The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

to supply chains and this webinar, hosted by LSCMS President, Dr. Raymon Krishnan had panelists Timothy Tan, Head, Enterprise Business IT and Mobile at Samsung Electronics and Ian Chong, Regional Director and. the entire supply chain when adopted and deployed correctly. supply chain models, are many.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Boeing is now a case study in how not to outsource a supply chain. The Dreamliner program was launched in April of 2004 with an order for 50 aircraft from All Nippon Airways. PLM designer Dassault Systèmes announced at the onset of the program that their software would “comprise Boeing’s Global Collaboration Environment.”

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

If the word collaboration was listed on a card as a drinking game at supply chain conferences, we would be drunk at many. While we speak of collaboration, the focus is on driving enterprise results not value in value chains. The word, while bandied about frequently in speeches, is largely meaningless due to overuse and abuse.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Founded in 2000, Steelwedge was an innovator in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and was an early provider of cloud solutions for supply chain. Is Steelwedge a Tragic Hero of Supply Chain Cloud Technology? The supply chain management software market had soured. My answer? I am not sure.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

The confusion starts when a supply chain leader states the need for improved visibility without a clear definition. Well-seasoned supply chain leaders understand that visibility is a capability not an IT taxonomy. The IT taxonomy for visibility is supply chain analytics. Supply chains are complex.

Prescriptive Analytics Software

ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

Public Procurement: Building Business Cases and Driving Momentum. For the Government, supplier diversity programs are something procurement professionals in the United States (US) have accepted as a key element to their procurement success. Agile Procurement in Canada. Social Procurement Framework in European Union.

Sourcing Strategies

SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. and J-P Rodrigue (2004)).

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 17, 2013

Or will companies stumble on the path by mistakenly implementing supply-centric processes and calling them demand-driven initiatives? As a writer of research on demand-driven supply chains for over eight years, I find many amusing. Supply chain leaders feel stuck. Their current technologies are inadequate.

Supply Chain Design Software

ivalua

MAY 21, 2014

Yesterday was the first day of Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Summit. The conference theme is “supply chain will lead in the next decade.” Because of supply chain’s far reaching effects, Gartner is challenging supply chain leaders to drive transformation throughout their organizations.

Gartner

Supply Chain Opz

MAY 28, 2013

Supply Chain Maturity Model for Capability Assessment. The concept of maturity model was firstly introduced by Watts Humphrey of Carnegie Mellon University in 1987 with the goal to improve the performance of software development process. Supply Chain Maturity Model. 2) Procurement Maturity Model.

Modeling

SCMDOJO

AUGUST 16, 2023

Among these strategies, the role of supply chain capability stands out as a key factor in driving success. A well-optimized supply chain not only ensures efficient delivery and cost-effectiveness but also provides companies with a competitive advantage in the market.

Inventory Reduction

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

As part of LogiSYM Asia Pacific 2022, we had the opportunity to chat with Vittorio Favati, Chief Executive Officer – TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS. He also went on to share what he sees as the five key changes making a global impact to supply chains today and gave advice for those working in or considering a career in our industry.

Supply Chain Design Software

QAD

JUNE 8, 2021

The Guardian stated : “The technology industry faces a growing shortage of semiconductors and other high-tech components following a failure to invest in new manufacturing facilities during the recession, experts have warned.” As a result, automotive OEMs were not able to ramp-up demand requirements fast enough back up the supply chain.

Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! Days and years went by, and eventually, the ’93 Ford Escort was living in the hybrid-dominated world of the year 2004. It was a natural progression of time and technology. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 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.

Supply Chain Design Software

Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Supply chain optimization consultant, author, and podcaster Marcia Williams has been working in supply chain since 2004. On episode 18 of Supply Chain Next, Marcia talks with host Richard Donaldson about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to digital transformation. ?.

Optimal Sourcing

HICX Solutions

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Peter is a former Senior Strategic Procurement Manager at Air Canada , who, after more than 25 years at the organization, has a wealth of experience in areas including strategic sourcing, category management and supplier management. How Procurement and Supply Chain in aviation industry changed over the years.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 10, 2013

As an aside – Jason started Spend Matters in 2004 as a side interest because he was bored. Spend Matters has grown to be a big part of the procurement landscape. The landscape for the new P2P technology was a big part of the conference, and my next blog gives a great case study of how this was applied.

