MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

The recent cyber attacks and security breaches at Target and Home Depot drew executives’ attention to the vulnerability of their companies to this type of crime. In this case, that means challenging the prevailing method for supply chain security in response to the cyber security threat. What are these models?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Now, moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon won a patent for an on-demand clothing manufacturing warehouse (Recode). Oracle Warehouse Management Cloud Update Helps Businesses Scale Logistics to Meet Multi-Channel Demand. Logistics Platform Haven Sets Sights on SAP with Launch of Haven TMS. “By

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

How should shippers be prepared to secure their supply chain operations? History of Alliances in Container Shipping Source: Port Economics, Management and Policy What are Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs) in the shipping industry? The alliance was formed in 2014 and covers major shipping routes between Asia, Europe, and North America.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 15, 2022

Hot risk factors today include data security, logistics disruptions and trade policy uncertainty. Barry Pavel, Peter Engelke, and Jeffrey Cimmino, from the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, note, “Neither Ukraine’s armed forces nor its population are ready to surrender.”[6]

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Net/net, the current architectures are hard-wired into back-office Information Technology deployments with layers of security and integration, and batch processing. At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. ” Her answer was telling. The solution was too black box.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JANUARY 13, 2015

Last year around this time I made a lot of predictions about what 2014 would hold in store…Let’s revisit some of these, and see what has happened (or what hasn’t!) Here are my predictions from 2014, and an update on what I think will happen in these areas. This is likely to continue. More of the same.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

In a subsequent blog post, we will highlight another breaking development, that being a significant joint announcement from global shipping lines Maersk and MSC that should garner the interest to supply chain management transportation and logistics management teams. billion has already been invested, amounting to 5.4

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. 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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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Logistics and Transportation Managers at manufacturers will have reports at their fingertips on how to continue to reduce transportation costs, a heavy portion of the expense budget, by leaning on data to continually improve. Between 2010 and 2014, the average robot sales increase was at 17% per year (CAGR). The Role of Robotics.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

Venti Raises $29 Million in Series A Round Autonomous logistics technology and industrial hubs provider Venti Technologies announced that it has secured $28.8 while securing a $5.4 The tech provider has added a deeper set oof meteorology and climate science data to provide customers with weather and climate focused risk factors.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

RightHand Robotics Secures $66 Million in Series C Funding. RightHand Robotics has announced that it has secured $66 million in a Series C financing round led by top growth investors: Safar Partners , a technology venture fund; Thomas H. Names included in this edition include: RightHand Robotics. Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX).

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Kinaxis

JUNE 20, 2016

In a 2014 study, 46% of manufacturing executives didn’t know what the internet of things was. This way, logistics can monitor sensitive shipments to ensure the product will not have been damaged in transit before it arrives. The only limit is your imagination… and the inherent security of IoT.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

The company is also stopping production in Ecuador, Venezuela, Belarus and Pakistan by April 2014 (these countries scored low in a World Bank report that assessed countries on accountability, corruption, violence, and other metrics). appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. cities across the United States, Amazon Key allows Amazon Prime members to grant secure home access for guests and, Amazon promises, eventually tens of thousands of service providers, such as home cleaners and pet sitters.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Smartphone users in India doubled from 2013-2014, from 51 million to 104 million. In 2011, Nigerian startup Mall for Africa, which ships American brands to Nigerian consumers, took in $17 million in 2014. Another e-commerce platform, Konga, saw revenues grow 450 percent in 2014. Last-mile logistics get chaotic.

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The Network Effect

APRIL 9, 2016

” Source: ReCode.net. In 2014 Rwanda pioneered the world’s first cloud-based, nationwide pharmaceutical network for the distribution and tracking of pharmaceuticals. The system is known as “electronic Logistics Management Information System,” or “eLMIS.” Here’s the Zip in action.

