Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 3, 2014
Source: “Sustainability and Green Initiatives in Transportation & Logistics,” Jason Mathers, EDF, Ryder Innovate 2014. Suppliers (supplier management and supplier quality issues). Inventory (inventory management policies and practices, optimizing inventory flow). Forecasting.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. Real-time visibility into “static goods” — wherever they may be — is the foundation for managing through volatility. And what is sitting in the warehouse. And at the cross-dock. And in the rail car.
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Kinaxis
AUGUST 5, 2014
This key supplier had been identified and sure enough, you have a second source primed and ready to go. We have a problem.” The alternate source uses the same supplier in Taiwan. The problem is most companies are relatively immature when it comes to Supply Chain Risk Management.
Herlitz Inventory Management
JULY 7, 2021
Growing up with a father who developed inventory management software for a living spawned some interesting conversations around the dinner table. source: tradingeconomics.com. It hasn’t been lost here at Herlitz Inventory Management! source: thebalance.com. appeared first on Herlitz Inventory Management.
GlobalTranz
MAY 13, 2015
.” The Key’s To Walmart’s Supply Chain Management Excellence over the Year. Riding a rising five-year trend, retail juggernaut Walmart® grossed $476 billion in the fiscal year that ended in January 2014, up from $408 billion in fiscal 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch. Decades in the Making.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. This is despite the purchase of Terra Technology Demand Sensing and Multi-tier Inventory Management (MEIO) in 2014 for 12-14M$ (including implementation). ” Her answer was telling. The solution was too black box.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 2, 2023
While many companies assemble great sourcing and procurement teams when it comes time to renegotiate freight contracts, they often fail to provide good documentation that allows them to negotiate from a position of strength. Once that’s in place, CFOs will notice: Improved margin by lowering your cost of goods sold. Let’s not waste it.
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