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

MARCH 9, 2020

As I shopped at Best Buy for office supplies, I struggled to not think about the massive disruption of electronics supply chain. The Sam’s Club and Costco shortages of water, toilet paper and laundry products signals one thing for me: the spread of the virus will disrupt every supply chain. The problem?

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QAD

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Supply chain disruptions have led many discussions the past couple years — and how they have been embraced by experts as the new normal. However, it is important to remember that the supply chain has always been vulnerable. These help shorten supply chains and get goods closer to end customers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Charlie is the Founder and President of CS Recruiting , a Woman-Owned leading search firm that specializes in the Logistics, Transportation, and Supply Chain industry. Charlie has over 14 years of direct recruiting experience within the logistics, transportation, and supply chain space.

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SCM Research

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Some of the leading supply chain management journals have now announced their winners. The Journal of Business Logistics has just announced that the paper Exploring a governance theory of supply chain management: Barriers and facilitators to integration by Richey et al. is the 2011 Bernard J. respecitvely.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

Since joining the company in 2011, he’s focused on developing and growing its Coyote Transportation Management offerings, driving synergy efforts with UPS, and leading the Supply Chain Consulting team. For the study, Coyote worked with a 3rd party research firm to survey over 500 supply chain decision makers.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 30, 2022

As supply chains continue to garner negative headlines — thanks to snarled transportation systems, closed factories, and product shortages — supply chain professionals are facing a future in which severe weather will continue to give them headaches. ” Supply Chain Climate Change Risks are Rising.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

” As supply chains have grown more complex, the same thing could be written about many of them. The foggy environment in which many supply chain professionals labor stems from a lack of visibility deep into supply chain operations. The Situational Awareness Imperative. better situational awareness).

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Logility

APRIL 15, 2011

We are officially one week away from the kickoff of Connections 2011, our annual customer conference. The conference is designed to help attendees navigate their voyage to supply chain success, starting in sunny Orlando. Attendance is up more than 40%. And, we have added 25% more sessions. Stay tuned for more!

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Logility

APRIL 15, 2011

We are officially one week away from the kickoff of Connections 2011, our annual customer conference. The conference is designed to help attendees navigate their voyage to supply chain success, starting in sunny Orlando. Attendance is up more than 40%. And, we have added 25% more sessions. Stay tuned for more!

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A recent episode of CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a segment on some of the issues involved in the current global supply chain crisis — focusing primarily on U.S. For the supply chain to work smoothly, a complex and highly choreographed dance, involving both full and empty shipping containers, must be performed.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 10, 2022

In this episode, Joe Lynch interviews David Bell and Peter Rentschler about the new partnership between their companies along with building a competitive advantage in the transportation and logistics space. David Bell has been a leader in the transportation industry for over 25 years, beginning his industry career in 1993.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2019

Bear markets drive heightened interest in supply chain management. These supply chain groups are more global and diverse. Gradually companies realize that the supply chain is a capability, not a function. The evolution of leaders is challenging the mental models of the supply chain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2022

Andy is the Founder and CEO of Bahr Transportation , a FTL brokerage, focused primarily on serving the food & beverage industry, in the USA & Canada. Andy Bahr is the Founder and President of Bahr Transportation , a FTL brokerage focused primarily on serving the food & beverage industry, in refrigerated freight.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Now more so than ever, corporations understand the tremendous impact logistics and transportation can have on their overall business performance and are taking meaningful strides to optimize their supply chain operations. increase over 2011, according to Capgemini’s 2014 18th Annual Third Party Logistics Study.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Current logistics and supply chain management trends are discussed very often on social media sites. In the year 2000, Journal of Business Logistics published the article named " Ten Mega-Trends That Will Revolutionize Supply Chain Logistics ". How can we identify them really? What''s Next?

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3rdwave

MARCH 20, 2020

Visibility has been the major topic of Supply Chain professionals for the past 20 years. That is a question that anyone involved in the global supply chain is asking…sometimes hysterically. In the time of Covid-19, supply-side visibility may very well prove to be a saving capability. Where is my product?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Companies need to be fully aware of global climate change conversations and how they will impact their supply chain in the near future. Outside of the Paris Agreement, the European Union (EU) has a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport by around 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. Corporate Responsibility.

