Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2017

It echoes the title of my post from last September: “ The Day a Cyber Attack Brings the World’s Supply Chains to a Halt.”. (I The WannaCry cyber attack is another warning for supply chain executives to stop being complacent. Hospitals, Spanish Companies.” What can you do?

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The Network Effect

JANUARY 12, 2015

Note: In honor of a similar post from last year, I thought I’d do an update for 2014. So here are three New Year’s resolutions for your supply chain (from a CEO’s perspecti ve). Traditionally, when a CEO paid attention to his or her supply chain, it meant something had gone wrong.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

This blog was started in 2010. Today, 270 posts and five years later, I am thankful for the opportunity to sit at my kitchen table and communicate to almost 20,000 supply chain professionals globally (directly through this blog and through connections on Linkedin). However, this is not the case in our supply chains.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 11, 2014

The annual Supply Chain “Oscar’s” have been announced by Gartner for 2014. I list the top 10 here but to see the full list of top 25 global Supply Chains please click and surf here. Amazon is another interesting company in that it now acts as a Supply Chain company rather than a books/CD/DVD supplier.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

In this week’s news… HighJump Software Acquires Atlas Products International, Expands Global Trading Partner Network in Europe. UPS Capital – Sponsored Study Shows Supply Chain Risk Mitigation Strategies Lacking. Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet to Enhance Supply Chain Security. SAP Launches 2.0

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QAD

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

There’s been disruption in the medical device industry recently – new technologies, more patient-centered development , hospitals pushing back on charges, more reimbursements being questioned, and supply chain issues due to the pandemic making shipments less reliable.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

Much attention (and financing) has been directed over the past years to the expansion of supply chain visibility, mainly “real-time visibility platforms” and to “sensor-based visibility solutions“. The past years have brought with them immense challenges for carriers, logistics operators and supply chain managers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Located in the United Kingdom (UK), he has more than twelve years of experience in progressive roles driving demand-drive projects for their global supply chain. At the Supply Chain insights Global Summit , Nick shared his story on driving demand-based improvements. Understanding the Lubricant Supply Chain.

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Elementum

MARCH 6, 2018

billion in funding, Xiaomi took the Chinese smartphone market by storm in 2010 when it was founded by Chinese entrepreneur Lei Jun. From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. Currently valued at $46 billion with $1.4 Its next big target?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2015

Supply chain management in manufacturing is by no means a simple process, but the United States is learning from past mistakes and they're poised to start playing a little catch-up in the manufacturing world due to their expertise. Government Weighs In on Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

billion in funding, Xiaomi took the Chinese smartphone market by storm in 2010 when it was founded by Chinese entrepreneur Lei Jun. From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. Currently valued at $46 billion with $1.4 Its next big target?

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AFFLINK

MARCH 14, 2017

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is an important part of every organization, whether small or large. SCM is the active management of supply chain activities to maximize customer value and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage, according to Robert Handfield, Ph.D. The Interconnected Supply Chain.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

billion in funding, Xiaomi took the Chinese smartphone market by storm in 2010 when it was founded by Chinese entrepreneur Lei Jun. From 2013 to 2014, the number of units Xiaomi shipped in China grew 186 percent, while its total worldwide shipments grew 224 percent. Currently valued at $46 billion with $1.4 Its next big target?

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 19, 2015

Nokia Networks has won the Supply Chain Management Award 2015. This was announced at Exchainge, the Supply Chainers’ Conference in Frankfurt (Germany) on June 25, 2015. In explaining its decision, the jury called Nokia Networks an excellent example of how a company’s supply chain can become a key ingredient in its success story.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

by Bill DuBois If you had anything to do with supply chain planning in the early days of enterprise resource planning (ERP), you may consider those years the “good ol’ days”. Aligning the supply plans to these new volatile demand profiles was no easy achievement. However, none of this physically destroyed your supply chain.

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 12, 2019

Organisations need greater visibility over their supply chains than ever before, in order to find areas for improvement and greater efficiency, reduce the chances of disruption and stay competitive. Why do you need to map out your supply chain? Supply chain mapping: why it’s important.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

If you were to tell me that your company had never looked at its supply chain costs and sought to deliver reductions, I would be mightily surprised. On the other hand, if you told me your company hasn’t been able to sustain any progress in supply chain cost reduction, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 20, 2014

Integrated Planning: Tight Coupling of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to Supply Chain Planning (SCP). However, what is clear from our recent study of 73 manufacturers using supply chain planning is that companies using best-of-breed solutions implement faster, achieve a quicker Return-on-Investment (ROI), and are more satisfied.

