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Post-pandemic Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

“As countries shut down, stock markets crumble and economic activity slows to a crawl,” writes Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “it is hard to believe that in a few months the coronavirus crisis may be over.”[1]

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Supply Chain Redesign: A Conversation with Lennox International’s Keith Nash

Talking Logistics

Some of the key benefits we’ve realized are lower transportation costs, record service levels and shorter cycle times, and better inventory accuracy. Adam joined Manhattan in 2002 after the acquisition of Logistics.com where he supported their SaaS Transportation solution.

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E-commerce and the Digital Path to Purchase

Enterra Insights

According to the staff at Klarna, “The first glimpse of online commerce was experienced by some students at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in the 70’s. 1997-2002 — Collapse of the dot.com bubble. … Attempting to unite channels without properly setting up and maintaining inventory and order management is futile.”