Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Reports 2015 First-Quarter Results. Earlier this week, I attended the JDA FOCUS 2015 conference, where I moderated a panel discussion with 3PL executives. It underscored many of the points I raised in February 2015 in “ Ready for the Next Port Crisis? Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2015

Two major shifts are changing the face of global transportation management as we know it: Supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, relying on partners and data beyond the four walls of the enterprise; The very definition of global transportation management is broadening and expanding well beyond the traditional TMS scope.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 6, 2015

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2015 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. Simply put, this acquisition moves Amber Road further up into the supply chain, effectively broadening the scope and definition of global trade management. Ports Gridlock Reshapes the Supply Chain (WSJ – sub. FMCSA Should Heed Calls to Fix CSA (ATA).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I presented at Supply Chain Outlook 2015, an event hosted by the Supply Chain Management Review in Chicago on Monday morning. But the trend is definitely going in the direction of manufacturing moving back locally to America. This was an excellent venue for discussion of emerging trends and what we can look forward to in 2016.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Earlier this week, I wrote about how workers in the logistics industry are challenging the traditional definitions of “employer” and “employee,” with the recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision in the Browning-Ferris case potentially disrupting 3PL-customer relationships. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Success happens when the right question is aligned to the right analytical technique with a clear definition of what makes a better decision. A barrier to “out-of-the-box” thinking is getting clear on definitions and gaining clarity on how to align analytical capabilities to solve real-world problems. Having fun yet?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 30, 2015

As FOCUS 2015 approaches, one of the most talked-about aspects of this always exciting event is keynote speaker Erik Wahl. Why is Erik Wahl the right speaker for FOCUS 2015? Erik Wahl joins JDA at FOCUS 2015 as a keynote speaker. “As

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 9, 2021

Average performance in 2016-2019 across twenty-seven manufacturing sectors on inventory turns, Return on Invested Capital and operating margin was worse than in 2012-2015. ” This lack of definition limited the success of planning technologies. Alignment Barriers. ” And, “What makes a good decision?” Mistake #5.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. Definitely not the greenest way to ship. Air freight usage is growing slowly, with less than 1% growth in 2015 among the world’s top freight forwarders, according to Transport Intelligence. in 2015, down from 5% in 2014. In 2015, it moved 2.1 In 2015, it saw $3.8

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

This is true even though we are not clear on the definition of next-generation processes. Business leaders wrap the discussions in pretty platitudes like end-to-end supply chain management, control towers, and customer-centric supply chains, but most are hollow words without clear definitions. I believe that Kinaxis can do better.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

” The journey for value requires a clear definition and analysis of what is possible. To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. Typically, it is a lack of common definition on what defines supply chain excellence. The analysis is for two time periods: 2006-2015 and 2009-2015.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In Figure 1, I share data from the risk management study of 2015. The Role of Demand Variability in Risk Mitigation from the 2015 Study. Nine out of ten demand planning solutions I test are not improving the forecast (using Forecast Value Added analysis with the definition of a naive forecast as a three-month average of shipments.)

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

When your phone rings, and you and your supply chain team is called to the corporate office to talk about the expansion of your ecommerce strategy for 2015, here are my recommendations: 1) Embrace the Each. Manufacturers, today, are aggressively pursuing e-commerce strategies. Get Good at Having a Real-time Perpetual Inventory Signal.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 6, 2023

A second definition is] ‘… the action or process of deciding something or of resolving a question.’ ’ In this definition, one needs to ask him/herself: ‘What should I do under these circumstances?’ Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015. [4]

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 24, 2021

I have been a ToolsGroup partner since 2015, after working over 10 years at a global consumer goods company, where I started knowing and enjoying the benefits of ToolsGroup Service Optimizer 99+ (SO99+). Overstocks can lead to unacceptable surplus costs and waste; insufficient stock leads to unmet demand and poor service levels.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 22, 2015

Haex concedes that the EU’s economic boycott of Russia has definite consequences for the supply chain sector. SCM Map Europe 2014-2015. He has just completed a consultancy project for a US food manufacturer in Russia. >>Please click on the red button and fill in the fields to activate the green download button.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 10, 2014

In our recent report on defining supply chain visibility in B2B networks, we provide a definition based on a research study of over seventy participants. So as we enter 2015, I would encourage all supply chain leaders to get serious about building value networks. ” The answer is simple. They don’t. It matters.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

Starting With Definitions. To help, I wrote a few definitions on the board: Demand-Driven Processes. A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. Definition of Outside-In Processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 19, 2015

Let’s start with a definition. A common definition is essential. Like the definition of benchmarking at the top of this post, we believe that the use of an industry standard is essential. With the lack of industry standard definition, self-reporting is not very useful. Benchmarking is not Benchmarking.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Fuzzy definitions. Cecere asserts the fog in which digital transformation must take place is dense because a clear and universal definition of digital transformation doesn’t exist. ” Her answer, “Nope, my definition is one of many. The key point is to get clear on a definition for you.”

