article thumbnail

Elevating the Heavy Building Materials Supply Chain (Takeaways from Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. In addition to fleet visibility, the company has a other supply-chain related applications, including demand and inventory management and dispatch optimization.

article thumbnail

5 Best Logistics Books to Keep Within Reach

Supply Chain Opz

After that, the author explains how to improve performance by using best practices such as Sales and Operations Planning, Demand Pull, Value Stream Mapping, supplier management, and so on. It provides you with tools for various logistics functions, general management, performance measurement, finance, and problem-solving.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Blockchain has Potential

Enterra Insights

Managing trade documentation. Verifying and monitoring suppliers. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning. Managing inventory. Managing freight transportation. Managing product returns. Tracking payment information, such as purchase orders. Footnotes. [1]

article thumbnail

Blockchain and Supply Chain are Becoming Inextricably Tied

Enterra Insights

Managing trade documentation. Verifying and monitoring suppliers. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning. Managing inventory. Managing freight transportation. Managing product returns. Tracking payment information, such as purchase orders. Footnotes. [1]

article thumbnail

8 Reasons Why Your Business’ Success Depends Upon Your Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

Pioneered the use of vendor-managed inventory. Implemented cross-docking in its supply network to enable inventory reductions. Inventory shortages. For example, supplier performance issues can cause problems with inventory, order fill, on-time delivery performance, and customer-order lead times. .

article thumbnail

Supply Chain Analytics: What It Is and Why It Matters

QAD

With supply chain management analytics software, companies can improve decision making, take a proactive approach and quickly mitigate issues before they explode into bigger problems. Cloud-based platforms improved supply chain processes and made it much easier to communicate with external suppliers using real-time data.

article thumbnail

The Supply Chain has Big Aspirations for Blockchain

Enterra Insights

Managing trade documentation. Verifying and monitoring suppliers. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning. Managing inventory. Managing freight transportation. Managing product returns. Tracking payment information, such as purchase orders. Footnotes. [1]