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Origin of Logistics & Supply Chain Revealed! - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

Origin of Logistics & Supply Chain Revealed! What do we know about "Logistics" and "Supply Chain" to date? According to Lummas et al 2001 , the word "Logistics" in English appeared in the article as early as in 1898. 2) Origin of "Logistics". 1) Current State. Image credit Google Books. Image Credit : Google Books.

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

Logistics providers have discovered that sustainability in the supply chain delivers a good ROI. This is where it gets tricky, according to Yossi Sheffi, director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This solution has not been overlooked by logistics companies. The ROI of Natural Gas. Last-Mile Delivery.

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Twitter Insights from GT Nexus Bridges 2015 Conference

Talking Logistics

Author’s Note: I was completely unplugged on vacation last week, so it wasn’t until I returned to the office on Monday that I learned Infor is acquiring GT Nexus (a Talking Logistics sponsor). Brooks Brothers: “SAP is our internal ERP system, @GTNexus is our external (supply chain) ERP system” #Bridges2015 #logistics #SCM.

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3 Ways Crowdsourcing Is Revolutionizing Supply Chain Management

Kinaxis

Crowdsourcing transportation presents a solution for smaller enterprises to compete in this environment. And when they do, supply chain disruptions like halted manufacturing and transportation breakdowns rattle even the largest, most prepared enterprises. Crowdsourcing improves product innovation.

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Reflections, Thank-you(s) and Rethinking the Future

Supply Chain Shaman

Last week I spoke at the CLX Logistics Conference in Philadelphia on the future of Supply Chain Management. As I presented on Supply Chain 2030, I shared the research on balance sheet performance, and provided the insights on why I believe 90% of organizations failed in the delivery of supply chain excellence at the balance sheet level.

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Staying Ahead of Supply Chain Paradigms – LogiSYM September 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Some exaggerate the degree and duration of change, mistaking a radically shifted present for long-term transformation. Demand sensing technology will help supply chain professionals to become smarter about the sales side, which helps to drive sales but also allows for better planning of logistics and manufacturing capacity.

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50 Online Resources for Aspiring Supply Chain Scholars

Supply Chain Opz

See the real supply chain via Commodity Flow Survey Commodity Flow Survey is a survey conducted every 5 years (in the year ending in 2 and 7) by Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce and Department of Transportation. Resource: Logistics Performance Index 8. Resource: Gantt Project Analyze and Present Information 19.