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More Challenges for the Transportation Network: Day 2 of the SCRC Meeting

Supply Chain View from the Field

Speakers are the SCRC meeting yesterday and today continued to speak more on the topic of transportation strategy given increasing challenges in the transportation sector, and the need for an effective transportation management strategy. This is impacting how you think about managing the network, and in procurement.

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Insights from Elemica reveal 2014 Frankfurt

Talking Logistics

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. Herman Woltjes, Shell Chemicals – “Logistics Execution”. As I wrote earlier this year in Is Your Business Model Safe? ,

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Make 2016 the Year of the TMS

Talking Logistics

One area that always seems ripe for improvement is the supply chain, and one of the best ways to accomplish that is with a transportation management system (TMS). Just a few years ago sophisticated logistics software was reserved for only the largest and wealthiest companies. For most companies, the opportunity is there.

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The History of Supply Chain Management! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics. Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II. History of Supply Chain Management: Logistics Comes of Age.

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2006, they made a decision to implement a supply chain planning solution. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week. Procurement.

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Supply Chain Movement 19 – Software & Leaders

Supply Chain Movement

It’s remarkable that there aren’t many more companies consolidating their transport operations. Those are the words of Patrick Van De Vyver, EMEA Logistics Operations Manager at 3M. In 2006, with an export value of EUR1.5 I can’t understand why they’re not doing it yet.” 33 | Checklist S&OP.

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Supply Chain Management:Has Best of Breed WMS Won the Race?

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. It is more of a logistics suite race as the vendors have moved from being pure play WMS players to end to end supply chain execution software providers. Communication Services.