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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

That will be in 2015, after the peak of oil [supply].”. 2015 is less than three weeks away, and a barrel of Brent crude oil is $65.70 million bbl/d in 2015.” . More companies will treat Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise.

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Twitter Insights from GT Nexus Bridges 2015 Conference

Talking Logistics

Nonetheless, my takeaways below from the recent GT Nexus Bridges 2015 conference provides some insight about the company, it’s success to date, and where it’s heading (assuming Infor doesn’t make any significant changes). Adrian Gonzalez (@talkinlogistics) June 9, 2015. Bridges2015 — Adrian Gonzalez (@talkinlogistics) June 10, 2015.

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What’s Top of Mind for Industry Leaders in 2015?

Talking Logistics

One of the sessions is a polling exercise to gauge their opinions on a number of key business and supply chain questions. If the sentiment of the SCLA executives holds true, the role of the supply chain value-added services in 2015 will continue to increase in their importance to companies as part of their growth strategies.

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Is the Metaphor of War Appropriate in a Business Setting?

Enterra Insights

Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015. [6] 6] Thomas Schelling, “The role of war games and exercises.” Naval War College. [4] 5] Michael C. Steinbruner, & Zraket, C. Managing nuclear operations , Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 1987, p.

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A Theory of Robust Supply Chains

SCM Research

Through reviewing 94 articles, and a Q-sorting exercise, we identify four (i.e. Through reviewing 94 articles, and a Q-sorting exercise, we identify four (i.e. Some of my previous research has shown that this construct is even more positively related with business performance than supply chain agility. Wieland, A., & Machuca, J.

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From Project to Continuous Business Process: The Evolution of Supply Chain Design

Talking Logistics

Live Episode: Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 12:00 pm ET. Historically, Supply Chain Design was an exercise companies undertook at most once a year, or when a significant change occurred in their supply chain, such as an acquisition.

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AI This. If Only.

Supply Chain Shaman

An exercise that I love to do in my training is to ask business leaders to draw data flow in their current decision processes. In 2015, there was a step-change in the use of machine learning by innovators in supply chain planning. Today, organizations are larger, more complex, and the speed of business is faster.