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Global trade, geopolitics, climate changes, natural disasters, digitization, the increasing demand for customer flexibility and the volatility of consumer demand increase supply chain complexity. Supply chains are no longer chains but a network of opportunistic demand, supply, and capacity entities.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Our previous discussion on augmented reality revealed a new trend in supply chain management , the use of computer-simulated imagery to enhance production and efficiency. However, artificial intelligence is poised to radically change the supply chain in profound ways. Artificial intelligence is everywhere.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 17, 2021

Part 2: Lessons from Comparing Disruptions In the previous post in this two-part series, The 7 Core Capacities of Supply Chain Resilience , we identified the core capacities that are the building blocks of supply chain resilience. Also note that for many companies, the Covid impact was a tale of two supply chains?—?essential

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 4, 2015

Editor’s Note : It is clear from several articles around the Skills Gap that we need programs that keep the next generations interested in one of the most vital parts of business today: mastering the supply chain. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management at the Martin J. We hope you enjoy!

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2014

For most 3PLs, their customers — across a variety of industries — are growing their presence in Mexico, either manufacturing there or growing their supplier base there, so 3PLs need to align their services and capabilities accordingly to the changing supply chain networks of their customers. Role of Mexico in Supply Chains.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 13, 2011

My first CSCMP Annual Conference was in 1989 and I always try to get there every year to catch up with all my logistics and supply chain friends! New of course, in it’s second year, is The CSCMP Supply Chain of the Future exhibition. As with every year, there are opportunities to learn new things and meet new people.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 24, 2022

But it was featured on CNN Business and in other business media because it had traveled 6,000 miles from Xian China and represented a growing trend in China-Europe supply chains: shifting a portion of container traffic away from pricey and congested ocean shipping lanes to rail. It’s growing dramatically however.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2017

No one can argue that the rise of ecommerce and omni-channel fulfillment has dramatically impacted the supply chain in recent years. While this trend isn’t new, retailers and manufacturers are still evolving their supply chains to keep pace with customer demand and gain a competitive advantage. The Rise of DTC.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 29, 2022

Like safety stock calculations , EOQ is one of the most important equations in supply chain planning. With the rise of COVID-19, the supply chain in is facing a huge challenge in the lead time. Bowersox, Supply Chain Logistics Management. Lysons, Procurement & Supply Chain Management, 9th Ed. ,

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

To look at what risks will affect the supply chain in 2018, Rob Savitsky of AIR Worldwide ( a member of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Supply Chain Exchange program), wrote a blog for MIT discussing three broad categories of supply chain risk. Natural Catastrophes.

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 10, 2013

Global supply chains and transport networks form the backbone of the global economy, fuelling trade, consumption and economic growth. Disruptions to supply chains can prove costly, as highlighted most recently by Hurricane Sandy. It highlights the need to shift focus from reactive to proactive risk management.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Research by McKinsey in 2011 revealed that only 20 percent of companies link their business strategy to clear decisions about their product portfolio and allocation of the necessary resources. The business, sales and supply chain, must make it clear how, and in which IT layer, processes require support.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2016

We don’t think they’re going to, but we spend over $100 million a year on technology, and connecting 110,000 shippers with about 70,000 disparate providers of transportation takes a lot more than putting up a mobile app.”. But transportation is not a commodity. I generally agree with Mr. Clarke. Will [today’s startups] succeed?

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

10 | Profile Scott Kuhn, Global Head of Supply at Syngenta. In 2011 Syngenta reorganised its business to support a shift in strategic focus from seeds and crop protection, to integrated solutions for farmers. 25 | Overview: Transport Control Towers Solutions. 41 | Supply Chain Agenda of Tarik Toprak.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

These consumer products global leaders paved the road for supply chain excellence by defining new supply chain practices. Today, each leader wants to take their empowered team to new supply chain heights. At Supply Chain Insights, we published a report card yesterday. Who is poised to win?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Back in the dotcom days, more than 15 years ago, numerous startups launched transportation marketplaces in a bid to revolutionize the way shippers and carriers worked together. These marketplaces (aka “exchanges”) didn’t work for many reasons, but the prime one was that these startups didn’t really understand the transportation market.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2016

It was back in January 2015, after reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about bitcoin, that my eyes were opened to the potential for blockchain technology to transform supply chain management. As I wrote at the time in Bitcoin: A New Supply Chain Operating System?

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Supply Chain Network

JANUARY 4, 2019

Our evolutionary story today, about the Logistics and Supply Chain conference, begins in 1984 when NMRI held their first Physical Distribution & Transportation Conference. The next evolutionary step for this event is when RILA Logistics became RILA Supply Chain in 2014. Retail has evolved and so have we.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The 30 th SCRC meeting kicked off today with a theme on “Transportation Strategy in an Infrastructure Constrained Environment”. This is a theme that was discussed a year ago at a conference in DC on Transportation Infrastructure, over coffee with William Lucas from Caterpillar. Replacement costs are going up.

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