Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

As I returned to my hotel room, I thought about this dilemma. I thought back to the press releases I wrote at prior technology companies, which only had a glimmer of truth.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 20, 2021

The forging companies use forging presses and hammering tools powered by hydraulics, electricity, and compressed air to fulfill the metal fabrication. As opposed to hot forging, the concept of cold forging shapes at metal at room temperature. Press Forging. You can also pair up press forging with hot or cold forging.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

At the time, I started a research project on supply chain sustainability that culminated in my book “Balancing Green: When to Embrace Sustainability in Business (and When Not To)” (MIT Press, 2018). The shortages, inflation, and dearth of workers caused by the crisis have brought supply chain issues from the board room to the living room.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

While still in the early stages of development, the emerging technology will instantly transport an item once it is picked at a warehouse or store to your living room. Seven years ago, I wrote that Cyberdyne Systems’ Skynet division was working on teleportation capabilities that will eliminate the need to wait for products to ship entirely.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 25, 2021

But it does mean that you must take immediate steps to correct the pressing matter that is the source of the urgency. In this situation there is no obvious, pressing problem. If your problem is more reactive then you are likely best served with a war-room approach. The name war-room really captures the essence of this focus.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 13, 2021

” For the courageous team that I know well, I press the onward button in my dialogue by pressing harder. With supply chain now a board room topic with frequent failures, strike while the iron is hot. I gently probe with the groups and ask the question, “Why?” “ Christian Sautter, Bayer Consumer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2023

When a product gets to a pre-determined level, the stock room is automatically alerted so that the item is always available. Efforts to introduce more women to trucking became even more pressing when the Covid pandemic took hold in the U.S., The baby formula shortage from last year caused quite a bit of panic among parents.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

Going, Going, Gone offers "surprising deals on unique finds in footwear and apparel from the brands customers have enjoyed shopping" at Dick's over the years, according to press releases at the time of their debuts. Warehouse locations feature up to 90% off of "customer-favorite footwear and apparel brands.

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Locus Robotics

DECEMBER 1, 2023

They could also be helpful friends like Rosie (first known as “Rosey” before they changed the spelling of her name in season 2) on “The Jetsons” who would wheel around the room cleaning with her vacuum attachment. You may not be able to do that, but robots certainly CAN help in warehouses, factories, and fulfillment centers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 5, 2019

I pressed my neatly folded napkin to my lips. One client that I visited built a great room to monitor yesterday’s data. We finished dinner. As we waited for coffee, silence hung heavy in the air. My client writhed in her seat and hung her head as she asked, “I read your article on control towers, but I am confused. 3) Granularity.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

Supply Chain Matters readers are well aware that the looking glass for an organization’s overall supply chain performance is intense right now, especially when C-Suite executives feel the heat from investors and board rooms. Stellantis Senior Procurement Leadership Change.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

While these teams try to piece together the picture, which is difficult, in rooms with few details, overall excitement for supply chain technology advancement is waning. SAP made promises to deliver on AI in a recent press release. Cost is the elephant in the room. The second elephant in the room is migration.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

Here are some excerpts from the press release: Most delays to ocean shipments happen in port or directly after, but other visibility solutions only focus on satellite data on a vessel’s location while it is in transit. Two more data points emerged this week.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This was an eye-opening experience, as we examined war rooms depicting the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on global supply chains, with detailed supplier mapping graphics and impact analyses.

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ToolsGroup

AUGUST 11, 2020

According to its own press release: “Since TireHub formed in July 2018, the organization has created systems, technologies and partnerships to ensure the right tire is in stock and delivered at the right time to meet the needs of the customer and the end consumer. .” I’m certainly no mathematician or statistician!

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Talking Logistics

MAY 16, 2014

According to the press release, SAP TM 9.1 According to the press release: This investment better positions Transplace and Celtic to capitalize on the growing use of intermodal, which grew by 4.6 Even with the steady increase year-over-year, there is still tremendous room for growth.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

But here’s the even bigger news, from the company’s press release : Alibaba also announced its intention to invest RMB100 billion (US$15.2 The execs were laughed out of the room. The company announced this week that it “has agreed to make an additional investment of RMB5.3

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Here are some details from the press release: Serving freight brokers and transportation providers for over 20 years, Aljex has built a robust platform backed by deep domain expertise. It’s not surprising that the press release highlights the link between this acquisition and Descartes’ acquisition of MacroPoint last year.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Of these alerts, over 50% triggered a War Room—meaning these disruptions could disrupt the supply chain. Learn which companies made the top 30 list in our latest press release: Resilinc Announces Top 30 Most Resilient Suppliers in the High-Tech Industry for 2023. What were the causes behind these disruptions?

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The Network Effect

APRIL 10, 2015

It seems that any time someone shares a spreadsheet with someone outside their organization, it’s “CPFR” and whenever two people from different areas of an organization are in the same room, it’s “an S&OP meeting”. However, my interest is always piqued when I hear this, so I press for more information. I hate that word “basically”.

