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A Conversation with Don Teng

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The trend is definitely very positive and enthusiastic indicating a bright future for the automation solutions providers for the logistics industry in APAC. Looking ahead, intralogistics is expected to move towards data and analytics to identify gaps and bottlenecks in warehouse operations.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

Small businesses getting squeezed out in push for warehouse space. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. Walmart has entered a definitive agreement to purchase micro-fulfillment center (MFC) developer Alert Innovation.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

The problem is that warehouses are full. End-to-End Definition Implementation of enterprise data architectures to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay. The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. Cash-to-Cash: Days of Accounts Receivable + Days of Inventory-Days of Accounts Payable.

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Go Horizontal!

Supply Chain Shaman

I did not understand warehousing and transportation until reassignment to a logistics role in 1985. By definition, the silos struggle to align. Definition of Horizontal Processes. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030. Join us for a critical view of supply chain 2030 through the insights of leading economists.

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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

They tend to have many pretty PowerPoint slide decks–full of acronyms, pretty pictures and E2E commitments–but they lack a common definition of supply chain excellence. This is one of the root issues leading to the swell of inventories in company warehouses as shown in Figure 5. Imagine Supply Chain 2030.

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Pushing the Supply Chain Reset Button

Supply Chain Shaman

For this definition see my last post, Companies Chained to Traditional Processes Will Experience the Whip. In addition, the warehouses are full and containers are being used for overflow storage. The focus of the conference is on Supply Chain 2030. The port of Los Angeles shows a slowdown. Are the port issues over? My reasoning?

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

In this post my goal is to help companies build outside-in processes through a clearer definition. This outside-in orientation needs a definition to make it actionable. Include the supplier’s warehouse and manufacturing locations. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030. Reflection. Let’s start with the basics.