Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 11, 2024

Medline is the largest supplier of clinical supply chain services to US medical surgical establishments. The company has made significant investments in their supply chain. Medline’s first AutoStore went live in 2013. That software is really the secret sauce of AutoStore.” Why AutoStore?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2024

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. This is despite investment in people and technology. Lack of Clarity on Supply Chain Excellence.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 31, 2022

2] As a result, experts have, for years, encouraged businesses to transform into digital enterprises and employ digital supply chains. After all, supply chains or value chains are characterized by connectivity. Digitally optimizing only internal processes ignores important pieces of the value chain.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 31, 2022

For decades, the global supply chain has been a wonder. The Economist observes, “Supply chains encompass some of the most sophisticated forms of human endeavor.”[1] 2] Yet, as a result of current supply chain snarls, many pundits believe the global supply chain is completely broken.

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SCM Research

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

In the face of disruptions and volatility, supply chain managers are concerned about resilience, which can be broadly defined as “the ability of a supply chain to cope with change” ( Wieland & Wallenburg, 2013 ). Two recent publications present ways to implement supply chain resilience.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 11, 2021

”[2] It’s a question with which supply chain professionals have been wrestling for months. Bowman seems to think supply chain professionals should have been better prepared. ” Sidelining the supply chain in flush times is a bad idea. According to business writer Laura V.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 30, 2023

From tech giants to manufacturing leaders, the top 10 CEOs in the supply chain industry have blazed a trail of success. The Top 10 CEOs Who Have Worked As Supply Chain Professionals 1. Tim Cook Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, has a background in operations and supply chain management. Don’t forget!

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 30, 2024

Supply Chain Matters highlights added reports of headcount reductions occurring across various supply chain industry services sectors. In November, Flexport acquired the technology of liquidated digital freight start-up Convoy extending its coverage of trucking contracting services. All rights reserved.

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Demand Solutions

JUNE 1, 2020

With big companies like Forever 21 having solvency problems, it becomes apparent that any weakness in supply chain or demand forecasting can seriously hurt a fashion company. So what can be done about the fashion supply chain, and how can it be managed better? Biggest Issues in Fashion Supply Chain Management.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 4, 2019

by Bill DuBois The life sciences supply chain starts with a miracle. Everything we talk about in supply chain starts with discovering that product you can market and sell. The article reminds us of what Merck R&D head Roger Perlmutter said about the subject back in 2013. “We One in twenty. Data first.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 15, 2021

Back in April 2013, I asked the question, “Will Supply Chain Software Vendors Start Competing On Design?” Here’s an excerpt: One of the things supply chain software users like to complain about the most is the user interface (UI). Read more The Big Cost of Poorly Designed Software User Interfaces.

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ModusLink Corporation

MARCH 9, 2022

The utilization of IoT tools (Internet of Things). The main IoT tools are elaborated upon below. The use of smartphones to increase the supply chain visibility and anytime access by using available handled devices is quickly standardizing for companies’ solutions.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Currently, however, the supply chain, like many other economic areas, is suffering from a different kind of labor pain — a pain unlikely to result in much joy unless companies can attract a new generation of supply chain professionals. Labor Woes are Contributing to Supply Chain Woes. Desperately.”[1]

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 23, 2021

Some people think supply chain professionals labor in a boring profession. Kevin O’Marah ( @komarah ) writes, “‘Supply chain’ is a label with baggage. 1] And Chris Albrecht ( @AlbrechtChris ), Editor in Chief of The Spoon , writes, “There was a time when my eyes would gloss over at the mention of supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 1, 2018

Blockchain offers an opportunity for shippers to redefine standard procedures, leverage new technologies, including cloud-based platforms, and enhance cybersecurity. In general, today’s supply chain executives and managers continue using outdated, manual data entry processes, which will increase risk. GET YOUR FREE WHITE PAPER.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Green supply chain history: The origin of Supply Chain Management can be dated back to the early 20th with Henry Ford who vertically integrates the automotive supply chain and organizational practices. The purpose of going green is shown in the table.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is a week away. We are currently tabulating the results to publish the report, “Top 15 Supply Chains to Admire.” In this report, we track the progress on balance sheet performance of companies by peer group and chart the relative improvement for the period of 2006-2013.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In many digital transformation-focused discussions, the “enterprise” and the “supply chain” are separate conversations. Lora Cecere ( @lcecere ), founder of Supply Chain Insights, insists, “The supply chain IS Business, not a department within a business.”[1]

