Herlitz Inventory Management

JULY 7, 2021

Growing up with a father who developed inventory management software for a living spawned some interesting conversations around the dinner table. As the economy reopens post-COVID, there are still supply chain shortages. How to Remain Profitable During Periods of High Inflation with Forward Buying. Forward Buying and Inflation.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

As featured in the ‘ The 10 Most Innovative Procurement Solution Providers ’ article published in the September 2017 Insights Success Magazine , Claritum discuss the drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products…. Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Optimizing Spend Visibility, Control, Cost Savings and process Efficiencies.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 23, 2019

According to research published by the experts in web hosting reviews and analyses Hosting Tribunal , AWS was worth $18B in 2017. While AWS was launched in 2002, Microsoft made an entry into the cloud market only in 2008, six long years later. cloudcomputing #amazonwebservices #technology #amazon. Infographic).

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Bringing Circular Economy (CE) into the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry effectively targets two major fields: products and equipment (waste and consumption) and internal operations and networks (energy and data). Citing Cisco, there is global supply, but no global trash return. But first, what are the issues?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement. A Long History of Supply Chain Strategy Misalignment.

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Locus Robotics

JULY 5, 2019

As the CEO of Locus Robotics, I often get asked a very simple question by supply chain executives, operators, analysts, press and investors. Is deploying warehouse robotics to automate piece picking for fulfillment operations at an inflection point? My answer is “absolutely not.” That might surprise you.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 7, 2016

The evolution of map technology. If we take this analogy a little bit further, Integrated Business Planning and prescriptive analysis can learn from GPS and the evolution of the underlying map technology. TomTom , a Dutch mapmaker and traffic company launched their first portable GPS system in 2002.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Virtually all of those startups disappeared by 2002 — they either burned through all of their investment money or were acquired by bigger fish. Descartes survived, however, and became one of the first software companies to embrace the software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model. Source: Google.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Supply chains respond. Supply chain business networks need an overhaul. Supply chain transactions remain dependent on EDI messaging standards that are now over 45 years old. Today’s supply chain is more dependent on supplier and customer relationships. Today’s supply chain is sick.

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Supply Chain Insights

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Supply chains respond. Supply chain business networks need an overhaul. Supply chain transactions remain dependent on EDI messaging standards which are now over 45-years old. Today’s supply chain is more dependent on supplier and customer relationships. Today’s supply chain is sick.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

In my work with clients, customers bandy about the term “customer-centric supply chain.” Many of my clients talk about a customer-centric supply chain but rely on useless metrics from an annual survey or a net promoter score. A customer-centric supply chain is easier to say than implement.

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

Provenance has partnered with the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis Agency (Growth Analysis) , to explore how blockchain technology can help to valorise sustainable practices in the Rare Earth Elements mining sector. Interested in understanding how supply chain transparency could benefit your business? The result?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 7, 2017

Today, fewer and fewer supply chain professionals make the event. To make the event profitable, SAP Insider now combines supply chain, customer relationship management, human resource management, and product life cycle management. I remember attendance for the supply chain event was 5,000. It worries me.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

With corrected vision, here is the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Longshoreman Union Leader Stalls Planned Work Shutdown (WSJ – sub. Boston startup raises $10M for retail software that predicts inventory needs (Boston Business Journal). How did I get here? Mexico Warns U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2017

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon is granted a patent for using a subterranean network to deliver packages (GeekWire). Target invests in Minneapolis start-up that helps retailers monitor supply chains (Star Tribune). So, dream on, baby, it’s what we do.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2017

Since you, as a shipper, rely on having the most accurate information available and applicable to your operation, understanding the trends identified in the third party logistics study can help your business grow throughout 2017. John Langley of Supply Chain 24/7. 3PLs and Shippers Report Positive Partnership Outcomes.

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