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This Week in Logistics News (October 27-31, 2014)

Talking Logistics

It was a great costume, and we looked great — except we were living in Arizona at the time and nobody outside of New York City (the only place the Blue Man Group was performing at the time) had heard of them, so every time we showed up at a party that night, people would yell out, “Hey, look, Smurfs !” Con-way Inc.

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Overcoming the Challenges to Achieving End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility

Kinaxis

Gartner; 2014 Strategic Road Map for Supply Chain Visibility Initiatives; 8 September 2014. Download your copy today , as it is only be available for a limited time. Sarangdhar V., Devereux, P.;

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Imagine the Supply Chain of the Future

Supply Chain Insights

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. It is needed. Today, 90% of publicly-traded companies are stuck at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns.

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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

Starship Technologies was launched in 2014 by Skype co-founders Ahit Heinla and Janus Friis. Nuro has partnered with Dominos, Kroger, Walmart, Chipotle, FedEx, and 7-Eleven and has been piloting its technology in Texas, Arizona, and California. A big part of what the company has done is food delivery on college campuses.

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What About the Supply Chain Index?

Supply Chain Shaman

It is a quest and the subject of my next book, Metrics That Matter , that will publish in September, 2014. This week, I am finalizing an agreement with Arizona State University to fund a PHD student in statistics under the guidance of George Runger to try to finish the work. Why Does It Matter? However, we are not done. 2) Balance.

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The Avnet Tech Games IX Welcomes The Inaugural JDA Supply Chain Challenge

BlueYonder

Saturday, April 12, the University of Advancing Technology campus in Tempe, Arizona will once again serve as the host for the Avnet Tech Games , now in its ninth year. This year, I am especially pleased about a new event called the “ JDA 2014 Supply Chain Challenge.” The winning team consisted of: Matt Mulholland. Tushar Solanki.

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On the road! 4 September supply chain conferences we love

Kinaxis

Kinaxis is pleased to be a Premier Sponsor and participate in panel discussion of the 2014 EMEA Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. This methodology, termed the Supply Chain Index, was developed in partnership with the Operations Research team at Arizona State University. Hope to see you in the coming weeks! September 10-11.