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Consumer Packaged Goods Manufacturers and Consumer-centric Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Michael Baudendistel ( @FWavesRail ), an analyst and Market Expert at FreightWaves, reports, “There were some interesting, if perhaps intuitive, highlights from the latest University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. Taking the Digital Path to Purchase. ”[3]. Stable Consumer Behaviors.

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Further Details and Highlights- Logility’s Acquisition of Starboard Solutions

Supply Chain Matters

Traverse City, Michigan based provider Starboard provides an innovative and interactive digital twin of a physical supply chain network leveraging gaming technology to allow users to explore what-if supply chain and business scenarios. Reportedly, three customer are currently shared with Logility. . Added Highlights.

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Supply Chains are Critical for a Great Customer Experience

Enterra Insights

Customers don’t want to think about supply chains; they just want great purchasing experiences. Bob Trebilcock, editorial director of Modern Materials Handling , reports Todd Walker, a spokesperson for Amazon, claims, “Everything at Amazon starts with the customer, and we work backwards from there.”[1]

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7 Best Supply Chain Books of All Time

Supply Chain Opz

Anyway, the access to this database costs an arm and a leg. Therefore, the challenge to establish the ranking method is to find a more economical data source and the unbiased metrics. Ranking of Supply Chain Books We're sure some of you've been using Google Scholar to find related publications. The links below are #paid links.

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Two less-obvious reasons why trucking capacity has remained so tight

CH Robinson Transportfolio

So we invited Jason Miller, associate professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University, to offer his perspective on the current state of trucking capacity. In the meantime, capacity has taken an additional hit from the sudden surge of the Omicron variant, and you can read about that in a new report from C.H.

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Podcast: Marcia Williams on Supply Chain Optimization and Digital Transformation

Requis

Today, as the founder and managing partner of USM Supply Chain Consultants she has put her expertise in supply chain, procurement, finance and project management to work to help her clients achieve greater profitability. In the end-to-end supply chain there’s procurement, logistics, operations, and warehousing.

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Hurricane Season Brings New Risks to Pandemic-stressed Supply Chain Chains

Enterra Insights

Chris Dolce ( @chrisdolcewx ) reports, “The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is off to a fast start with three named storms by early June.”[1] … Forecasters predict that oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the Atlantic will be favorable for a more active than usual hurricane season in the months ahead.”