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Two years at Gartner Group , six years at AMR Research (now Gartner), two years at Altimeter Group and three years as the founder of Supply Chain Insights. Over this period, I have watched the acceptance of cloud-based supply chain solutions evolve. MORE
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. Supply Chain Technology. MORE
Discontinuing products is a struggle with tension between supply chain and marketing functions. The lack of product rationalization results in the long tail of the supply chain with increasing complexity. Personalization. Market microsegmentation. New product launch. MORE
I have used Fisher’s (1997) supply chain–product match/mismatch framework ( What Is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product? ) Herein, the author argues that functional products require a physically efficient supply chain strategy, whereas innovative products require a market-responsive supply chain strategy. 2016) helps to “capture, evaluate and re-formulate the supply chain strategy of a business unit” Fisher, M.L. MORE
Due to more complex supply chains, policy makers worldwide are enforcing stricter regulations for manufacturing and logistics. Market changes and decentralized supply chains will require new and modified transportation routes. MORE
In 2002, only 27 percent of shippers (clients who outsource their logistics activities) were satisfied with their logistics suppliers’ IT expertise, even though IT was an essential element of 89 percent of those logistics activities. MORE
High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters. MORE
Supply chain management traditionally focuses on coordinating the flow of goods and services from suppliers to manufacturers, to wholesalers to retailers, and retailers to consumers. However, the 21 st century supply chain comes with a few added layers of complexity. MORE
In a recent infographic, How to get your supply chain ready for the future, we highlighted three factors driving the need for supply chain change. Consumers’ growing expectations for companies to do the right thing , are making organizations rethink the supply chain. MORE
The global supply chain is more connected than ever, demanding the movement of commodities be faster, more efficient and farther-reaching. Ebola Cuts Off Supply Lines. Businesses invest in supply chains that can bring in this assurance. MORE
Can people really trust information produced from a system under high stress, high risk, supply chain disruption situations? These researchers asked the following question: what happens when humans have to trust real-time data under the types of high-stress, high-pressure environments that are typical of major supply chain disruption events? For example, a Russian passenger jet and cargo plane in 2002 crashed in a mid-air collision. MORE
Financial balance sheet improvements cannot be driven by traditional supply chain processes. In the words of a supply chain leader yesterday, “Lora, please give me stories of success. About the Supply Chains to Admire Research. MORE
Applications in supply chain and retail are only now beginning to be explored. In 2002, the University of Michigan gave Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin an estimate of 1,000 years for scanning the library’s seven million volumes. Featured Supply Chain MORE
When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. ” I have been studying the evolution of inventory technologies as an industry analyst since 2002. The supply chain is a complex system with increasing complexity. MORE
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. MORE
” Occasionally, I read articles about autonomous or no-touch supply chains and I find myself wondering whether the autonomous supply chain is a vision or so far-fetched it’s only a silly daydream. Ravi Prakash Mathur ( @rpmathur ), Senior Director of Supply Chain Management and Head of Logistics and Central Planning at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., ” The case for the autonomous supply chain. MORE
In June 2002, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation or SpaceX was established with the goal to make the space launch service way cheaper. During the period of slow economic growth, many manufacturers have to deal with the cost pressure. MORE
Nobel laureates rarely publish articles in journals within the supply chain arena. In their article, Deck and Smith highlight “several examples where experiments have been used to study issues relevant to logistics and supply chain management” and identify “several additional areas where laboratory experiments could be informative” Deck, C. & Using Laboratory Experiments in Logistics and Supply Chain Research. MORE
Founded in 2002 under the name of Agilisys, Infor rebranded in 2004. The most significant for the supply chain market are assets from Baan, Formation Systems, Fygir, Intentia, Lawson, MAPICS, Mercia, and SSA Global. Life is busy at Supply Chain Insights. MORE
Warehouses today have doubled in size compared to 2002; however, even with larger distribution centers (DCs), the distribution market. Distribution Supply ChainIn the third quarter of 2017, Prologis reported that consumer activity reached its highest level since 2014 1. MORE
