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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. The post Elevating the Heavy Building Materials Supply Chain (Takeaways from Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 Conference) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Blockchain has Potential

Enterra Insights

Sharing information with suppliers. Managing trade documentation. Verifying and monitoring suppliers. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning. Managing inventory. Managing freight transportation. Managing product returns. Sharing information with customers. Footnotes. [1]

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European startups secure over EUR160 million of investment capital

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Media surveyed and researched 53 startups, all founded in Europe in or since 2012, and positioned them in a matrix containing ten categories of logistics solutions ranging from supplier management right through to home delivery.

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Is Procurement Drowning in Data?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Meanwhile, 60% of procurement teams have no tools or rely primarily on improvised systems for Supplier Management. When looking at risk management, category management, and information sharing, that number is as high as 70% ( Bain & Company 2018 ). Visibility and trust is a hot commodity in modern supplier management.

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Digital Supply Chain Transformation Still in Early Stages

Enterra Insights

During a 2017 conference, Tricia Wang ( @triciawang ), a self-described Tech Ethnographer & Sociologist, writes, “A lot of companies treat digital as if they are ‘doing digital’ — this is ‘digitization’ at its worst — as if it’s some checklist of things to do. ” Banker is correct. 7] Katherine Noyes, “ Building a DSN?

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Blockchain and Supply Chain are Becoming Inextricably Tied

Enterra Insights

Sharing information with suppliers. Managing trade documentation. Verifying and monitoring suppliers. Managing supply chain risk. Managing demand and supply planning. Managing inventory. Managing freight transportation. Managing product returns. Sharing information with customers. Footnotes. [1]

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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. Chapter 2 will introduce you to the on-time, in full metric. Cons: You need to be comfortable with basic math. Reference - Flöthmann, C., &