This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supplychain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. I strongly feel that if I am going to cover the global supplychain that I need to experience it. A Personal Reflection.
The development and history of warehouse management systems (WMSs) have had a profound impact on how the supplychain functions. As the world moved forward, the basic concept of managing warehouse inventory did not change much. The 19 th Century: The Railroad Becomes a Major Player in Transporting Goods.
Their goals were lofty, but their understanding of supplychain planning was hazy. In 2006, they made a decision to implement a supplychain planning solution. SupplyChain Design. Ad hoc design planning often focused on a function of the supplychain. SupplyChain Planning Data.
In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. Historically, the cost of RFID implementation and difficulty to utilize RFID in conjunction with other supplychain systems has hindered mass adoption by supplychain managers.
Last week was the SupplyChain Insights Global Summit. 110 supplychain leaders attended. In preparation for the summit, we readied the final report of the work on translating balance sheet results into a methodology to judge SupplyChain Excellence. SupplyChain Design. ” Yes, I said.
Or agreement on the definition of supplychain excellence. Sometimes, even the definition of a supplychain is not clear. I define digital as the rethinking the atoms and electrons of the supplychain. Supplychain planning’s goal is to improve decisions. What Is A Digital Transformation?
Jeff Flowers and Joe Lynch discuss why inventory is everything. Quickly moving towards his true passion of operations, Jeff spent 2006-2016 in various roles with the nation’s largest building products Distributor, BlueLinx. Key Takeaways: Inventory is Everything. About Jeff Flowers.
If the word collaboration was listed on a card as a drinking game at supplychain conferences, we would be drunk at many. While we speak of collaboration, the focus is on driving enterprise results not value in value chains. However, organizations are not good at managing inventory. Inventory. I am troubled.
Over the last two decades the company successfully leveraged global scale to define supplychain leadership. With 12,000 supplychain employees operating in 80 countries with 2400 storage facilities, supplychain excellence and innovation are the foundation of corporate performance. BASF creates chemistry.
I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supplychain software to improve planning decisions. The tension I felt reading the brochure on the plane is what I believe every supplychain leader feels every day. The impact of complexity on inventory is not quick.
These consumer products global leaders paved the road for supplychain excellence by defining new supplychain practices. Today, each leader wants to take their empowered team to new supplychain heights. At SupplyChain Insights, we published a report card yesterday. Who is poised to win?
Instead, annual transportation costs rose continued to rise by 5.5 GDP has changed since 2006. Transportation and Storage Cost Insights From the 2016 State of Logistics. Changes in transportation and storage of inventory costs made up significant portion of the 2016 SOL. Overall transportation costs rose by 1.3
Jassy called generative AI a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that will change the way the company operates, and said Amazon is already using it in “virtually every corner of the company,” calling out the supplychain areas of inventory and demand planning as examples. The Fed Downgrades GDP Forecast.
If you want to gain more supplychain analytics knowledge, you’re in the right place. We’ve compiled a list of 10 great supplychain analytics books to help you better understand the concepts and strategies behind this vital business field.
Transportation is a complex system, and even minor inefficiencies can have a ripple effect. This article explores challenges identified in a research paper by McKinnon (2006) focusing on vehicle utilization and efficiency in the freight industry [1]. We’ll delve into each challenge and explore potential solutions: 1. Chen et al.,
Modern supplychains are evolving beyond anyone’s expectations due to increased use of cloud-computing technologies, wearables and advanced data analysis. Meanwhile, cloud technology enables companies to expand infrastructure without significant investment or use of resources, reports AXIT of SupplyChain 24/7.
History of SupplyChain Management. Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supplychain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks.
It’ll come to me eventually, but in the meantime, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Kewill Acquires the IBM® Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS). There’s a business lesson here somewhere, I just can’t put my finger on it. The MetaPack Group Acquires U.S. North American Freight Numbers July 2014.
Retail was slow to adopt supplychain processes to drive new business models; and as a result, traditional retail redefinition of supplychain processes got caught in the omni-channel hype while Amazon worked its magic to become a market leader. A Closer Look at Consumer Value Chains and the Value of the EACH.
Who said supplychains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supplychain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. An Online Class Everyone Needs to Take: E-Commerce and SupplyChain Management. Subscribe To.
Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supplychain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks. History of SupplyChain Management: Roots.
While internet-based transport exchanges offer potential, their effectiveness is still debated due to uncertainties in carrier and shipper participation. Postponement: Strategies like Just-in-Time and postponement can reduce inventory and transportation costs.
Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management has awarded Don Ralph, Senior Vice-President of SupplyChain & Logistics at Staples, with the prestigious Salzberg Medallion. Don is being honored for his outstanding contributions in the field of supplychain management. PepsiCo, NIKE and CSX Transportation.
For years I’ve been writing about the importance of supplychain risk management and how it’s often given short shrift in business discussions. Supplychain vulnerability shouldn’t have been hard to spot. Today, ears are no longer deaf to the topic of supplychain risk management.
SupplyChain Challenges: Freight Volume Rising, Driver Shortage Growing The shipping industry plays a critical role in world economics. Its immense power stems from its ubiquity–in every sector, you will find shipping and a supplychain. Today’s driver shortage is helping to drive transportation costs higher.
Intelleflex, a leading provider of on-demand data visibility solutions for supplychains and asset tracking, today announced the Intelleflex CMR-6100, the first fully integrated cellular-enabled, GPS-equipped multi-protocol RFID reader with support for the ISO Class 3 battery assisted passive and EPCglobal C1G2 passive standards.
India is on the cusp of a supplychain transformation that may end up being nothing short of a major game changer. This usually leads to a lively discussion as to why companies in India have surprising supplychain configurations. A system of poor supplychain incentives. By IMD Professor Ralf W. A new game.
Customers want what they want, and there should be a supplychain plan in place that supports those needs. But what happens when your hospitality supplychain isn’t flexible enough to provide for the customer? Inventory Management. Problems with inventory management. Never fear, though. Logistics Management.
The supplychains for consumer goods in the U.S. Tight supplies of common household goods like paper towels are likely to persist, the WSJ’s Sharon Terlep and Annie Gasparro report, in part because of the decadeslong quest by businesses to eke out profits by operating with almost no slack in production systems.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 102,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content