According to Daniel Kahneman, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics, “Intuition works less often than we think.”[1] ”[1] He … Continued. The post Big Data Analytics are Better than Intuition appeared first on Enterra Solutions. MORE
The prosecution was brought by [the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority] under the air navigation (dangerous goods) regulations 2002. According to the Outlook report, “88 percent of DG/hazmat professionals believe that keeping DG secure across the entire supply chain is more important than ever.” MORE
Supply Chain Operating Networks: The building of supply chain applications using many-to-many architectures to connect multiple parties to multiple trading partners to improve multi-tier supply chain visibility, planning and execution to improve relationships in extended value chains. . MORE
Indeed, by 2002, Best Buy was saying more than half of its customers were checking its website before coming to the store. Guest Commentary Omni-channel logistics Supply Chain Convergence Transportation Management Systems omni-channel logistics supply chain conversion TMS TransportationWhen Transportation Optimization and New Shopping Behaviors Collide One needs to go back to the early 2000s to see green shoots of modern omni-channel retail. MORE
This week I spoke at an SAS Global Analytics Summit on the connected supply chain. In my view, the connected supply chain is very, very different from the integrated supply chain. In 2002 I worked for Gartner Group in the business applications practice. MORE
The demand for seamlessness in omni-channel supply chains increases more as time progresses. In other words, the WMS should provide full functionality and access across your enterprise and peripheral activities, reports Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisers , giving you the ability to position your company among the industry’s leading omnichannel retailers. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. MORE
I would like to reflect on some observations related to sustainability strategy deployment across the supply chain, namely important considerations in alignment of so-termed green supply chain strategies with contributing benefit to overall business strategies. Previous commentaries on Value Unchained noted a recent University of Tennessee research study, “Green, Lean and Global Supply Chain Strategies.” A guest post by Bob Ferrari. MORE
High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters. MORE
In other news… Supply Chain Risk Management Now a Priority for Most Businesses ( Accenture ). Several reports have been published in recent years underscoring the growing importance of supply chain risk management. Song of the Week: “Life on a Chain” by Pete Yorn. MORE
It has been selling apparel since 2002, and has slowly been making further in-roads to the fashion industry. First, Amazon is aware of the challenges with supply chain operations; for more than a decade now, the company was able to handle quick warehousing and delivery for its brands with its well-developed delivery network and regional fulfillment centers that has allowed the company to cut shipping costs. MORE
At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. Subscribe Here! MORE
I attend and speak at many supply chain and logistics conferences throughout the year, but among my favorites are those that bring a relatively small group of executives together to discuss timely and important industry topics. Engage your supply chain partners. MORE
However, if they take a closer look, they will find that there are significant benefits to supplier diversity – not only for suppliers and their supply chains, but also for their business. Supply Chain Planning & Optimization More than just charity. MORE
This was WBR’s first event in the United States targeted for the Medical Device Supply Chain Leader. Today, managing a medical device supply chain is tougher. This is why I think that the industry needs to get serious about supply chain management. MORE
However, many are finding that it is not the optimal technology for Supply Chain Planning and Optimization. Why ERP is Not the Best Technology for Supply Chain Planning and Optimization. SAP Is Discontinuing Support of the Current Supply Chain Planning Technologies. MORE
Last month on Talking Logistics , Adrian Gonzalez, Keith Nash (VP Supply Chain Logistics at Lennox International ) and I discussed “Lennox International’s Complete Supply Chain Redesign.” What are some of the key supply chain trends and challenges you are facing today? With Manhattan as our core logistics solution provider for TMS, WM, Labor and Slotting, we’ve been able to transform our supply chain despite the complexity of redesign project. MORE
First a confession: I borrowed this blog’s title directly from Gartner Analyst Noha Tohamy and her recent research note Five Things Supply Chain Strategists Need to Know About Machine Learning. Machine learning is only part of the total supply chain planning solution. MORE
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. MORE
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 20, 2018
This week I spoke at an SAS Global Analytics Summit on the connected supply chain. In my view, the connected supply chain is very, very different from the integrated supply chain. In 2002 I worked for Gartner Group in the business applications practice.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 15, 2015
High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters.
