Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

I will be speaking and working with clients in wonderful locations in Brussels, China, Germany, London, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa. At their request I wrote on the digital supply chain. Digital supply chain is such a buzzword. The digital supply chain is about SO much more than gadgets.”

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It’s a term that started creeping into supply chain discussions several years ago. Back in 2011, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) noted there is a similar sounding word supply chain managers should associate with VUCA. Supply chain management. ”[3].

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Last week, I spoke on the evolution of the digital supply chains and my vision for Supply Chain 2020 at the World Trade Group Event in Miami. These will be the foundation of digital supply chain thinking that will redefine business in the next decade. Technologies are changing. Learning Systems.

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Locus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) nations recover from the series of disruptions over the past couple of years—the Covid-19 pandemic, the Ukraine war, inflationary pressure, and the potential for rising food prices—a reinvention of logistics and supply chain operations is needed. Book a demo with us!

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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. A Personal Reflection.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2013

I asked companies to “Navigate through the hype focusing on the feasibility of scope and technology.” At the time, the popular belief was that Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technologies would build multi-tier capabilities. Today, the multi-tier capabilities for supply chain management are coming from the born-again marketplaces.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In our latest Supply Chain Roundtable, four supply chain experts share their advice on avoiding insolvency during turbulent times. with 20+ years of supply chain experience. In South Africa, there are a lot of third-party fulfilment companies , so costs were going up with them.”

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Diverting around the southern tip of Africa adds 2,500 – 3,500 nautical miles and 7 to 10 days for ships sailing to Northern Europe or North America, and as much as 7,000 nm for some Mediterranean destinations. As frequently happens in supply chains, this could have a potential knock-on effect.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. These technologies also contribute to a rise in big data and analytics in the logistics field.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 22, 2020

The current coronavirus pandemic is set to change many of our existing paradigms, both socially, economically and technologically, and will end up completely defining the 2020’s. New technologies will break cover, and the digitisation of the world will be fast-tracked. Supply chains will be reshored. The new normal.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 27, 2021

On April 21st, our webinar on forced labor in cotton supply chains brought together leaders from Responsible Sourcing Network and Fashion for Good to explore how industry-wide tools and supply chain engagement can help identify and mitigate risks of forced labor. .

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Our salute to the best advancements in supply chain technology, processes and labor management from 2017. This is our annual salute to the best in people, processes and technology within the supply chain arena. We think you’ll enjoy this year-end recap of supply chain innovations and best practices.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

2017 started right where 2016 left off: with plenty of supply chain and logistics news. Maersk, Alibaba team up to offer online booking of ship places (Reuters). No doubt, Amazon, Uber, and several other startups are forcing entrenched players in the industry to “up their game” with regards to technology. Happy New Year!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

Nintendo is struggling to break out of a frustrating sales slowdown, selling 33 percent fewer units of Switch game systems in the April-June quarter than a year ago in Japan due to a crippled supply chain. Also, if you are lucky to book a slot on a vessel you then have to locate an empty container which can be in the hinterland.”

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Resilinc

APRIL 20, 2021

Highlights from our Live Chat with Tom Linton: The State of the Supply Chain . After almost 40 years in procurement, Tom Linton is still excited about the business of supply chains. It will take years to recover” a balance of semiconductor supply with demand. And he doubts that U.S. to sell to U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Supply Chain KPIs are Essential – The Right Ones! Many people get really confused about KPIs or Key Performance Indicators in Logistics and Supply Chain operations. I’ve literally seen KPI “packs” the size of phone books, and even KPI sets circulated as a monthly magazine… that no one reads.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 27, 2021

On April 21st, our webinar on forced labor in cotton supply chains brought together leaders from Responsible Sourcing Network and Fashion for Good to explore how industry-wide tools and supply chain engagement can help identify and mitigate risks of forced labor.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

We believe that supply chain excellence helps a company to better balance demand and supply. We also believe that it helps companies to be more resilient: weathering demand and supply volatility while maximizing opportunities and mitigating risks. What does the future of supply chain excellence look like?”

