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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Seen optimistically, this challenging trade environment is a catalyst for a slew of innovative measures and creative tactics to mitigate tariff costs – although one could argue that supply chain optimization from a cost and performance perspective is something that firms should already be doing on an ongoing basis.

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2018: What Will It Look Like?

Supply Chain Insights

The untethered exuberance reminds me of the race for Y2K, the futile experimentation with trading exchanges in 2001, or the race for e-commerce. New approaches –using the confluence of new technologies along with innovation in analytics– will drive a more agile supply chain response. It feels a bit like tulip mania.

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Podcast: Digital Solutions Innovator Philip Black

Requis

This was back in 2001 when I started in Houston. 2001 was before the Internet of things (IoT) was a term. For example, this pump is failing, let’s get on ordering another? For example, how are we operating within our permits, which were written by politicians, not engineers. Here’s an example.

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E2open Acquires Steelwedge. Impact on Market?

Supply Chain Shaman

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. I remember my first briefing with Steelwedge in 2001. The question is will E2open be an aggregator of assets or an innovator? Aggregator versus Innovator? My answer?

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Our Walk In The Fog

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chain innovation is slowly simmering in the face of radical disruption. Examples include Hadoop, Kafka, and Apache Spark. . The many examples include streaming data, Internet of Things (IOT), new forms of analytics, software robots, wearables and robotics increasingly add value as computing power increases.

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A commitment to innovation, which can be measured by the percentage of research and development undertaken or provided to employees at the company, is crucial. it is critical that your provider have a plan for bringing digital innovations to your partners and allowing you to collaborate and connect on a global network.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation. Innovating: The 2000s. Significance. 0 TEUs 0 meters long.

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