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Financial balance sheet improvements cannot be driven by traditional supply chain processes. In the words of a supply chain leader yesterday, “Lora, please give me stories of success. About the Supply Chains to Admire Research.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 15, 2015
High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. With changing product profiles, short life cycles, constraints with downstream suppliers, and changing markets, being good at supply chain planning matters.
ToolsGroup
OCTOBER 27, 2015
First a confession: I borrowed this blog’s title directly from Gartner Analyst Noha Tohamy and her recent research note Five Things Supply Chain Strategists Need to Know About Machine Learning. Machine learning is only part of the total supply chain planning solution.
SCM Research
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
I have used Fisher’s (1997) supply chain–product match/mismatch framework ( What Is the Right Supply Chain for Your Product? ) Herein, the author argues that functional products require a physically efficient supply chain strategy, whereas innovative products require a market-responsive supply chain strategy. 2016) helps to “capture, evaluate and re-formulate the supply chain strategy of a business unit” Fisher, M.L.
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AIMMS
JULY 27, 2015
However, many are finding that it is not the optimal technology for Supply Chain Planning and Optimization. Why ERP is Not the Best Technology for Supply Chain Planning and Optimization. SAP Is Discontinuing Support of the Current Supply Chain Planning Technologies.
SCM Research
MAY 5, 2013
Nobel laureates rarely publish articles in journals within the supply chain arena. In their article, Deck and Smith highlight “several examples where experiments have been used to study issues relevant to logistics and supply chain management” and identify “several additional areas where laboratory experiments could be informative” Deck, C. & Using Laboratory Experiments in Logistics and Supply Chain Research.
Kinaxis
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
In a recent infographic, How to get your supply chain ready for the future, we highlighted three factors driving the need for supply chain change. Consumers’ growing expectations for companies to do the right thing , are making organizations rethink the supply chain.
Enterra Insights
JUNE 20, 2019
” Occasionally, I read articles about autonomous or no-touch supply chains and I find myself wondering whether the autonomous supply chain is a vision or so far-fetched it’s only a silly daydream. Ravi Prakash Mathur ( @rpmathur ), Senior Director of Supply Chain Management and Head of Logistics and Central Planning at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., ” The case for the autonomous supply chain.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 9, 2019
Discontinuing products is a struggle with tension between supply chain and marketing functions. The lack of product rationalization results in the long tail of the supply chain with increasing complexity. Personalization. Market microsegmentation. New product launch.
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The Network Effect
AUGUST 26, 2014
Due to more complex supply chains, policy makers worldwide are enforcing stricter regulations for manufacturing and logistics. Market changes and decentralized supply chains will require new and modified transportation routes.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Last month on Talking Logistics , Adrian Gonzalez, Keith Nash (VP Supply Chain Logistics at Lennox International ) and I discussed “Lennox International’s Complete Supply Chain Redesign.” What are some of the key supply chain trends and challenges you are facing today? With Manhattan as our core logistics solution provider for TMS, WM, Labor and Slotting, we’ve been able to transform our supply chain despite the complexity of redesign project.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 29, 2015
Two years at Gartner Group , six years at AMR Research (now Gartner), two years at Altimeter Group and three years as the founder of Supply Chain Insights. Over this period, I have watched the acceptance of cloud-based supply chain solutions evolve.
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.
Supply Chain Opz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2013
In June 2002, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation or SpaceX was established with the goal to make the space launch service way cheaper. During the period of slow economic growth, many manufacturers have to deal with the cost pressure.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Indeed, by 2002, Best Buy was saying more than half of its customers were checking its website before coming to the store. Guest Commentary Omni-channel logistics Supply Chain Convergence Transportation Management Systems omni-channel logistics supply chain conversion TMS TransportationWhen Transportation Optimization and New Shopping Behaviors Collide One needs to go back to the early 2000s to see green shoots of modern omni-channel retail.
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 3, 2015
When it comes to the management of inventory in value chains, frustration abounds. ” I have been studying the evolution of inventory technologies as an industry analyst since 2002. The supply chain is a complex system with increasing complexity.
