The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

Resilience and Agility in Supply Chains: Navigating Change in a Dynamic World Feature Article by J eroen Hendriks , Director at Art of Supply Chain Sdn Bhd The global business landscape has become increasingly complex and volatile, posing significant challenges to supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I share insights, based on research, for the supply chain leader. Frequently, when I post about an issue, a well-intending consultant or an aggressive business development executive will tout the evolution of the autonomous supply chain as the answer. Orbit Chart of TJX Versus Peer Group for the Period of 2010-2019.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. The availability of capacity in industries like the semiconductor industry is tight.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2024

The month of December was my longest writing respite since I started this blog in January 2010. As I wrote, I reflected on the Generative AI hype cycle in the supply chain market and the contribution to noise. I questioned in this time of uncertainty if supply chain leaders will value data-driven content.

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All Things Supply Chain

JANUARY 13, 2020

From the implementation of Industry 4.0, the increased importance of being sustainable, the rise of supply chain technology or blockchain, the 2010’s saw some significant changes to the supply chain.…

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

While most consultants and technologists want to sell technology, and are eager to slap in a new piece of software, my caution is to slow down and better understand root issues before having a technology discussion. Time For A Supply Chain Check-Up? Understand Industry Performance. inventory turns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2019

I feel that topic of supply chain management is analogous to the downward cycle of the news channels. What Drives Supply Chain Excellence? I analyze supply chain management. There is the story of aggressive sales teams over-hyping the promise of technology to drive balance sheet improvement.

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Supply Chain Trend

APRIL 25, 2024

It is not new in supply chain management either. Lee’s uncertainty framework (2002) shows how segment your supply chain in demand streams and how to define your supply chain response to that. I explained what type of changes were required in our operating model, including technology, without success.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The automotive industry is undergoing massive changes, and Mobileye is one of the foremost innovators causing the waves of disruption. As one of the first companies to develop software for ADAS and autonomous vehicles , Mobileye has quickly grown into a multibillion-dollar company. But they didn’t stop there.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the availability of our latest recorded podcast episode: Risk Megatrends That Supply Chain Management Teams Should Anticipate in 2024. How to Listen Episode 25 can be listened to here by clicking on the below embedded Supply Chain Matters Podcast recording.

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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. It’s time to re-evaluate your company’s foundation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 13, 2017

Supply chain excellence. The answer makes or breaks a supply chain leader’s career and defines corporate value. When we look at the relative progress of industries within the Technology Value Networks in Table 1, you see a lot of red. If the arrow is red, the industry is moving backwards on a metric.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

to supply chains and this webinar, hosted by LSCMS President, Dr. Raymon Krishnan had panelists Timothy Tan, Head, Enterprise Business IT and Mobile at Samsung Electronics and Ian Chong, Regional Director and. the entire supply chain when adopted and deployed correctly. supply chain models, are many.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 4, 2022

” The same question is often asked about the Fourth Industrial Revolution (aka Industry 4.0). He asks, “Does everyone have the same idea about the definition of Industry 4.0 ”[1] In order to determine how far along we are on the road to Industry 4.0 The term Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Learn how Resilinc is using predictive AI and generative AI to innovate supply chain risk management. In part one of our AI in supply chain blog series, “ How is AI Revolutionizing Supply Chain Risk Management?”, Predictive AI has been used in numerous unique applications outside the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. However, when Gartner bought AMR Research, and I left in the transition(because I don’t believe in the Gartner methodology), I launched a new methodology named the Supply Chains to Admire. The reason?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

When I started my business in 2012, I frequently wrote about the future using the moniker of Supply Chain 2020. We had just recovered from a recession, and my goal was to help supply chain leaders create a better supply chain by the end of the decade. At that time, Supply Chain 2020 seemed so far away.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2021

The Introduction of Smokeless Tobacco Products Complicated Philip Morris’s Supply Chain. The tobacco industry is changing. Traditionally, the industry has been stable. This was done at a stock keeping unit level and for the entire manufacturing supply chain. It was predictable.

