Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2014

The bodega and building as it appears today (source: Google Maps). Yes, many stores are still stuck in 2001 when it comes to their IT capabilities, and theyll need more than a flux capacitor to get back to the future. The bodega is where my life story begins, a story I hope to write about someday.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization, increasing access to China as both a channel and a supply source. Consider the investment in outside-in planning processes using market data and orchestrating source, make, and deliver based on a holistic design process. – The Myopic Focus on Cost Reduces Effectiveness.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 13, 2022

His mission is to help craft the firm’s growth strategy while assisting with deal sourcing, capital raising, and the creation of value within portfolio companies. in October 2001 to form and to lead the firm’s entry into the transportation markets.

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SCM Research

AUGUST 23, 2015

It has often been assumed that one of the characteristics of SCM philosophy is “a customer focus to create unique and individualized sources of customer value, leading to customer satisfaction” ( Mentzer et al.,

SCM 110

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

They would ask how social can impact their supply chain source, make and deliver processes. In 2001, Forrester and Gartner had also promised that the B2B supply chain exchange (marketplace) organizations would also transform the supply chain about the time of the ecommerce bust in B2B. They would take the steps to be market driven.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 14, 2013

In table 1, I compare ten-year averages (2001-2011) for food manufacturing companies. It is tough to compare conglomerates, and I do not believe that you can put companies from all industries in a spreadsheet and shake them up. Instead, I think that the best insights come from comparing peer groups.

Supply Chain Planning Software 260

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 10, 2024

Logistical Efficiency in Sourcing, Distribution, and Delivery Local Sourcing: While offering potential environmental benefits, local sourcing introduces complexities like smaller vehicle sizes and less-than-full loads. Balancing consumer preferences for locally sourced products with logistical efficiency is crucial.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ZF has been working with a supply chain solutions provider called SupplyOn since 2001. Sourcing from more local suppliers and having shorter supply chains is part of the answer. If you look at the way the different components can be combined into their finished goods, you end up with over 7 million potential combinations.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 25, 2020

Apple launched the iPod in 2001 during the dot.com bubble. Many people don’t shop around once they have found a reliable source. . – Andy Grove, former global CEO of Intel Some interesting companies launched or had great growth in recession times. Microsoft launched in 1975, a time of great stagnation, inflation and unemployment.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

The first presented in June 2001 outlined where we were in supply chain and what we needed to do. In 2001, we were in trouble, but in 2004, we had made a lot of progress. Our chairman in September 2001, announced business write-downs in our interim results, and committed that supply chain would be a strategic imperative.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

There is no solution to optimize source, make and deliver together or drive bidirectional orchestration to execute trade-offs between functions automatically. Founded in 2001, INTTRA was a joint venture between CMA-CGM, Hamburg Sud, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk Line, MSC, and UASC. This is true of both an enterprise and a network architecture.

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EC Sourcing Group

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

EC Sourcing Group ranks as a ‘Value’ & ‘Customer’ Leader in Latest eSourcing Benchmarking Study. Spend Matters’ newly released Fall 2021 SolutionMap report names EC Sourcing Group a Customer & Value Leader across multiple organization types.

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 2, 2021

“EC Sourcing also happens to be one of the most mature in capability, with a set of clever features that only comes from the battle scars of decades of managing sourcing events” — Spend Matters 2021. Today marks a both an exciting and also incredibly challenging time to be in procurement and sourcing.

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EC Sourcing Group

DECEMBER 2, 2021

“EC Sourcing also happens to be one of the most mature in capability, with a set of clever features that only comes from the battle scars of decades of managing sourcing events” — Spend Matters 2021. Today marks a both an exciting and also incredibly challenging time to be in procurement and sourcing.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 18, 2024

Biofuels, derived from renewable sources like plant materials, boast a lower carbon footprint while still being compatible with existing diesel engines (often in blends) (Khare & Sharma, 2003). Optimizing trailer design for a specific operation can yield significant efficiency gains (ETSU & MIRA, 2001).

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Since 2001, this acclaimed business forum has provided a unique insight into the latest developments in electronic commerce for senior purchasing, supply chain and finance executives. Intelligent sourcing & risk management. URL: [link]. Improving collaboration across the enterprise Stakeholder engagement and change management.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2013

The latest addition to this portfolio includes LTL and truckload freight services, which complements UPS’s global capabilities to provide customers a single source for multiple modes of transportation. In 2001, UPS acquired Mail Boxes Etc., UPS also has guaranteed day-definite delivery and expedited services. The Mail Boxes Etc.,

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The freight unit was established in 2001, when FedEx Corporation acquired and merged the assets of American Freightways , Viking Freight and Watkins Motor Lines. They will also maintain the strategic advantages of cooperation on key commercial, operational, and technology initiatives.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 23, 2015

The UK’s most comprehensive business forum for Procurement, Sourcing and Supply Chain Technologies. Since 2001, eWorld Procurement & Supply has provided a unique insight into the latest innovations and technologies for senior procurement, supply chain and finance executives. Intelligent sourcing & risk management.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

