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ZF’s Transition from Lean to Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

I interviewed John Sobeck, Vice President Material Management Services and Supply Chain 4.0 at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. This technology company is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This technology company is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

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Analog Supply Chains are an Anachronism in a Digital World

Enterra Insights

Supply chain processes are not immune to this trend. EY analysts Edmund Wong and Glenn Steinberg ( @GlennSteinberg ), ask, “Are you running an analog supply chain for a digital economy?”[1] They explain, “The global supply chain is a creation from the past, ill-suited to today’s fast-changing world.

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Should We Celebrate this Marriage?

Supply Chain Shaman

At the time, we were both deployed as consultants for Manugistics to help a manufacturing company to implement end-to-end planning. My goal was to implement demand and supply planning. How Do We Connect Supply Chain Planning Architectures to Transportation Planning? I celebrated a supply chain IPO.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 4-8, 2014)

Talking Logistics

. — In this weeks news… HighJump Releases New Retail Management Software Capabilities for Home Goods Retailers. ARI and Fidelitone Logistics Partner to Deliver Unified eCommerce and Supply Chain Solutions. Boeing, United Technologies stock up titanium parts from Russia ( Reuters ).

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50 warehouse automation stats you should know

6 River Systems

Warehouse automation stats show that automation is making a big impact on warehouses and distribution centers. There are many driving forces behind the automation trend, from rising labor costs to rapid growth in ecommerce sales and a growing demand for rapid order fulfillment , such as two-day and even same-day delivery.

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Our Walk In The Fog

Supply Chain Shaman

Supply chain innovation is slowly simmering in the face of radical disruption. The supply chain visionary wants novel and new. I find technology providers pitching old–often wrapped in the cloak of ‘digital transformation.’ As a result, supply chain leaders continuously ask me to unravel market confusion.

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Whew! It Is Finally Happening.

Supply Chain Shaman

As an analyst, I watch trends and the progress of technology adoption. It is the adoption of new forms of B2B networks for supply chains. As background for the new reader, I have been an analyst in the supply chain management market for 12 years. My research projects have been many, and I love new technologies.