Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

While demand is high, ongoing product shortages continue to cause supply chain disruptions, create unpredictable shopping behaviors and drive rapid delivery expectations. And it’s safe to assume that logistics digitization will continue to deliver a significant competitive edge as supply chain complexity and uncertainty grow.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The client leaned across the table and asked, “Is a customer-centric supply chain strategy the same as a demand-driven supply chain strategy?” Drawing from the Whiteboard: Building Customer-Centric Supply Chain Strategies. To help, I wrote a few definitions on the board: Demand-Driven Processes.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Driving Sustainable Growth Through Supply Chain Resilience. Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel.

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OptiProERP

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

2022 has proven to be both positive and disruptive for the manufacturing industry. Despite the pandemic, recession fears, supply challenges, a tight labor market, and economic instability, manufacturing companies continue to survive and evolve in the “new normal.”. helped transform many manufacturing businesses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

After experiencing an incredibly challenging two years in the global logistics industry, I think we can let go of any expectation that the supply chain landscape will ever return to “normal.” By that, I mean that extreme uncertainty on both the demand and the supply sides will continue for the foreseeable future.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

Functional silos define today’s supply chain organization. My first job was in manufacturing in the 1980’s. I cut my teeth on early forms of supply chain planning. Like me, the traditio nal supply chain leader, grew-up believing in functional excellence and inside-out processes. The silos compete.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

In the last six months, in my travels, I have presented to supply chain teams in China, Belgium, France, Germany, Peru, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. I strongly feel that if I am going to cover the global supply chain that I need to experience it. It is about jobs and new business models.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. Historically, the traditional supply chain focused on improving costs. Today, more mature supply chain teams focus on delivering value. While companies want to improve supply chain performance and drive value, it is easier said than done.

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Locus

OCTOBER 12, 2022

So what exactly does ‘ going green ’ mean for your supply chain as deliveries times grow shorter? How can businesses pay attention to supply chain sustainability as they scale? dollars by 2030 , increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 21.6% from 2022 to 2030. from 2022 to 2030. billion U.S. billion U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The future of supply chain I foresee brings new risks and challenges, along with recognition that doing things the same way will no longer lead to the same success. Just as the saguaro is both nursed by and supports life in its ecosystem, it behooves supply chains to invest in their ecosystems, both suppliers and employees.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Across every industry, there’s buzz about artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), automation, optimization engines, and other advanced technologies. As supply chain professionals, we’re in an age of extreme innovation that’s thrilling, but not unprecedented. billion by 2030. Optimization engines. Automation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

A lasso is what supply chain leaders would like to have. In contrast, as a regional supply chain leader in the 1990’s, my company had one S&OP. In my work, I have not found a company that can easily roll up a global material balance or gain a common view of demand. Metrics Definition. Data Models.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 2, 2017

A lasso is what supply chain leaders would like to have. I frequently see groups of supply chain leaders arguing about the right for individual businesses to define their own systems/process. Metrics Definition. There needs to be a common definition of supply chain excellence. Data Models. To align S&OP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches. John and I held differing beliefs. Reflection.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 14, 2021

By United Nations estimates, the world will have 43 megacities with populations exceeding 10 million by the year 2030. To build these megacities, rapid mobilization of building materials across the construction industry will create an exponential demand for high-grade cement. Escalation in Demand . Outdated Logistics Models.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 22, 2016

In my work with supply chain clients, teams change, business strategies shift and dramas unfold. All are haunted by the river that runs through the supply chain. It is the river of “demand.” On an ongoing basis I view supply chain strategy documents. Demand for products/services is not unlimited.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

I will also pen my 95th report for this week’s Supply Chain Insight’s newsletter. We now reach 23,000 supply chain leaders globally with our newsletter and have over 50,000 views/month on Slideshare. The open content research model is working. I asked him to not be constrained by a discussion of maturity models.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

This and much more, in your Monday supply chain briefing from Arkieva. Supply Chain News. Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. Targets for 2030 Include: Improve freight system efficiency 25 percent by 2030. Supply Chain Strategy.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 18, 2022

After two years of product shortages, port closures and other supply chain challenges, everyone understands the critical nature of logistics. One of the big changes we’ve witnessed is an increasing reliance on fourth-party logistics (4PL) providers to manage increasingly complex global supply chains. They are purely objective.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

Most of the Integrated Supply Chain Planning Projects Generate Rubbish. At each location, the team wrung their hands as they told me their stories of “ Integrated Supply Chain Planning.” Good planning requires a clear focus on inputs, data model fit to the business requirements, and outcomes. Get Started.

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QAD

JULY 7, 2022

Can you identify all your suppliers in the supply chain? A recent Quality Digest article suggested that “ethical supply chain management is being fueled by consumer demand, profitability, and visibility. Can Your Business Answer These Questions Around ESG Issues and CSR? New Due Diligence Laws. and across Europe. United States.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 5, 2016

For many years (1992-2001), I worked at Manugistics, a supply chain planning technology provider. It was refreshing for me today to talk to Adexa and see their fresh approach to supply chain planning. Today I am deep into writing reports for the Supply Chain Insights newsletter. The company is now owned by JDA. Reflections.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

Supply Chain Operating Networks: The building of supply chain applications using many-to-many architectures to connect multiple parties to multiple trading partners to improve multi-tier supply chain visibility, planning and execution to improve relationships in extended value chains. . Current State of Supply Chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I believe that supply chains build economies and save the world. I also believe that supply chains need a revolution. I am a manufacturing gal by training. Supply chains respond, but they do not sense. I strongly believe that leaders must build their supply chains with new building blocks. New Business Models.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 20, 2016

The new world of supply chain analytics is my current research project. The possibilities of data variety and velocity to improve supply chain management excite me. There is a great need for improved supply chain analytics. The pace of solution evolution is moving quickly, and it is hard for supply chain leaders to keep up.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. There is also no Santa Claus.

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Unleashed

APRIL 27, 2022

With material costs rising and the drive towards sustainable practices in full swing, the circular supply chain has become an attractive way for manufacturers and sellers to manage their supply chains in a more environmentally friendly way – and save costs in the long term. So how do you close the loop on your supply chain?

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

Optimizing the supply chain can play a significant role in reducing a company's adverse influence on the environment as their Scope 3 emissions are directly affected by their suppliers. Meanwhile, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO) , climate change significantly impacts jobs: by 2030, 2.2

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Supply Chain Action Blog

AUGUST 26, 2018

There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain. Digital technologies, such as additive manufacturing, blockchain, and more secure IoT infrastructure, advance the freedom, speed and security of these flows.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Luckily, the current movers and shakers of the logistics and supply chain world are all too happy to dole out sage advice in the form of blog posts, interviews, podcasts — you name it. The tips below cover everything from unified supply chains to automated collaboration integration and beyond. Planning tips to unify supply chains.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

MARCH 21, 2019

A supply chain, or as I prefer to say, a value network, is similarly constrained. There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. You may have heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain. Photo licensed through iStockphoto. Photo licensed through Shutterstock.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A supply chain, or as I prefer to say, a value network, is similarly constrained. There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain. Photo licensed through iStockphoto. Photo licensed through Shutterstock.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A supply chain, or as I prefer to say, a value network, is similarly constrained. There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. I’ve heard the driverless vehicle used as an analogy for the autonomous supply chain. Photo licensed through iStockphoto. Photo licensed through Shutterstock.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

IBM believes “people” are one of six core systems smart cities must optimize and integrate. Cailin Crowe writes, “As cities increase their abilities to use and target data, concerns and demands for data protection will surely grow.”[3] The other five systems are: business; transport; communication; water; and energy.

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