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2014

In my role with Logility, I have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of companies and executive management teams around achieving their supply chain goals and prioritizing their initiatives. Often these CIOs ask me to explain the differences between supply chain solutions from an ERP provider versus Best of Breed solutions.

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2014

In my role with Logility, I have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of companies and executive management teams around achieving their supply chain goals and prioritizing their initiatives. Often these CIOs ask me to explain the differences between supply chain solutions from an ERP provider versus Best of Breed solutions.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

The Internet’s large-scale global penetration has spawned an increasingly large number of technology and web-savvy consumers, creating a huge opportunity for both industrial manufacturers and their end customers. Manufacturers will be able to improve their inventory due to the information presented by both supply chain and operations data.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

This is not only true for financial investments, but also for supply chain and logistics predictions. Like I said last year, making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target: sometimes you get lucky and hit the mark; other times you miss the bullseye by a mile.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

In the supply chain, the questions do not change; but the answers do. Quote from a Supply Chain Leader at a Conference in Europe. Yesterday, Peter Bolstorff, Executive Director, APICS Supply Chain Council, called to discuss the use of the Supply Chain Index by APICS to measure supply chain improvement.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

As reported by The Guardian : The items included lithium-ion batteries and flammable aerosols, which were flown in and out of the UK between January 2014 and June 2015. As I wrote more than three years ago in A New Era for Global Trade Management Software? : It outlines how dangerous goods must be handled when transported by air.

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QAD

MAY 12, 2022

My intuition already knew that joining Apple was a once in a lifetime opportunity to work for the creative genius and to be on the executive team that could resurrect a great American company,” he said during a commencement speech he gave at Auburn University in 2010. Shortly after joining Apple, Cook streamlined Apple’s supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DAT Freight Index Hits All-Time High in September. He also added that such technology is not “realistic” right now. Bpost to Buy Radial for $820 Million (WSJ – sub.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

This announcement continues the trend of supply chain software market consolidation. Logility is a well-established player in the supply chain software market. With over forty-years of experience in SCM software, Logility went public in 1997. In 2016, total revenues for American Software were $113.9M.

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

by Jonathan Matthews When talking about supply chain, either professionally or more casually, people typically default to the assumption that supply chain is about the movement of goods and people from one destination to another. And it is this renewable energy supply chain that brings its own unique challenges.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. Let me explain.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 28, 2014

Technology Services. 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. Publishing Resources Industries.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 26, 2013

Oracle Brings Extreme Supply Chain Performance to Customers with New In-Memory Application. Infor Simplifies Supply Chain Demand Planning. New Vehicle Routing Activity Tool and Enhanced iPhone Functionality, Highlight Latest Version of Roadnet Transportation Suite. Ryder Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Ever since it made its appearance in 2010, Bitcoin has been the de facto standard of cryptocurrencies , leading people to make the erroneous assumption that it is the only type of cryptocurrency. This secure, private, and untraceable open-source cryptocurrency launched in 2014. Dash (popularly called darkcoin) launched in 2014.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

After two rounds of shoveling more than a foot of snow yesterday, I am in catch up mode today, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: FedEx Supply Chain Launches FedEx Fulfillment. Introducing mySourcemap Lite: Enterprise-Grade Supply Chain Mapping for SME’s.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. My passion is supply chain and positive change.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Technology Services. 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. Publishing Resources Industries.

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Tompkins Blog

JANUARY 15, 2014

January 2014. Supply Chain Risk in China: Focus on. Supply chain executives in the US and Europe nervously listen to news out of Asia about factory fires, typhoons and labor disputes. impacts on their supply chains, they think through their contingency plans and wish they had more visibility.

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Arkieva

APRIL 7, 2016

In a previous blog “ Balancing Cash Cost and Service: The Supply Chain Triangle ” we have introduced the idea that supply chain management is all about balancing three corners of a triangle: cash, cost and service. In her excellent book ‘Supply Chain Metrics that Matter’ (Cecere, L.M.,

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