The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 17, 2022

Quickly moving towards his true passion of operations, Jeff spent 2006-2016 in various roles with the nation’s largest building products Distributor, BlueLinx. In the podcast interview, Jeff explains the importance of effective inventory management to supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 16, 2017

Modern supply chains 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 Supply Chain 24/7.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 22, 2015

by Alexa Cheater In honor of Earth Day I thought I’d take the opportunity to outline in my humble opinion why having a green supply chain is no longer a nice-to-have – it’s a necessity. And how exactly does that lead to a green supply chain? Are you doing your part? Talk about a win-win scenario.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 16, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Along with EXIM Cargo, Apollo LogiSolutions also provides services that include: Freight Forwarding Port Clearance Customs Brokerage & Handling Warehousing & Bonded Warehouses Third-Party Logistics First-Mile & Last-Mile Connectivity. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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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. As complexity increased, we did not design the supply chain to absorb greater variability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Retail was slow to adopt supply chain processes to drive new business models; and as a result, traditional retail redefinition of supply chain 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.

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Demand Solutions

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Are you tired of seeing “business as usual” in supply chain management? And buy we did: Within a couple months, our warehouses were bulging. We stocked up early because we knew that in May, people would come in and start ordering their supplies for winter. I know the feeling.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 16, 2017

India is on the cusp of a supply chain 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 supply chain configurations. A system of poor supply chain incentives. By IMD Professor Ralf W. A new game.

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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. Examples include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Warehouse Management (WMS_ or Advanced Planning (APS).

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 16, 2019

To stay successful, supply chain leaders need to understand a few things about preparing omnichannel retail supply chain processes to succeed in peak season. The challenges associated with the peak season for the supply chain are debated in great detail in many supply chain and retail publications.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 12, 2016

I’ve previously shared my thoughts on the need for a shake-up in the supply chain management realm , and my assessment of what integrated business planning really consists of. Supply Chain Digest tackled this subject in 2011, back when the term “integrated business planning” was still quite new.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Over the past year, the Arkieva Supply Chain Link Blog provided thought leadership and informative posts on supply chain strategy tips, trends, and news. Here is a list of the Top 20 Supply Chain Strategy Blog Posts from 2016. The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. Happy new year!

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Supply Chain 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 supply chain. The orange line is the trucking cost component of the Producer Price Index.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 28, 2023

This is the second guest blog from Craig Lukasik , an MBA supply chain graduate from the Poole College of Management’s supply chain program. Looking at the finished product with your eyes barely conveys the awesome complexity of the supply chain involved in bringing it to life.

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Arkieva

MARCH 24, 2016

I came into the field of supply chain management in 2004. The master project for my MBA program in that period was on ‘Collaborative Planning in the Extended Supply Chain’. 2006-2009 I did a PhD on Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization. 2006-2009 I did a PhD on Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The biggest challenge for supply chain professionals today is the is the accelerated pace of change, according to APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi. Since 2006, Abe Eshkenazi has served as CEO of APICS, a trade association focused on offering research, education and certification programs in supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Markets drive supply chains. The supply chain needs to respond to market demand and consumer sentiment. Traditional supply chain processes do not sense. For supply chain leaders, this market downturn defines a new set of opportunities and risks. They respond. This is a major disconnect.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2023

If you want to gain more supply chain analytics knowledge, you’re in the right place. We’ve compiled a list of 10 great supply chain analytics books to help you better understand the concepts and strategies behind this vital business field.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Should Your Supply Chain Join the Vertical Integration Revival? Ever since the early 1970s supply chain organisations have taken on increasingly distributed structures, a shift from a long-standing tradition of vertical integration. Warehouses and distribution assets. Speed, Trust, Growth, and Control.

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FLEXE

MARCH 5, 2017

Founded by 32-year-old Sophia Amoruso in 2006, Nasty Gal’s rise and fall happened in less than a decade. That’s especially true for the supply chain. With 3PLs and new warehousing technologies, there’s no need for a fledgling brand to build and rely on its own logistics center. Nasty Gal Inc.,

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Digest

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 31, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

One of the early pioneers of software-as-a-service (SaaS) transportation management systems (TMS) was Nistevo, which was acquired by Sterling Commerce in May 2006 (Sterling Commerce had become an AT&T company in late 2005). North American Freight Numbers July 2014.

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Supply Chain Digest

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Digest

MARCH 6, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Digest

JANUARY 30, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Digest

MAY 8, 2009

Green Supply Chain. Lean Manufacturing/Supply Chai. Retail Supply Chain. Supply Chain Agility/Flexibili. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Network Design. Supply Chain Optimization. Supply Chain Risk. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 5, 2012

Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. The simpler warehouses go with the ERP WMS.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Shopify was founded in Canada in 2006, and since then has become Canada’s largest publicly traded company by market capitalisation – which gives you an idea of how eCommerce has flourished in recent years. Potential supply issues: Could there be supply chain logjams, labour shortages or regulatory changes?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2018

It was a strategy day in 2006. Mark Hersh (shown here) is now a Director of Supply Chain Strategy at Clorox while Dave retired in 2018. Mark and Dave, both career Clorox employees, drove a program to customize the supply chain response using Value Chain Segmentation. Designing a Fit For Purpose Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Over the last two decades the company successfully leveraged global scale to define supply chain leadership. With 12,000 supply chain employees operating in 80 countries with 2400 storage facilities, supply chain excellence and innovation are the foundation of corporate performance. BASF creates chemistry.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). There are a lot of niche supply chain and logistics solutions in the market and Descartes is good at finding and acquiring them. Where is Descartes today? The company is financially strong, with 14 years of record year-over-year growth. Scott Pagan is a funny guy.

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