Resilinc

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As people in the Ukraine and around the world anxiously monitor the threat of war with Russia, supply chain managers must take stock of the risks to their supply chains and focus on potential mitigation measures. Other potential indirect risks include Russian cybersecurity attacks on the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

As a guest writer for Forbes, public relations firms constantly pepper me with requests to speak to technologists boasting of having answers to improve supply chain resilience. I strongly believe that historical supply chain practices are not the answer. They need to evolve to help today’s supply chain business leader.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Manhattan Associates Reports Record Third Quarter 2014 Revenue and Earnings. SAP Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months 2014 Results. Ryder Reports Record Third Quarter 2014 Results. August 2014 North American Freight Numbers. The company reported record non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share for Q3 2014 of $0.32

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics. As 2013 comes to a close, here are some of my thoughts regarding the supply chain trends we are likely to see emerge in 2014. Cost Pressures Will Continue to Escalate.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014. KION acquired Dematic and Egemin Automation in 2016, forming KION Supply Chain Solutions that operates under the Dematic brand. billion in 2019.

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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

JULY 11, 2014

May 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index June 2014. Check out the video for his comments and analysis on this topic (the segment on transportation funding begins at the 4:16 mark). The post This Week in Logistics News (July 7-11, 2014) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

In my work with Supply Chain Insights , I immerse myself in learning. I continually question my long-held beliefs on supply chain excellence. . When readers finish a Supply Chain Shaman blog, I want to drive a set of unique takeaways. We then worked on the analysis. The activity was inductive.

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SCM Research

JUNE 24, 2014

In his recent Science article, The Science of Sustainable Supply Chains, Dara argues that the field of supply chain management needs to significantly improve and integrate sustainability measurement systems and decision-support tools. The Science of Sustainable Supply Chains. O’Rourke, D.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 27, 2021

They explain, “It is widely accepted by now that the ‘normal’ supply chains of material use — producing materials, using them, and then discarding them into landfills, other countries, or rivers and seas — are wasteful and damaging to the environment. The Way Ahead for the Circular Supply Chain.

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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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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. For related commentary, see Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014. as of this morning — a lower price than 5 years ago!

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Kinaxis

JUNE 20, 2016

Being a bit of a techie nerd, I’ve been following the Internet of Things (IoT) evolution on the consumer device market for a while, but I honestly haven’t given much thought to how the IoT will impact supply chain. The video was a report out and analysis of a survey that MPI had done on Internet of Things in the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Insights

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Today we published a new report, Supply Chains to Admire. The data analyzed to compile the Supply Chains to Admire 2014 report came from publicly-available information from balance sheets and income statements. Was the list of the Supply Chains to Admire hard to select? What is the Supply Chain Index?

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Tompkins Blog

JUNE 19, 2014

June 19, 2014 — Supply chain leaders will convene in the country music capital of the world this August for the 10 th annual Tompkins Supply Chain Leadership Forum. About Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium. Creating Supply Chain Excellence Blog: www.tompkinsinc.com/category/blog/.

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

The answer has profound implications for the future shape of supply chains. They used life cycle analysis to show where these technologies are likely to influence the changing face of manufacturing. Dr. Shah will also present at Crossroads 2014 ). Design and management of supply chains. Locke and Rachel L.

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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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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Supply Chain Metrics That Matter makes this truth clear enough with its thorough analysis of recent multi-industry performance trends. The research shows that continually building value at all points along the value chain is the key to sustained success. Supply Chain Metrics that Matter’ (2014), by Lora Cecere.

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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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Kinaxis

JANUARY 8, 2016

by Alexa Cheater Half of organizations playing in the healthcare and life sciences space are feeling the pain of managing overall supply chain costs. At least according to the eighth annual UPS Pain in the Chain Survey. Following closely behind are fluctuating fuel costs (55%) and fluctuating raw materials costs (49%).

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 19, 2017

When the Supply Chains to Admire TM report came out last week, I scrolled right to the winners. As you can see from Figure 1, the Supply Chains to Admire methodology has 3 steps. Supply Chains to Admire Methodology. Supply Chains to Admire Methodology. Looking at Proctor and Gamble.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2015

In the presentation, I shared data on the evolution of supply chain planning and the results on user satisfaction. Neither technology vendor is an industry leader in delivering a solution that fits the needs of the supply chain planner. Summary Data of User Satisfaction with Supply Chain Planning Applications.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

Supply chain leaders are competitive. They want to drive supply chain excellence; but today, the definition is not clear. At the time, I was a new analyst at AMR Research and the concept of scoring supply chains was new. Inventory Turns (15%) (based on 2014 results). Reflection. Why Do I Think This?

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 16, 2015

According to a recent UNHCR report , nearly 60 million people were forcibly displaced in 2014 from countries such as Iraq, Eritrea, and Afghanistan. A crisis of this magnitude creates a mind-boggling supply chain and logistics challenge. Of those 60 million people, 19.5 million were refugees. Need is clearly skyrocketing.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here’s the supply chain conferences we love and will be attending. Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Kinaxis is pleased to be a Premier Sponsor and participate in panel discussion of the 2014 EMEA Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Supply Chain Insights Global Summit.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. We are managing the supply chain in the Pandemic in phases.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 10, 2017

One example of a changing user requirement is the ascendancy of supply chain modeling to the highest priority in Gartner’s Market Ranking of S&OP Capabilities. Financial impact analysis and planning (including predictive financial reports). Source: Gartner for Supply Chain Leaders Toolkit, 2014.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2015

We found it as a great summation of all the things companies must consider when mastering their supply chain. Many studies state that those who can manage the functions with the supply chain, they have a competitive advantage. Look at these 7 supply chain trends as a guide to better your supply chain today.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. Master data management helps ensure uniformity, accuracy and consistency of data, while data federation optimizes it for analysis. Today, I’m going to add a qualifier — it has to be quality data.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

So when I asked Cathy Roberson, a senior analyst at Transport Intelligence and a tech-enthusiast who is vox supplychainus on Twitter at cmroberson06 , I was not surprised when she sent me back an analysis that seems to match up perfectly with some of Google’s recent projects: Google Glasses, Android and 3D printing. through 2018.

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Tompkins Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

Chris Ferrell, Director Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium. Trends in the Transportation Industry , a report by Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium, pulls back the curtain on today’s hottest transportation issues. About Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium. Tightening capacity. Trucking industry consolidation.

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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

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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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

If my time in supply chain planning has taught me anything, it is that most companies are carrying far more inventory than they actually need to meet their service level targets. Where most supply chain management solutions fall short of true inventory optimization. Simple right?

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, Executive Editor Bob Ferrari pens highlights of the 2022 Crossroads Event recently conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. Background. This Editor had the opportunity to attend the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics ( CTL ) 2022 Crossroads Event.

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