Supply Chain Shaman
AUGUST 16, 2015
Founded in 2002 under the name of Agilisys, Infor rebranded in 2004. The most significant for the supply chain market are assets from Baan, Formation Systems, Fygir, Intentia, Lawson, MAPICS, Mercia, and SSA Global. Life is busy at Supply Chain Insights.
Elementum
MARCH 14, 2016
It has been selling apparel since 2002, and has slowly been making further in-roads to the fashion industry. First, Amazon is aware of the challenges with supply chain operations; for more than a decade now, the company was able to handle quick warehousing and delivery for its brands with its well-developed delivery network and regional fulfillment centers that has allowed the company to cut shipping costs.
Elementum
MARCH 18, 2016
The global supply chain is more connected than ever, demanding the movement of commodities be faster, more efficient and farther-reaching. Ebola Cuts Off Supply Lines. Businesses invest in supply chains that can bring in this assurance.
Supply Chain Nation
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Applications in supply chain and retail are only now beginning to be explored. In 2002, the University of Michigan gave Google’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin an estimate of 1,000 years for scanning the library’s seven million volumes. Featured Supply Chain
Enterra Insights
MARCH 7, 2016
According to Daniel Kahneman, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics, “Intuition works less often than we think.”[1] ”[1] He … Continued. The post Big Data Analytics are Better than Intuition appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Supply Chain Link
JANUARY 23, 2018
Warehouses today have doubled in size compared to 2002; however, even with larger distribution centers (DCs), the distribution market. Distribution Supply ChainIn the third quarter of 2017, Prologis reported that consumer activity reached its highest level since 2014 1.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 15, 2016
Supply Chain Operating Networks: The building of supply chain applications using many-to-many architectures to connect multiple parties to multiple trading partners to improve multi-tier supply chain visibility, planning and execution to improve relationships in extended value chains. .
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
I attend and speak at many supply chain and logistics conferences throughout the year, but among my favorites are those that bring a relatively small group of executives together to discuss timely and important industry topics. Engage your supply chain partners.
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. Supply Chain Technology.
AFFLINK
MARCH 29, 2017
Supply chain management traditionally focuses on coordinating the flow of goods and services from suppliers to manufacturers, to wholesalers to retailers, and retailers to consumers. However, the 21 st century supply chain comes with a few added layers of complexity.
ModusLink Corporation
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
I would like to reflect on some observations related to sustainability strategy deployment across the supply chain, namely important considerations in alignment of so-termed green supply chain strategies with contributing benefit to overall business strategies. Previous commentaries on Value Unchained noted a recent University of Tennessee research study, “Green, Lean and Global Supply Chain Strategies.” A guest post by Bob Ferrari.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 27, 2014
In other news… Supply Chain Risk Management Now a Priority for Most Businesses ( Accenture ). Several reports have been published in recent years underscoring the growing importance of supply chain risk management. Song of the Week: “Life on a Chain” by Pete Yorn.
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.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
The prosecution was brought by [the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority] under the air navigation (dangerous goods) regulations 2002. According to the Outlook report, “88 percent of DG/hazmat professionals believe that keeping DG secure across the entire supply chain is more important than ever.”
NC State SCRC
MARCH 25, 2016
Can people really trust information produced from a system under high stress, high risk, supply chain disruption situations? These researchers asked the following question: what happens when humans have to trust real-time data under the types of high-stress, high-pressure environments that are typical of major supply chain disruption events? For example, a Russian passenger jet and cargo plane in 2002 crashed in a mid-air collision.
Cerasis
MAY 11, 2018
The demand for seamlessness in omni-channel supply chains increases more as time progresses. In other words, the WMS should provide full functionality and access across your enterprise and peripheral activities, reports Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisers , giving you the ability to position your company among the industry’s leading omnichannel retailers. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018.
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
In 2002, only 27 percent of shippers (clients who outsource their logistics activities) were satisfied with their logistics suppliers’ IT expertise, even though IT was an essential element of 89 percent of those logistics activities.
Supply Chain Shaman
MAY 1, 2014
This was WBR’s first event in the United States targeted for the Medical Device Supply Chain Leader. Today, managing a medical device supply chain is tougher. This is why I think that the industry needs to get serious about supply chain management.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. Subscribe Here!
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