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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. Existing Starboard staff will be organizationally integrated into Logility’s existing management structures.

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The Logistics of Building a Brand with Chip Humitz

The Logistics of Logistics

Chip earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Advertising and Marketing from Michigan State University. LUDWIG+ excels in mind-blowing digital technology, infectious social media, brilliant strategic planning, laser-focused media planning, efficient media buying, insightful analytics, and a wicked creative powerhouse.

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Podcast: Rob Handfield on Suppliers, Data, Tech, and Talent

Requis

In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Years ago, I knew that information sharing and the whole supplier-purchaser relationship is one of the most important things in supply chain (I talked about it in Introduction to Supply Chain Management in 1999).

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Is it Time for to Move Away from “World Class Supply Chains”?

NC State SCRC

As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative, led by Professor Robert Monczka. They combined related functions such as purchasing, inventory control, receiving, and stores under the authority of one individual.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

The businessman’s news source of choice, global export and import volumes (as well as buying trendings) are key to informing supply chain professionals. Like her book, Bricks Matter which advocates predictive analytics). Lynch is GM at Michigan logistics provider, Rock Solid Business Solutions. Peter Tirschwell.

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American Software Reports First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023 Results

Logility

a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software. This annual award honors IT companies that support and enable logistics excellence. million and purchased Starboard Solutions Corp., Company and Technology. a supply chain network optimization solution for approximately $6.5

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It’s About Time for a new “World Class Supply Chain” Paradigm

NC State SCRC

As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University in 1992, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative. To drive centralized buying I had to dive down into the Bill of Materials and do a cross-tab.