Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 30, 2014

Team members need to be held equally accountable for growth, inventory, profitability, customer service, and forecast accuracy. Today, most companies are struggling with the ability to improve operating margins and reduce inventory levels. Join us at the conference to hear us launch The 15 Supply Chains to Admire.

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DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

It refers to how one small incident can have a huge impact later on down the line. Companies using West Coast ports had to spend additional millions to cover extra inventory costs and shipping delays. Companies using West Coast ports had to spend additional millions to cover extra inventory costs and shipping delays.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory? In a VMI model, part of the equation is the inbound & outbound flow of the inventory. Inventory is then put on pallets and shipped as freight. ” Vendor Managed Inventory Model: A Quick Back Story. VMI is all about collaboration.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

On September 30, 2014, supply chain education will take a major step into the digital age with the start of SCx, an on-line educational program developed by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) for thousands of professionals across the globe. SC1x – Supply Chain and Logistics Fundamentals (fall 2014).

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Kinaxis

MAY 9, 2016

by CJ Wehlage Two years ago, I made some very bold predictions on the 2014 Top 25 Supply Chains, and about 80% of them were true. Last year, I made the not-so bold predictions, as the Gartner 2015 Top 25 Supply Chain rankings were pretty much unchanged. Inventory turns, mostly, will follow Revenue.

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The Network Effect

JULY 3, 2014

Today I want to show how with advances in platform as a service (PaaS) and cloud infrastructure, there has been significant progress in permission based access and data level security, which is causing supply chain leaders to re-eval­uate the deployment of a cloud-based planning layer over their core Enterprise Systems.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Back in 2014, I remember talking on a webinar about Supply Chain KPIs , and when asked about my thoughts on these, I responded as follows: 1) Make them ‘meaningful’. The chart below illustrates the Level 1 Supply Chain KPIs that I suggested: (these are for just one specific industry). 2) Keep them simple.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

So as we all know 2020 was anything but normal and its effects on retail supply chains will linger into this year as well. On the supply side, in 2014, I remember that DHL was talking about resilience where everyone was wondering what that really meant and how to set up the risk management globally. There was a big peak.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

In the supply chain, the questions do not change; but the answers do. Quote from a Supply Chain Leader at a Conference in Europe. Yesterday, Peter Bolstorff, Executive Director, APICS Supply Chain Council, called to discuss the use of the Supply Chain Index by APICS to measure supply chain improvement.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 27, 2020

[ii] We observed an intense and immediate response by the Joint Acquisition Task Force to rapidly source supplies and quickly institute a robust vendor risk assessment process. However, this task force was at the mercy of long-standing healthcare supply chain and strategic national stockpile (SNS) issues that no one was prepared to face.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For the past twenty-two years, I have had the luxury of watching supply chain stories unfold. Over time, I used this group as a research panel to better understand the choices made by supply chain leaders and what made a difference in balance sheet performance. I give thanks for this experience. What did work?

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RFgen

APRIL 6, 2016

The supply chain logistics industry may have a staffing problem. A report created by the Material Handling Industry trade group concluded supply chains will need to hire 270,000 employees per year between 2014 and 2018, according to Fortune. Innovative Recruiting. People make assumptions about logistics jobs.

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RFgen

APRIL 6, 2016

The supply chain logistics industry may have a staffing problem. A report created by the Material Handling Industry trade group concluded supply chains will need to hire 270,000 employees per year between 2014 and 2018, according to Fortune. Innovative Recruiting. People make assumptions about logistics jobs.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Buyer Training Supply Chain Design 52

Demand Solutions

MARCH 11, 2015

One of your products had two “hits” in 2014. If you’re serious about reducing inventory, you need a stocking policy that you can put down on paper and refer to throughout the year. Extra inventory. You could choose to: - Centralize inventory of the product in a “hub” distribution center. My gut feeling is “no.”

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C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

It refers to the ecosystem of physical objects that are connected to the Internet and use it to communicate. What's interesting is how the use of IoT technologies to track inventory throughout the supply chain can dovetail with the kind of visibility you gain when you implement a best-of-breed dock scheduling system from C3 Solutions.

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RFgen

APRIL 21, 2016

Many industries need to constantly change, augment or increase the diversity of their available inventory if they want to stay competitive in a world where consumers know exactly what they want and won’t settle for less. A business’s product mix refers to the amount and diversity of its inventory. Look for Demand.