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2017

These podcasts bring the latest news and thought leadership in the supply chain and logistics industries right to your earbuds. If you’re looking to increase your podcast listening , here are five that highlight topics of interest to supply chain and logistics professionals. 5 supply chain and logistics podcasts.

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Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

On September 9–11, 2014, 110 supply chain visionaries will gather in the desert at the Phoenician Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona to think differently and define the future of supply chain. Supply chain teams are being asked to do more with less. Automation of Supply Chain Execution.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 25, 2013

Today, I am proud to launch the Supply Chain Index. It is my hope that the readers of this blog will take time to either join us today to listen to the launch of the Supply Chain Index on our webinar or listen to the replay. (We The Supply Chain Index has been two years in the making.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In December 2013, the Wall Street Journal reported that Home Depot planed to spend “at least $300 million on supply chain, technology and online improvements in the fiscal year that begins in February [2014], including building new fulfillment centers and overhauling its warehouse technology systems” to enable same-day shipping and delivery of orders. (..)

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Supply chain complexity is increasing and it’s time we rethink our strategies. What are your plans for managing supply chain complexity in 2014? Is it time to invest in new tools? Discuss your answers to these questions at our upcoming Twitter chat happening on November 28, 2013 at 12pm CET. Who should join?

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 19, 2023

Cyber Security For Supply Chain Management has the potential to become a more significant issue. However, what does “supply chain cybersecurity” actually mean? What is a Supply Chain Attack? And a supply chain attack might target any link in this chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 19, 2014

You are pissy and opinionated in this world of supply chain blandness. The term supply chain excellence is easier to say than define. I have been trying to define it as a supply chain analyst for over fifteen years. I had spent the last two decades in the technology market and I wanted to celebrate success.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Today, supply chain excellence matters more than ever. During the pandemic, the supply chain discussions take new importance. While the supply chain technology market lost its allure at the start of the last decade, it is now cool again. The supply chain career is new. Reflection.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Over the course of the last two years, we at Supply Chain Insight s have worked on a methodology to gauge supply chain improvement. We named it the Supply Chain Index. We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During Background on the Supply Chain Index.

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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. A Closer Look at Technology Value Networks for the Period of 2010-2016.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. As a goal, it is easier to say than to define.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The supply chain is knotted. Yesterday, @DamarqueViews asked me a question on twitter: “What do you think are the greatest barriers in the adoption of social technology in the supply chain?” I find the evolution of social technologies, and the promise of social, exciting for the supply chain.

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SCM Research

DECEMBER 12, 2012

I recently received this year’s Global Supply Chain Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Practice Performance Report Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Sustainability Trend' Most of these results are in line with my own observations.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Technology is changing. in 2013, rising costs are pushing for more efficiency, whether by cutting operating costs with improved technology. Supply chains are changing. Shorter product lifecycles, fluid sourcing (a’la Aliababa ) and more transparency means agile supply chains that change often.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2016

Organizations continue to look for areas of opportunity and inspiration on the quest to improve the operational efficiency of their supply chain. While technology capabilities are plentiful, for many, it’s not immediately obvious where one should start. Today we see RFID, GPS, OCR, barcode technology as being pervasive.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Supply chain shortages have led to frustration at the pharmacy counter for many this year. Now, a new threat may throw a wrench in the already precarious pharma supply chain. What is the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)? The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) is part of this act.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. The Mask Supply Chain! Medical Device Supply Chain article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. Some manufacturers have appealed for higher transparency so the burden of liability would be shared across the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 31, 2019

The modern supply chain is mind-boggling. Much of that “paperwork” is now done electronically, which is why consultants are increasingly touting the benefits of the digital supply chain. ” This begs the question: Is the digital supply chain about digitization or digital transformation?

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