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Happy Groundhog Day

Supply Chain Shaman

During the period of 2016-2020, we hosted quarterly events, and monthly calls, to encourage inter-operability testing between network providers and the building of open canonicals. Defining a solution to close the gaps are not so easy. The start of the Network of Networks Share Group April 2016 The group did make some progress.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Container Cargo Imports Surged at End of 2016 (WSJ – sub. November 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Source: Amazon patent filing. Moving on to third-party logistics (3PL) news, UPS announced the purchase of Freightex , a U.K.-based USDOT Announces New Federal Committee on Automation. Alphabet Inc.’s

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Integrated Business Planning: A New Narrative for an Old Process

Supply Chain Trend

New Wave 3 Technology can empower a more efficient and responsive planning process. We propose that IBP be segmented by decision type into execution, operational, planning, and strategy/culture. We acknowledge the value of IBP in support of an organization’s effort to deploy and execute its strategy (Van Hove, 2016).