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday that will result in a 100-day review of supply chains by the executive branch for pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, semiconductors and large capacity batteries. Biden’s statement reveals a profound naivete of supply chains which is common in both politicians and the public.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2014

Their supply chains are not improving corporate performance. Despite multimillion dollar technology projects, and tomes of strategy documents, they are stuck in their ability to overcome market factors and rising complexity to drive continuous improvement on a portfolio of metrics. Nine out of ten companies are stuck.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! For supply chain professionals, supply chains and our underlying assumptions will certainly need to adapt. Supply Chains do not move easily, and transitions are not inexpensive.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. 10 Vital Supply Chain Lessons from the Coronavirus Pandemic! At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. My passion is supply chain and positive change.

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SCM Research

JANUARY 4, 2020

When I made my predictions last year , the first one being about new technologies, the second one related to our planetary boundaries, I certainly underestimated the pace of these developments. More and more supply chain managers I have talked to have implemented innovative solutions, such as robotic process automation and process mining.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 8, 2021

They can react quickly partly because the technology to rapidly develop and deliver vaccines is now in place. To illustrate the point, let’s look at one part of the technology: the system for delivering an RNA vaccine to the human body. Similarly, government responses such as travel bans to new outbreaks need to be better coordinated.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. I also believe that supply chains need a revolution.

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Requis

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Knut Alicke was helping to build digital control towers before most people had ever heard of them, and today advises the world’s top companies about supply chain. He is also a professor at the University of Karlsruhe where he teaches supply chain management. Supply Chain Next · 023 – Knut Alicke.

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JDA software

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

This technology will reinforce consumer trust so dramatically its gravity is already compared to the impact the invention of the internet had on worldwide communications. This continues in a chain along with the third and fourth and fifth, putting the chain in blockchain. So, what exactly is blockchain?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… CMA CGM to acquire NOL, reinforcing its position in global shipping. SAP Launches Enhanced Supply Chain Execution Software for Faster Logistics Planning. HighJump Partners with Advantage2Retail to Bring Best-of-Breed Warehousing Software to Retailers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 21, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Procurement is a function, that is undergoing transformation; technologically and ideologically. I’m currently reading Trevor Noah’s book, Born a Crime. Under apartheid, and the first few years of his life, in South Africa, his existence was literally a crime. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 12, 2015

Unilever’s corporate vision – “to double the size of the business, whilst reducing our environmental footprint and increasing our positive social impact” – is top of mind, bordering on evangelical, for the company’s supply chain in Turkey. Q: What is your responsibility regarding the supply chain?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Loading costs plummet.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2014

Nine questions about the topics on the supply chain agenda of a supply chain professional. In this edition: Marion Kohlmeier, Head of supply chain planning and project purchasing at Weidmann Plastics Technology. Marion Kohlmeier is responsible for the supply chain design of new projects.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

It has radically transformed supply chains, fundamentally changed domestic and international economies across the world, and changed societies in the process – all the while driving trillions dollars in annual trade. Fitting facilitates cargo security and enables automation of container handling processes.

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

Provenance has partnered with the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis Agency (Growth Analysis) , to explore how blockchain technology can help to valorise sustainable practices in the Rare Earth Elements mining sector. Interested in understanding how supply chain transparency could benefit your business? The result?

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 6, 2013

Nine questions about the topics on the supply chain agenda of a supply chain professional. By Helen Armstrong (Supply Chain Movement). Most are expected to come from the emerging markets where one of the greatest challenges is the supply chain. We always put the customer first and foremost.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Check out our roundup of nearly 100 digital logistics/supply chain sources. Here’s where it gets interesting – “Big Data – Less Drama” (new technology to provide better forecasts, better tracking and widespread adoption of analytics). “ Freight and logistics trends that rate in the news.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

This technology will reinforce consumer trust so dramatically its gravity is already compared to the impact the invention of the internet had on worldwide communications. This continues in a chain along with the third and fourth and fifth, putting the chain in blockchain. So, what exactly is blockchain?

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