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“1+1=3? Opportunities in Logistics (Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2015 Conference)

Talking Logistics

In the video clip below, Chad Murphy, VP of Professional Services at Descartes, shared with me some best practices he’s seeing from other customers in the realm of omni-channel fulfillment and same-day delivery. To date, Sears has increased truck productivity by 2.8 percent, decreased miles per stop (MPS) by 5.4

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The Supply Chain Dilemma – Do I Make House Repairs or Do I Redesign the Home?

Kinaxis

This point really hit home during Dwight Klappich and Chad Eschinger’s session where they discussed the results of their Supply Chain Technology User Wants and Needs Study. And of course technology investment is a key factor, given that most, if not all supply chain innovation will be supported by technology. Here is the hiccup.

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Keys to a Successful Dropship Implementation

Talking Logistics

Editor’s Note: For additional insights and advice on this topic, watch the recent Talking Logistics episode featuring Chad Andrews discussing this topic with Adrian Gonzalez. Chad Andrews is Senior Solutions Architect at enVista.

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Our Walk In The Fog

Supply Chain Shaman

New forms of data abound–weather data, consumer insights, rating/review information, sentiment analysis—but they are not used. Anaplan offers capabilities to connect the work of supply chain planners with the larger organization through “what-if analysis” and collaboration. Examples include Hadoop, Kafka, and Apache Spark. .

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Innovating to Create Your Future

Enterra Insights

Other futurists simply refer to this activity as “what if” thinking or scenario analysis. There is a reason Schwartz calls scenario analysis an “art” rather than a “science.” A process known as scenario analysis allows organizations to determine outcomes from various inputs. Footnotes. [1]

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Pandemic Sharpens Debate about Big Data Privacy

Enterra Insights

If consumers are already uncomfortable, Chad Cragle, Information Security Officer at FormAssembly, won’t improve their discomfort. ” Continuing access to data collection and analysis is critical for businesses. ”[4] Such advice may be realistic, but it probably won’t make consumers feel very comfortable.

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The Year in Logistics: Most Popular Articles from 2020

Logistics Viewpoints

Chad Collins, the CEO of HighJump, formally announced the transition of HighJump to Körber Supply Chain, and further stated that all of the twelve Körber Supply Chain companies will transfer to the Körber brand by this summer. Today is day two of the HighJump Elevate user conference. Except it is no longer HighJump Elevate.