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RFgen

APRIL 21, 2016

Many industries need to constantly change, augment or increase the diversity of their available inventory if they want to stay competitive in a world where consumers know exactly what they want and won’t settle for less. A business’s product mix refers to the amount and diversity of its inventory. Look for Demand.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

It’s the decade we’ve decided to call the “Decade of Supply Chain”, because we truly feel that the next ten years will see supply chain take its rightful place at the heart of business organizations and at the heart of discussions about business optimization world wide. Digital twins.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 13, 2014

Yesterday, I spoke at the Eye for Transport conference on the Big Data opportunity in supply chain. I firmly believe that the Supply Chains in the next decade will look vastly different from those we see today. I think that we are poised for the third act of supply chain technologies. The reason?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Markets drive supply chains. The supply chain needs to respond to market demand and consumer sentiment. Traditional supply chain processes do not sense. For supply chain leaders, this market downturn defines a new set of opportunities and risks. They respond. This is a major disconnect.

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Supply Chain Trend

JULY 22, 2018

For Our Company, S&OP Is Operations (O) and Inventory without Involving Sales (S)! Their orientation is on supply chain, but there are needs for S&OP as a business-governing model in other areas. S&OP IS OUR END-TO-END BUSINESS MODEL, BUT WE TALK SUPPLY-CHAIN LANGUAGE. S&OP Is the New Name for ERP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

This announcement continues the trend of supply chain software market consolidation. Logility is a well-established player in the supply chain software market. Prior acquisitions include: Demand Management, (often termed Demand Solutions) supply chain planning for mid-market, 2004 for $9.5M A Look Back .

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RFgen

MAY 2, 2019

With so many challenges facing today’s supply chains, technology may be the key to unlocking greater productivity. According to Fortune Media, labor already accounts for nearly a third of supply chain costs. Dan Gilmore of Supply Chain Digest refers to this as “ The Great DC Labor Crisis.”.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The biggest challenge for supply chain professionals today is the is the accelerated pace of change, according to APICS CEO Abe Eshkenazi. Since 2006, Abe Eshkenazi has served as CEO of APICS, a trade association focused on offering research, education and certification programs in supply chain management.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

It was cheaper than producing products in the US, manufacturers could produce large inventories with little capital up front, and consumers did not really have a public voice. Nearshoring refers to when a company brings products closer to the US, which may not necessarily mean the products are manufactured in the US.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 15, 2014

The pills are referred to as consumption units. Various inventory carrying costs associated with packaging also have to be allowed for. The inputs for Model One, for example, included historical demand data for the selected products and related packaging/inventory costs. Subscribe to the newsletter for free here.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 21, 2012

Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Supply Chain Management. Supply Chain Matters.

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Unleashed

MARCH 14, 2021

What is the food supply chain? The food supply chain refers to the process of preparing a food product from start to finish: sourcing the raw materials and taking the food through a manufacturing process, through to the final packaging of the product, the sale to the customer and the final delivery.

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ShipBob

APRIL 22, 2020

trillion by 2021 , a staggering 246% increase since 2014. Eco-friendly packaging refers to designs and materials chosen in boxes, mailers, and packing materials to minimize its impact on the environment. The fact remains that the supply chain effectively ends with the consumer, and eco-friendly packaging can be real differentiator.

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2014

In my role with Logility, I have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of companies and executive management teams around achieving their supply chain goals and prioritizing their initiatives. Often these CIOs ask me to explain the differences between supply chain solutions from an ERP provider versus Best of Breed solutions.

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2014

In my role with Logility, I have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of companies and executive management teams around achieving their supply chain goals and prioritizing their initiatives. Often these CIOs ask me to explain the differences between supply chain solutions from an ERP provider versus Best of Breed solutions.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 20, 2014

Integrated Planning: Tight Coupling of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to Supply Chain Planning (SCP). However, what is clear from our recent study of 73 manufacturers using supply chain planning is that companies using best-of-breed solutions implement faster, achieve a quicker Return-on-Investment (ROI), and are more satisfied.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2018

Four years ago Matthew Timms wrote, “Cited by some as ‘the next industrial revolution’, 3D printing is slowly reshaping the traditional supply chain, and could conceivably be the single most disruptive breakthrough since progressive assembly.”[1] The benefits and challenges of additive manufacturing.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2015

As we head into 2016, we are featuring our most read articles of 2015 in our five main categories: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation Management, and Freight. Top 10 Supply Chain Articles from 2015. Without further ado, here are the top 10 supply chain articles by most read from the Cerasis blog: 10.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

A senior executive from a large global manufacturer came to speak in my MBA class this week, and discussed the major shifts in global business that was occurring due to the emergence of omni-channel capabilities in the supply chain. This view of the supply chain is focused primarily on how we get inventory to the customer.

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Unleashed

MARCH 22, 2022

NoLo alcohol refers to beverages (e.g. Alex Campbell founded Good Buzz Kombucha in 2014 after struggling to find non-alcoholic alternatives to drink. Why is cloud inventory management essential for NoLo alcohol producers? In the growing NoLo sector, cloud inventory software has some specific benefits: 1. Play Video.

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