For example, here’s a description from a 2001 profile of Kroger’s food supply chain published by Louisville Business First : The frozen food portion of the order is assembled at 6:30 a.m. and loaded in the front compartment, or nose, of a multi-temperature trailer where the temperature is 20 degrees below zero.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2016

When I was an analyst in 2001, I loved speaking to him. While the solutions are sourced from the same provider, each has a different data definition. Robots and automation enriched the Jetsons’ lives. Last week, I was having breakfast with a CEO of a leading software supply chain management company.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2016

Looking back at history… When I was a Gartner analyst in 2001, I tracked over 400 trading exchanges. With cloud-based analytics, non-relational database open source code sharing and advancements in predictive, prescriptive and cognitive analytics, what is old, can become new again. Today, there are a handful. Embrace Glass Boxes.

Supply Chain Network Software 150

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Enterra Insights

JULY 12, 2019

“Job openings have been growing at double-digit rates since mid-2017, and are nearing the historical peak recorded in 2001.” big data comes from many and diverse sources.” ” He lists a few of those sources: Product and/or machine design data such as threshold specifications. Concluding thoughts.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 23, 2015

The Procurement Summit provides senior purchasing, sourcing and supply chain executives across the North of England with an unmissable opportunity to keep up-to-date with the latest industry innovations, best practice and new technology solutions.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 24, 2013

In 2001 the government of Aragón in northern Spain realized that its economy had become overly reliant on a small group of industries, notably auto manufacturing. There is also the part-time Master de Logistica (MdL) master’s program taught in Spanish that has become an important source of talent for the local cluster.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 31, 2016

Launched in 2014 and brought to you by the eWorld Procurement & Supply team, The Procurement Summit will provide senior purchasing, sourcing and supply chain executives across the North of England with an unmissable opportunity to keep up-to-date with the latest industry innovations, best practice and new technology solutions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

I have been an industry analyst covering the market– Gartner, AMR Research, Altimeter Group and my own company Supply Chain Insights– since 2001. Use The tactical planning horizon to make asset decisions, determine the best network design, design form and function of inventory, and establish sourcing strategies.

Supply and Demand 199

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 20, 2013

In 2001 Peter Brabeck, then CEO of Nestlé, recognised that as the company was getting bigger and bigger its size may become a liability. They know it is from an objective source and it’s accurate. Today it produces 1 billion products every day from baby-foods to chocolate, sport nutrition products to bottled water and coffee.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. We dug that company out of terrible financial difficulty after the “internet bubble” burst in 2001. This was my first foray into the world of supply. I have not looked back since!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

” In 2001 Doug Laney articulated the concepts of volume, velocity and variety in describing Big Data. The sources of data are vast and ever increasing which contributes to the increased volumes of data. doesn’t reside in a database) data sources all contribute to the amount of Big Data. Volume is the amount of data.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 27, 2019

You simply can’t read every news source in the world, every day, to make sure there aren’t any looming events that are going to disrupt your supply chain. If your risk management operates based upon information collected periodically, the enterprise is making decisions based upon dated information. Science Fiction.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Herlitz Inventory Management

JULY 7, 2021

source: tradingeconomics.com. source: thebalance.com. The law of supply and demand, coupled with other environmental and political factors, have led to two months of inflation that are higher than we have seen in 30 years (see table below). ?. Have we lost the knowledge of how to be profitable during periods of high inflation?

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AFFLINK

AUGUST 23, 2017

Focusing on Responsible Sourcing. During the supply chain analysis of Nestlé, it's immediately clear that responsible sourcing is a huge concern for the company. Nestlé's first major acquisition was Ralston Purina Company, a popular pet food maker, in 2001. After all, Nestlé didn't reach a $247 billion net worth by accident.

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KEPLER Consulting

MARCH 23, 2018

Utilize benchmarking to identify gaps across BU/Regions and optimized sourcing strategies. Improve Sourcing Strategies through optimized supplier allocation per cluster. 45, 5-32 (2001)). The methodology is based on 5 pillars: check. Create a cost model based on shared cost drivers considering BU/Region specifics. Breiman, L.,

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

In terms of sources that influence purchase decisions, social media lands last and was rated less than half as effective as reviews. ’ … The bubble didn’t end e-commerce. It was just a bump in the road. By every big-picture metric, social media and ecommerce should be a match made in heaven. But, there’s a disconnect.

Procurement Analytics 100

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

At that point, production and system operations commence (DSMC, 2001). defense firms tend to follow a traditional “white box” sourcing approach, as shown in this figure. Much of the sourcing behavior involved in standard defense industry practices is tied to establishing “price reasonableness” in accordance with FAR 15.403 (FAR, 2005).

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ivalua

JUNE 24, 2020

The new packages span the full source-to-pay process and enable financial services customers to become more agile with regulatory compliance and accelerate cost optimization to deliver further value to the business . Implement and demonstrate the value of their sustainability strategy and improve their company non-financial rating .

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