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Logility

APRIL 30, 2020

In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008–2010, CSR again became a focus for evaluating corporate behavior. Evidence for this can be found in the increasing number of companies choosing to report on CSR initiatives and the thriving cottage industry that provides a variety of CSR-related certifications. CSR in Your Supply Chain.

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Elementum

JUNE 4, 2020

A decade ago, supply chain was a very different function than the one we know today. Only 32% of businesses had deployed planning software, Amazon Prime was still in its infancy and there were no supply chain cloud solutions in existence - including our own, here at Elementum. That was so 2010.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The ROI study on supply chain planning was completed. The data is clear: best-of-breed supply chain planning solutions are faster to implement, have a better ROI and yield higher satisfaction than planning systems from ERP providers. For us, the results of supply chain planning solutions are disappointing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2017

When I engage with supply chain leaders , I ask the question, “Are you making progress?” The supply chain is a complex, non-linear system. As a result, supply chain leaders focus on unrealistic goals of inventory or costs, they will throw the system out of balance. Rethink supply chain practices.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 21, 2023

Chris is the Chief Operating Officer at Flock Freight , a technology company that is on a mission to solve the US trucking industry’s wasted capacity problem. Its patented technology finds and fills underutilized trailer space so Shippers can save, Carriers can earn more, and goods can move terminal-free faster and more efficiently.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 19, 2018

This afternoon, I poured myself a cup of tea to pen congratulation emails to the Supply Chains to Admire award winners. Each year, based on feedback from supply chain leaders, we refine the methodology. We group companies by industry sector because the industries are so different in performance. In Table 1.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

At Supply Chain Insights, we have been actively working in our own mine sweeping project. The analysis was industry-specific. The company was then assigned to one of 37 peer groups based on the Supply Chains to Admire methodology. For this analysis, J&J was assigned to the pharmaceutical industry.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 12, 2019

Nigel Duckworth ( @nigelduckworth ), a marketing strategist at One Network Enterprises, notes it can be difficult for manufacturers to concentrate on the long game with a swirl of new technologies constantly vying for attention. He explains, “Besieged by bright shiny objects of Industry 4.0, ” The short and long Industry 4.0

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Make over your supply chain to get visibility into potential future disruptions. There’s always a lot at stake in supply chain management. Technology leapt to the forefront as visibility into the entire supply chain became essential. What’s a supply chain manager to do?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2018

Being a supply chain gal, I think that supply chain leaders can help. In the chart in Figure 1, let’s look more closely at the healthcare value chain. The first value is the average for the period of 2010-2016 while the second number shows the average change comparing 2016 to 2010.

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Stord

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Stord’s best-in-class, omnichannel fulfillment and last-mile services, coupled with its OMS technology, will help Athletic Greens deliver an exceptional customer experience as it continues scaling. Founded in 2010, Athletic Greens is a globally remote company with operations spanning North America, Europe, and Asia.

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LevaData

AUGUST 31, 2021

automotive industry is a key economic indicator of health and market sustainability; its conjoined relationship with supplier industries creates a profound economic and political influence. Material shifts in the macro-economic conditions of the automotive industry and the markets by which they’re serviced are nothing new.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston. Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. I did not think that anyone had a clear definition of supply chain excellence. I argued for industry collaboration to define and drive process innovation.

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

Original version published in APICS Extra , July 2010. Supply chain executives were under pressure to develop more efficient, customer-centric supply chains while finding innovative ways to reduce costs and enable growth. Explore Modern End-to-End Supply Chain for Real Business Growth. FREE EBOOK.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). In 2018, Rockwell Automation won the Supply Chains to Admire Award.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide a capsule synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2023

One of the most promising technologies to emerge over the last decade is digital twin technology. Digital twins technology is a core element of digital transformation.”[1] ”[1] Cybersecurity journalist Charlie Osborne agrees that digital twin technology has an important role to play in digital transformation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 16, 2016

In today’s society, technology has been changing at an unprecedented pace. When you consider that Apple introduced its iPad in the year 2010, and now tablet sales are about to overtake the combined sales of desktops and laptops, it becomes apparent. 7 Major Trends Influencing the Logistics Industry in the Future .

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