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RFgen

MARCH 1, 2017

Health care providers who use advanced data collection tools can see operating room costs drop. It’s not cheap to run an operating room, and the high cost can depend on a number of factors. Just how expensive is it to perform work on a patient in an operating room, and what can hospitals do to lower costs?

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RFgen

MARCH 1, 2017

Health care providers who use advanced data collection tools can see operating room costs drop. It’s not cheap to run an operating room, and the high cost can depend on a number of factors. Just how expensive is it to perform work on a patient in an operating room, and what can hospitals do to lower costs?

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BlueYonder

MAY 15, 2023

Clearly there is still room for improvement, which explains the high level of ongoing technology investment. It is encouraging that 62% of executives say their company’s supply chain is reliable, and 51% call their supply chain responsive.

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ThroughPut

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

From the ’Warehouse-to-the-War-Room’, Steve has touched every aspect of the supply chain and quickly brought tangible results across iconic brands with world-renowned supply chains. “It’s an honor to have Steve join our board to help scale our rapid supply chain intervention platform. To learn more about ThroughPut Inc, visit www.throughput.ai

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2021

For instance, tiny bitcoin blocks might mean there wouldn’t be enough room in these networks and included everybody’s transactions. Second, users will leave Bitcoin since blocks are too tiny, possibly what many “large blockers” believe to be the more pressing issue. Is There Not Enough Space?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2016

As reported in the press release, “the Modern Slavery Act aims to prevent the use of forced labour in the UK economy by encouraging businesses to take a greater interest in the practices of their suppliers at home and abroad,” but one in five UK supply chain managers are unaware of the new rules. The system isn’t perfect.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

According to a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research – Chicago, whilst older professionals are more susceptible to virus infections, younger professionals are equally exposed. As well as concerns on a senior in their home getting infected. THE STRUGGLE IS TO BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 2, 2014

“This is the end of I love you,” my six year old daughter yelled from the bathroom, where she locked herself after being reprimanded for crumbling her chocolate cupcake all over the dining room table and (the bigger offense) rolling her eyes at her mother when told to stop.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Room 25, Monday Feb 24 th , 10:30 am. Room 25, Monday Feb 24 th , 2:45 pm. Room 25, Tuesday Feb 25 th , 10:30 am. Room 25, Tuesday Feb 25 th , 1:30 pm. Room 24, Monday February 24 th , 10:30 am. Room 28 AB, Monday February 24 th , 2:45 pm. Speaker(s): Rob Bass, Vice President, Distribution, Best Buy Co.,

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

The press, however, were preoccupied with just two things: Harald Krueger, CEO of BMW, who collapsed on stage during his keynote presentation and Martin Winterkorn, CEO of VW, who bowed to mounting pressure over an emissions scandal in the US and resigned as VW boss. Drop by booth P13 in room Potsdam II – we look forward to meeting you!

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 2, 2014

The press releases and celebrations are served with great fanfare. At our upcoming conference, Imagine on September 10th-11th, we will give supply chain planning leaders a room and a facilitator to sort this out and come up with their vision of the third act. Logility and Kinaxis Survive and Thrive as the No-nonsense Solutions.

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New Horizon Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 1, 2022

Freight is literally being left on the loading dock because there’s no room on the truck. The Most Pressing Need: Incorporating Truck Load Optimization into Procurement Planning. In our work with customers, this procurement planning use case has been the most pressing need. Current Approaches to Truck Load Optimization.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Exclusive: Wal-Mart presses suppliers to share benefits of cheaper yuan (Reuters). From the press release: By providing wearable access to Infor Ming.le, users may now directly interact, accept requests and provide approvals, to drive enterprise business processes without the use of a computer or tablet.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 20, 2016

Last year, Deloitte University Press published an article on the Internet of Things titled “Forging links into loops: The Internet of Things’ potential to recast supply chain management”. For consumer devices, we’ve seen examples of this at work for a number of years. But what about supply chain?

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 20, 2022

With our new geospatial capabilities, you effectively get a prioritized plan of action that helps you accomplish more with less to free-up precious capital and physical room for smoother material flow and better inventory turns of what actually sells well at the most profitable levels. PR Contact. Tina Jacobs. pr@throughput.ai. ThroughPut.ai

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Is wearing a jacket and hat while watching the Red Sox game in your family room a visual cue that the time has come? We are fortunate to have a dynamic and dedicated team like ERA join us in this journey,” said Doug Braun, CEO, BluJay Solutions, in the press release. The global, multi-country customs platform is becoming a reality.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” While in the past, companies would react to a risk event by coming together globally ‘in a virtual war room’ to manage operations until a new normal is established–companies struggled in the pandemic because they were on the backfoot with disruption after disruption. There was no new normal.

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