Conference

Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

The Key Supply Chain Challenge of Cost Reduction. Supply chain costs often represent a considerable percentage of the sales price of a good or service. If net profit on sales is 5%, for example, a reduction in supply chain costs from 9% to 4% (or from 12% to 7%) will double net profits.

Cost Reduction Strategies

SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

ESG accountability is closely linked to the concept of “responsible supply chains.” After all, the greatest ESG impacts are found not in direct operations but in the supply chain. The term “responsible supply chains” did not emerge until the late 2010s but became more mainstream in 2020 with the havoc wreaked by COVID-19.

Supply Chain Planning Software

E2open

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Demand sensing technology has been around for more than 15 years, yet there are still many myths around just what it is, what it does and the prerequisites to use it. Feeding downstream data to the demand sensing engine further increases forecasts accuracy and is a best practice for building a demand-driven supply chain.

Supply and Demand

6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics.

Supply Chain Design Software

Requis

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Knut Alicke was helping to build digital control towers before most people had ever heard of them, and today advises the world’s top companies about supply chain. He is also a professor at the University of Karlsruhe where he teaches supply chain management. Supply Chain Next · 023 – Knut Alicke.

Predictive Analytics

SupplyShift

JUNE 2, 2021

ESG accountability is closely linked to the concept of “responsible supply chains.” After all, the greatest ESG impacts are found not in direct operations but in the supply chain. The term “responsible supply chains” did not emerge until the late 2010s but became more mainstream in 2020 with the havoc wreaked by COVID-19.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

As an analyst, when technology providers acquire and divest companies, I get invited to pre-announcement conferences. In these sessions, the technology providers share their rational for the investment and invite questions. Infor–a market consolidator of enterprise software–currently has revenues of $2.8

Prescriptive Analytics Software

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

” The next call was with a technology provider. In 2004, with the evolution of demand sensing applications, the tactical and operational forecasts were both modeled using optimization, but the lack of synchronization of the two forecasts limited the technology adoption. Technology modeling capabilities are changing.

Supply and Demand

Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Procurement professionals around the world are sitting up and paying attention, especially in sectors with globally integrated supply chains. In such a crisis, virtually all supply categories appear “strategic”: as CNN business bluntly put it , “ You can’t make a car with 99% of the parts. Heavy industry.

Supply Chain Network Software

HICX Solutions

APRIL 28, 2022

As Pierre Laprée , CEO of Per Angusta points out, best-of-breed solutions are frequently built by procurement practitioners for procurement practitioners. So, they are brilliant pieces of technology, don’t get me wrong, but, to me, as a former practitioner it always feels slightly disconnected from my day-to-day reality.”.

Optimal Sourcing

EcoVadis

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

They provide invaluable insights into risks hidden in the supply chains of large international organizations, expose them and sometimes provide temporary solutions. But with the use of technology it is a different story. And it need not be technology that is particularly cutting edge or sophisticated. A Dangerous Scene.

Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 8, 2025

This happened during the COVID-19 pandemic , and added to the food supply chain woes that came from disruptions and bottlenecks around the world, leading ultimately to shortages and inflation. Some hope to see significant immigration policy reform; one that reflects the opportunities presented by automation, for example.

Policies

Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 25, 2017

So many thoughts in my mind… Yesterday, I signed a contract for Robert Gordon, author of the book, Rise and Fall of American Growth to speak at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 5th-8th in Lake Oconee, Georgia (north of Atlanta). of revenue into Information Technology, the impact on real productivity waned.

Supply Chain Design Software

PINC

JULY 29, 2020

The SDCE 100 spotlights successful and innovative projects that deliver bottom-line value to small, medium and large enterprises across the range of supply chain functions. These projects can serve as a map for supply chain executives looking for new opportunities to drive improvement in their own operations.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply Chain Brain

JANUARY 15, 2018

Passage of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 allowed U.S. Late last year, prior to passage of the tax bill, financial technology provider C2FO surveyed corporate treasurers and other financial executives about what they would do in the event of a repatriation tax holiday or deep tax cut. The law enriched the U.S.

Inventory Reduction