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Our Walk In The Fog

Supply Chain Shaman

While there is much hype on DDMRP and the use of orders as a proxy for demand, companies need to remember that orders carry latency: they are out-of-step with market purchase behavior. The transformational wave is slowly transforming the automotive industry from a focus on selling “rides” versus the purchase of an automobile.

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A Conversation with Vittorio Favati, TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Something that the forwarding and logistics industry has wrestled with over the years, is to balance the risk and reward of investment into organic systems development, versus purchasing third-party market software to run our businesses. What challenges facing the world today are important to you? MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Navigating Regulatory Compliance: A Deep Dive Into QMS Compliance for Medical Devices

Arena Solutions

We have analytics section that will, you can create real-time analytics that as each change order is done, or each quality processes process, it’s real time using a data warehouse that will give you those on-time analytics, supply chain collaboration, as I mentioned, configuration management on your bill of material.

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How do we Drive Invention to Innovation in Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, 32% of companies have source, make and deliver reporting to the same organization, and the gaps in alignment between operations and commercial teams are large. Last night, I spoke at a conference on the use of advanced analytic techniques and the future of planning. 3) The rate of change in business is accelerating.

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Conscious Clothing? Why Fashion's Going Green

Material Handling & Logistics

Nearly twice as much apparel was sold in 2017 than in 2003. But it also reflects the rise of fast fashion, which has trained shoppers to think differently about the shelf life of the goods in their closet. The environmental concerns around clothing manufacturing are more acute than ever before.