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Conquering the Explosion of Supply Chain Planning Data

Logility

A University of Maryland/DHL study found the demand-to-supply ratio of available supply chain jobs to qualified individuals is 6 to 1. www.forbes.com , 2015. DHL Research Brief, 2015. This is the reality. 3 This ratio is only going to increase in 2020 and beyond as baby-boomers retire. References. 1 Louis Columbus.

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Has Technology Made Supply Change Management Sexy?

Enterra Insights

For example, Germain explains that Suresh Acharaya, a professor of practice at the University of Maryland Robert H. Mankins and Lori Sherer, “ Creating value through advanced analytics ,” Bain Brief, 11 February 2015. [9] 8] Other pundits views cognitive technologies from an automation, rather than a decision-making, perspective.

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Our 4 Favorite Summer Supply Chain Reads

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Published in 2015, Dr. Yossi Sheffi's The Power of Resilience delves into how events around the globe can affect supply chains everywhere. Co-authored by a trio of SCM experts from the University of Maryland in 2010, X-SCM is an examination of how international companies are able to thrive in today's unpredictable, hazardous business world.

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Why Your Truck Needs Wings with Dan Burrows

The Logistics of Logistics

Daniel Burrows is the Founder and CEO of TruckLabs , which was founded in 2015 through Daniel ‘s graduate work at Stanford University. Daniel was born in Baltimore, Maryland and received a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Science degree in Physics from Imperial College in London. About Dan Burrows.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.25-3.1

Freight Plus

Warehouse closings in Aberdeen, Maryland; Edgerton, Kansas; and Rialto, California came as a surprise and a “body blow” to XPO, said their CEO Brad Jacobs. "We Although the numbers aren’t great, they’ve been steadily growing since 2015. Morgan analysts. This has resulted in a loss of $600 million in revenue for the carrier giant.

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Doing Business in Belgium

QAD

state of Maryland with 30,528 sq km of area. billion metric tons of goods in 2015. The country participates in more than 50 global organizations, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), World Health Organization (WHO) and International Monetary Fund (IMF). The country is about the size of the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 30 – April 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

The $90 million deal marks Descartes’ 30th acquisition since 2015. Rockville, Maryland-based OCR says it helps customers streamline and automate processes around denied party screening, license procurement / management, and product classification. Supply chain software vendor Descartes Systems Group has acquired OCR Services Inc.,