ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The approach of “ Just in time ” and “ supply chain management ” focused on optimizing efficiency and reducing waste. But at that time, the reduction of waste was mainly due to economic reasons, not environmental.This was because waste means greater economic loss. Bhattacharjee, 2015).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). So, here is my invented future for 2015, starting with my most audacious prediction: Google will acquire a logistics service provider (3PL) and/or a logistics software vendor. If you want that oil, that’s what you will have to pay for it.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

” It adds: “We believe a business should strive for not just the lowest prices, but the lowest true cost for all. 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.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 1, 2015

Transparent supply chain management and effective supply chain visibility is a critical tool in a company’s continued growth and successful brand image. An interesting development, as discussed in The Economist’s Why American wage growth is so lousy , stated 2014 showed that 1.3 Better wages attract more and better-skilled employees.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In 2014, while sipping on an early morning coffee, Maddy called to ask me a question. Confused on solution capabilities–the differences and commonalities of these solutions– she had no idea where to start to connect them together. Today, retired and tan, Maddy calls me from time-to-time from Florida.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 24, 2015

It never ceases to surprise me when I hear how many enterprises entrust a mission-critical task to the desktop spreadsheet software Excel®. Consider the Supply Chain Insights report, Research in Review (Nov 2014), that states: “Many companies have five to 30 Enterprise Resource Planning systems and two to three supply chain planning systems.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions. Databases and data storage improvements, complemented by easy-to-use, analytical software are the biggest changes when it comes improving the quality of a company’s products, says Studio B analyst David Gillman, author of the article. Forecasting Demand.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

According to a survey by Deloitte from 2014, 79 % of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth superior to the average within their industries. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Supply Chain Strategy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2016

Today Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, announced a definitive agreement to purchase Elemica, a provider of Supply Chain Operating Networks for the chemical industry. In 2014 Thoma Bravo acquired GHX, a Supply Chain Operating Network for healthcare. In 2014 OpenText acquired GXS. In 2014 OpenText acquired GXS.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

” The post is also in response to a LinkedIn user, named Osamu Higo, a Business Process Re-Engineering Consultant , and long time commentator on Cerasis content. .” Editor’s Note: Cerasis is a 3PL focused on transportation management. So why do we feature content related to Vendor Managed Inventory?

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. » Impact of SMAC on Enterprise Software Applications. Business Process Outsourcing. Banking Suite.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Sometimes you get lucky and hit the mark; other times you miss the bullseye by a mile. How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? What will happen in 2016?

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ShipBob

APRIL 22, 2020

It’s a necessary part of getting your goods from A to B securely, but has much wider consequences than just your business. trillion by 2021 , a staggering 246% increase since 2014. In honor of Earth Day, it’s time to rethink packaging products and all of the shipping materials and boxes that are constantly discarded.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

We examine the best solutions. Its growth is enough to make giants like McDonald’s, Cargill, and Wal-mart sit up and pay attention, agreeing to overhaul their current procurement methods in order to give the people what they want. As more and more companies start to focus on natural ingredients, supply chain issues arise.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

The cost of quality definition and enterprise quality management software—part 2, cost of quality both offer detailed descriptions of these metrics and insights on how to measure them. We have talked a great deal about the evaulation of suppliers on our blog and this post continues that great tradition. Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

In 2014, Massachusetts resident Pierre Picone pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit integrated circuits (IC) to the U.S. Based on its findings, the SASC formed eight conclusions, including: Most counterfeit electronic parts in the defense supply chain are sourced from China. A naval ship at sea loses navigation abilities.

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Elementum

MAY 27, 2015

However, for the first time in recent years, there are concrete financial benefits to reshoring, which may be fueling the influx of companies. Many tax incentives offered by China to foreign companies are expiring, which to many signals a good time to leave the country. manufactured goods over the next decade. may be beneficial.

