Performance Last week, shares of A.P.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 7, 2016

As explained by Supply and Demand Chain Executive magazine, one of the primary ways an organization can meet this demand is by setting a performance review for suppliers. After all, a given distributor cannot evaluate a supplier without being able to see how that supplier has performed in terms of the specific metrics.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In contrast, Luminate Platform spans functional boundaries and creates an orchestrated, cohesive response across every supply chain competency that reflects what’s best for the organization as a whole. Let’s consider a disruptive event that probably every supply chain executive can identify with: a missed delivery of critical products.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

I also learned that there are a lot of similarities between the Heavy Building Materials supply chain and the Domino’s Pizza supply chain. The post Elevating the Heavy Building Materials Supply Chain (Takeaways from Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 Conference) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2015

As I’ve written before, whenever I ask supply chain executives what knowledge or skills they need to improve in order to advance in their careers, the most common response I get is improving their knowledge of finance and gaining experience managing a P&L. CFOs rarely know anything about supply chain management.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Some of our clients with very complex supply chains, for example, are leveraging demand classification, inventory optimization, and simulation technologies that can incorporate large data sets and include end-to-end modeling of flows down to the SKU-level to understand inventory stocking levels. Austin State University.

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Resilinc

MARCH 30, 2021

Key tasks in the Plan phase include developing a business case, creating service agreements with internal customers, defining metrics, and building a team and governance structure. Few supply chain executives and experts are financially incentivized to rigorously manage risk on an ongoing basis. BUILD THE BUSINESS CASE.

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Veridian Solutions

AUGUST 9, 2018

The 2018 State of Logistics Report , sponsored by 3PL Central , indicates warehousing models are evolving at a phenomenal rate. Poor Warehouse Utilization Increases Expenses Poor warehouse utilization has been a key concern for supply-chain executives over the last decade. Even with 5.2

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synchrono

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Unsurprisingly more than two-thirds (68%) of the participants said streamlining the supply chain is the highest priority for discrete manufacturing companies. Interestingly a near identical percentage (67%) said that ERP (enterprise resource planning) solutions fall short of achieving accurate, real-time, visible supply chain data.

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BlueYonder

MAY 7, 2024

Companies across the manufacturing, retail, and logistics service provider industries are facing several major chronic challenges that impact their supply chains. Our customers trust in our ability to help enable their digital initiatives and simultaneously improve their key performance metrics.

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