Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Live Epsiode: Friday, November 14, 2014 at 12:00 ET. This growth along with the complexities found in the oil and gas industry can create significant transportation and logistics challenges. This growth along with the complexities found in the oil and gas industry can create significant transportation and logistics challenges.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 13, 2014

So mark your calendar with the relevant supply chain conferences. Supply Chain Movement helps you along with an overview of the most important European supply chain events in 2014. Last updated on February 25th, 2014. Procurement Transformation Summit. Supply Chain Innovations.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Green supply chain history: The origin of Supply Chain Management can be dated back to the early 20th with Henry Ford who vertically integrates the automotive supply chain and organizational practices. The purpose of going green is shown in the table.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

What do you get when you bring together shippers, logistics service providers, and a transportation management system (TMS) vendor in New Orleans? How can a transportation management system (TMS) help companies find and secure truckload capacity in a capacity-constrained environment? How can a TMS enable this process?

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our April 14, 17, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis capsule of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. This tech provider was more recently named as the Fast Company World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Even before the pandemic, global supply chain were fragile thanks to factors such as the US-China trade war, less efficient shipping routes and a huge drive to cut costs by consolidating loads. Unpacking expected disruptions across the supply chain for manufacturers and distributors.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 6, 2015

We found it as a great summation of all the things companies must consider when mastering their supply chain. Many studies state that those who can manage the functions with the supply chain, they have a competitive advantage. Look at these 7 supply chain trends as a guide to better your supply chain today.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 27, 2021

They explain, “It is widely accepted by now that the ‘normal’ supply chains of material use — producing materials, using them, and then discarding them into landfills, other countries, or rivers and seas — are wasteful and damaging to the environment. The Way Ahead for the Circular Supply Chain.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

The overall expansion was supported by the sharpest rise in new orders since June 2014. However, as manufacturing comes roaring back, it is being met with supply chain issues such as delivery delays and higher costs. Do these platforms hold the key to growth and lower supply chain angst for businesses?

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Date: 28 – 30 April 2014. Entering its eighth year, Multimodal has grown to become the UK and Ireland’s premier freight transport and logistics event. In 2014, more than 7,000 high-calibre visitors attended. To see the list of companies that visited in 2014, please click here. Multimodal 2015. Venue: NEC Birmingham.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights a breaking news development involving Tesla’s existing Nevada based Gigafactory that will be of interest to Automotive EV manufacturers and their supply networks. The announcement makes reference to the initial 2014 investment in the Gigafactory Nevada complex and a statement that upwards of $6.5

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 5, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 7, 2020

The success of your business links inextricably to the performance of your supply chain. you have to make your supply chain successful too. Supply Chain and Business Success By the Numbers. Conversely, just 8% of businesses with less capable supply chains report above-average growth.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods! Women Supply Chain Leaders article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at argentus.com. Email Address.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2015

For the past few years I’ve been using that phrase, which you typically find in investment literature, when making the case for innovation in supply chain management. But by 2014, the U.S. These new participants frequently have less experience executing the development of efficient supply chains.

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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 Reevaluating Wages.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). I use this example to illustrate the challenges (or, perhaps, the futility) of making supply chain and logistics predictions. For related commentary, see Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014. as of this morning — a lower price than 5 years ago!

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 17, 2014

So mark your calendar with the relevant supply chain conferences. Supply Chain Movement helps you along with an overview of the most important European supply chain events in 2015. Last updated on December 16th , 2014. 14th annual Cool Chain & Controlled Room Temperature Logistics Europe.

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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. Transportation Planning, Management, and Execution.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide a capsule synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

In today’s highly competitive marketplace, understanding how your company’s procurement strategy and results compare with industry peers is critical. Once the election concludes, if the economy picks up steam, the capacity challenges seen in 2014 and early 2015 may return. New Government Mandates and Regulations. How a 3PL Can Help.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

If the word collaboration was listed on a card as a drinking game at supply chain conferences, we would be drunk at many. While we speak of collaboration, the focus is on driving enterprise results not value in value chains. As complexity increased, we did not design the supply chain to absorb greater variability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

It is 2014. Companies invested in tight integration of ERP with supply chain planning (APS). As shown in figure 1, the gaps in the value chain network are large. With the investment in transactional systems for order-to-cash and procure-to-plan, many have lost focus on planning. It is a story of parts. The Problem.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

I also learned that there are a lot of similarities between the Heavy Building Materials supply chain and the Domino’s Pizza supply chain. Streamline, automate, and compress Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay processes. But that’s where the similarities end.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

Venture capital (VC) investor, columnist and educator Brian Aoaeh is part of the new generation of investors who are unlocking the opportunities in supply chain. Steeped in the investment world since 2008, Brian decided very early on to focus on supply chain and operations investment.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, Executive Editor Bob Ferrari pens highlights of the 2022 Crossroads Event recently conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This Editor had the opportunity to attend the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics ( CTL ) 2022 Crossroads Event. Background.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Contents Supply Chain Movement 14 – 2014 Q3. The impact of big data on the value chain. So far, however, no logistics service provider offers complete European coverage in terms of both warehousing and transport. Lars Syberg tends to shake things up but this time he was brought in to stabilise the supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Okay, turning the corner, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon offers free shipping on all orders for the holidays (CNN). Data Science In Walmart Supply Chain Technology (Medium). project44 Announces Multimodal Integration with Oracle Transportation Management.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

The previous five-year labor contract was ratified in 2014 , after a total of nine months of contract negotiations and considerable urging from government officials for both sides to reach resolution. Supply Chain Matters would not at all be surprised if U.S. Supply Chain Matters would not at all be surprised if U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. It is a story of supply chain innovation. In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 18, 2018

This week, Wednesdays for Women features a Q&A with Heather Sheehan, Executive Director of AWESOME (which stands for achieving women’s excellence in supply chain operations, management and education). SCN: Why is advocating for women leaders in supply chain so important to you?

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2016

At Transplace’s recent Shipper Symposium, a diverse group of shippers, logistics experts and analysts came together to discuss the latest industry trends and obstacles faced by supply chain and transportation professionals, and identify strategies for addressing these issues and improving operations.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 6, 2021

To achieve this the customer shares information on sales and product needs with the supplier, who is then able to ensure the correct amount of inventory is supplied. VMI creates efficiencies in the supply chain as it ensures data from sales is a key part of the inventory management system.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The sooner the supply chain cleans out the excess stocks, the better for trucking.”. The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, dropped 0.4 percent from December 2014. percent compared to Q4 2014.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

We believe that supply chain excellence helps a company to better balance demand and supply. We also believe that it helps companies to be more resilient: weathering demand and supply volatility while maximizing opportunities and mitigating risks. What does the future of supply chain excellence look like?”

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Editor's Note: As of late you may have noticed we have written a lot about procurement and the future of procurement. A large part of procurement is finalizing the contract and then the follow through of the determined deliverables in that agreement. How do you know you are getting what you paid for? 3PL/SLA Skills/Knowledge.

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