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FLEXE

MARCH 5, 2017

an online retailer focused on fast fashion for millennials, has gone from generating $85 million in revenue in 2014 to bankrupt in 2016… What happened? The purchase includes full rights to the brand and includes eliminating its brick-and-mortar locations in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Nasty Gal Inc.,

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

I got started just as the dotcom craze was taking off, with new logistics startups coming to market every day (all of them announcing they were “The world’s leading provider of X” even though they were just a few months old). Source: Google. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends).

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources. Product Categories.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting. Human Resources. Product Categories.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

I believe we are in the midst of a radical transformation, not just in retailing, but also in how offers are designed, produced and delivered. Just a decade ago, experts believed that tasks such as navigating a car through traffic were impossible for computers to ever be able to do. [i]

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 30, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. But do we purchase grocery online (excluding the perishables) in India. Business Process Outsourcing.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Social media can be a wonderful tool to bring about this change. Business Process Outsourcing.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

you look at the data even more closely, you can see pretty big spikes in September 2012 and September 2014 – Those were the months of the IMTS show in Chicago. Obviously, a lot of manufacturing equipment buyers wait for the show before committing to purchase and of course a lot of orders are set up to be taken at the show as well!

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Coming from a corporate background as the managing director of the Operations Consulting Group of American Express Tax and Business Services, Eshkenazi arrived on the scene at APICS just in time to see the global economy nosedive into a recession, which eventually resulted in what some refer to as the “always-on” marketplace.

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Unleashed

MARCH 14, 2021

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. What is the food supply chain? How does the food supply chain work?

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

The kick-off is Black Friday, which is just a month later. That’s why ‘Total Spending’ is less than ‘Average Spending’ times the number of ‘Americans Celebrating’ ” The 2019 estimates are from the National Retail Federation’s annual survey.[2] Americans Celebrating. Total Spending.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy and sell-side markets) bi-directionally with near-real time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. Thoma Bravo purchased Elemica in June 2016. The solutions evolved from different funding models. Confusion reigns.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2024

That number is the highest reported since 2014, including the period of the Covid-19 pandemic during the years 2020 to 2023. Supply Chain Matters again points to the conflicting stakeholder interests that continue to result in U.S. wide shortages of life saving pharmaceutical and drug supply. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 22, 2021

Bitcoin has processed a considerable return of investment of every investor sine the passing decade; the fact might amaze you at the instance of foremost bitcoin purchase. After the first-ever purchase in the bitcoin complex, the value of bitcoin surged and was headed to the inclination route. August 2008. Jan 8 th , 2009.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 15, 2018

Board of Education of Topeka died at the age of 76.[1] 1] The History Channel notes, “[Brown’s lawsuit] was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Do we need disruptive education innovation. Here’s the rub.

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Claritum

APRIL 25, 2018

Promotional merchandise is a valuable marketing tool that can help to establish brand awareness of a company among consumers. However, it is important for companies to manage the process of sourcing promotional goods effectively. The benefits of purchasing promotional products. 2014 – $20.0 Sourcing off catalogue.

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Unleashed

MARCH 22, 2022

No- and low-alcohol beverages – dubbed NoLo alcohol – have seen a dramatic rise in the last few years, driven by consumers seeking healthier beverage options. Here we get inside the NoLo industry boom – from what’s behind it, to how brewers and beverage manufacturers are taking advantage of it, to what the future looks like. What is NoLo alcohol?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

After three years of research, I have just refined the methodology to start to pull the trends. Recently, I spoke to a major European retailer that lost 5% of their grocery revenues to Amazon in the first quarter of 2014. ” —Translation from the Greek by Ludwig Edelstein. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943. _. I am an old gal.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. Nick is a master of influence skills and building cross-functional, horizontal processes. In this post we share our take on his journey.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics technologies such as robotic warehouse systems make automation a reality, while drones improve last-mile delivery capabilities and better tracking with tools like RFID tags improve visibility throughout the supply chain. AI in logistics customer support (through predictive transit times) will reach more consumers this year.

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