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 11, 2024

Burton and Vreeswijk clearly opt for the second definition of reset — future supply chains must be different than past supply chains. Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015. Bazerman, “ Leading with Confidence in Uncertain Times ,” Harvard Business Review, 31 August 2022. [4]

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Over my next few articles, I’ll share some tips on the kinds of resolutions you can put in place to get your supply chain performance back on track in 2015. My definition of fill rate is, “the percentage of line items shipped complete from the customer’s default location, without expediting.” I say we all need to dig deeper.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 3, 2015

Hoax definitions – to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous. To measure improvement, performance needs a clear definition. They want to drive supply chain excellence; but today, the definition is not clear. This definition is quite different than the Gartner Top 25.

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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 2015 Insight acquired E2open, and Infor acquired GT Nexus. Demand-driven lacks a consistent definition. In 2014 OpenText acquired GXS.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In 2015, I worked with a manufacturer of men’s underwear. (My Raise your hand and ask for definitions. You might disagree with the definitions, but the first start in your journey of harnessing the power of the dragon is to get clear—and hold technology providers accountable for — a set of consistent definitions.

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Multichannel Merchant

JUNE 7, 2022

The company, founded in 2015, has experienced significant growth since the pandemic took hold , said co-founder and CEO Khaled Naim. “Expanding that product is definitely something we’ll be doing this year and next.” Kayne Partner’s Robert Shilton will join Onfleet’s board of directors.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

On March 26, 2015, Insight Venture Partners (“Insight”) purchased E2open for $8.60 The industry does not have a common definition. Each would like to see definitive futuristic flow to make better decisions to solve vastly different business problems. Investors moaned. Instead, they must be defined. This is depicted in Figure 2.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

XPO Logistics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results. December 2015 North American Freight Numbers. In its last quarterly call, Amazon reported a 51 percent increase worldwide in Prime memberships in 2015 (47 percent increase in the US). With new law, U.S. Global Supply Chain Resiliency Council Launches Riskipedia™.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2018

Most companies, along with consultants, feel that they know the definition of supply chain excellence. The period of 2015-2017 following divestitures, hubbing of supply chain planning groups and advancements in demand management capabilities demonstrates the characteristic of a titan. The difference? My Point of View?

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 15, 2015

If shipper transports items covered under any food, drug or cosmetics legislation, law, statute, code and or regulation which requires rejection or destruction of the entire shipment because the items “are or may be contaminated” under the definition of the legislation, then carrier’s liability will be limited to $ __per pound.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Founded in 2015, the Sayari platform integrates global corporate and supply chain data to surface risk insights for investigations, analytics, and supply chain risk management.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The definition of the IoT sums it up; it is “a network of dedicated physical objects that contain embedded technology to sense or interact with their internal state or external environment.”. However, estimated IoT spending includes the following: 2015 - $5 billion. Where Do We Stand Today? trillion to $14 trillion by 2022.

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Logility

AUGUST 7, 2017

To complicate matters, departments and divisions often have different definitions for the same metric leading to disagreement on how to move forward. 1 The Hierarchy of Supply Chain Metrics: Diagnosing Your Supply Chain Health - Gartner, 26 June 2015. This can also distract from the critical objectives and tasks at hand.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 2, 2021

Definitely not. World merchandise trade volume, 2015Q1-2022Q4 Index, 2015=100 So, the big supply chain problem is lots of demand for goods but equipment shortages, and here in the US, extra stress on inland infrastructure all the way to our front doorsteps. in 2021 after falling 5.3%

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Note the difference in patterns of the orbit chart of Bristol-Meyers Squibb and Merck for the period of 2006-2015. To be more definitive, we need to finish more analysis. It is an inverse correlation because the larger the resiliency number the larger the pattern with less reliability.). Shown in Figure 1 is an example of resiliency.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 17, 2018

I think it’s fair to say more scientists believe in the possibility of quantum computers than don’t; but, clearly, to date, there is no definitive answer as to when a universal quantum computer might be developed. The only definitive end to the debate will be a working machine. ”[7]. What if it is developed?

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Resilinc

JUNE 27, 2023

You’ve probably heard of some of the most notable M&As in the past few years, such as when Adobe acquired Figma in 2022 for $20 billion or when Heinz and Kraft merged in 2015 to become one of the largest food companies in the world.

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