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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. There is no technology solution that stretches across industries to automate the processes of source, make and deliver. Collaborative Logistics. Logistics costs increased greatly in 2018; yet, 40% of trucks are empty. Ethical Sourcing.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2014

Research at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program , Zaragoza, Spain, is investigating why drug dispensers such as clinics and pharmacies might acquire fake drugs. The research was carried out by Laura Wagner for her PhD thesis Sourcing Decisions for Goods with Potentially Imperfect Quality Under the Presence of Supply Disruption.

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20Cube Logistics

MAY 14, 2019

Around 14 percent of GDP spent on logistics sector annually in India as compared to only around 5 percent of GDP in the developed countries logistics sector. According to an ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) study, the logistics sector in India is poised to grow at 16 percent YoY CAGR.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

Launched – 2/25/2014. Launched – 1/24/2014. The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation provides a support system designed to nurture the new technologies and skills needed to secure our future. Each institute will be linked to an academic or innovation consortium and a federal agency partner.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 22, 2016

Source: Wall Street Journal. The report revealed that respondents had widespread outsourcing in many areas of their supply chain including sectors such as manufacturing, finishing, packaging/packing, and distribution/logistics. Source: Arkieva Supply Chain Blog. Source: Supply Chain Shaman. Source: CBR.

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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. In 2014, a survey by Tompkins Consortium delivered a shocking revelation. Select one strategic logistics partner and build a long-term, close relationship.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social, or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted into products, and delivered to the market. Organizations that plan with climate change in mind secure an 18% higher return on investments than companies that do not.

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Global Trade Management

JANUARY 29, 2014

By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. Wednesday, 29 January 2014. Cubic Defense Systems is a leading provider of realistic combat training systems and secure communications. ▼ 2014. (13).

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social, or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted into products, and delivered to the market. Organizations that plan with climate change in mind secure an 18% higher return on investments than companies that do not.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 18, 2018

Heather’s career spans more than 30 years in the manufacturing and transportation industries, with leadership positions in procurement, logistics and marketing at Danaher, Honeywell, Union Pacific Corporation and NCR Corporation. I just read a study about female CEOs by the Korn Ferry Institute.

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Elementum

JULY 8, 2015

This will be the second of five data centers built for Facebook that runs completely on renewable energy sources – it’s not hard to imagine how much power the information of 1.4 In 2014, there were an estimated 3 million in the United States alone. billion users might require, and renewable options cut costs in the long-term.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 15, 2015

The delivery was organized by the Academic Consortium to Combat Ebola in Liberia (ACCEL), a network of academic centers with technical expertise in emergency medicine and logistics systems. The Lab is part of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. ACCEL is sourcing products locally where possible.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 18, 2018

Heather’s career spans more than 30 years in the manufacturing and transportation industries, with leadership positions in procurement, logistics and marketing at Danaher, Honeywell, Union Pacific Corporation and NCR Corporation. I just read a study about female CEOs by the Korn Ferry Institute.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Marc Tuinier.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

Essentially, blockchain is a shared database that enables different users can append new data, authenticate user’s new data with strong cryptography, and provides incentives for other strangers to manage and secure updates. This incident really calls the security of public blockchains into question.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

Essentially, blockchain is a shared database that enables different users can append new data, authenticate user’s new data with strong cryptography, and provides incentives for other strangers to manage and secure updates. This incident really calls the security of public blockchains into question.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 1, 2013

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. There are two main points to consider (i) Asset Management Users, (ii) Data Security. For many of the asset intensive organizations, data security is very important. Healthcare.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2007

By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. Businesses in the EU and US are increasing their investment in manufacturing and sourcing offshore. ► 2014. (13). Subscribe To. Monday, 19 November 2007.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 14, 2015

The tariffs were suspended when a new pilot program was initiated on October 14, 2011, which concluded on October 10, 2014. The charts below from the audit report summarize some of the findings: Source: Office of Inspector General Audit Report. appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. citing safety concerns.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Logistics and Distribution. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. While cloud brings in advantage, there have been concerns as well with data security, privacy and control. Posted by Praveen Kumar Agrawal on April 8, 2014 1:57 PM | Permalink.

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