The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Brad has a BA in Logistics Management from Michigan State University. JBF expedites the transformation of supply chains through logistics & technology strategy, commercial & bespoke software implementation, and analytics & optimization. About JBF Consulting. Key Takeaways: Shipper Pain Points.
Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 10, 2024
The software provides supply chain transparency and supplier mapping across supply chain tiers as well as data analytics, supplier scoring and traceability. The company’s founder, Donald Hicks, was the prior Co-Founder of supply chain analytics technology provider Llamasoft , which was later acquired by Coupa Software in 2020.
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Talking Logistics
APRIL 17, 2018
The Hackett Group provides a useful visual for describing the maturity stages that supply chain is moving through as the industry strives to leverage data and advanced analytics. Supply Chain Analytics Maturity Model (Source: Hackett Group). Descriptive Analytics (What happened?). Diagnostic Analytics (Why did it happen?).
ivalua
AUGUST 28, 2019
National survey of state procurement officials finds states are moving toward a more modern approach to buying. The report ranks state procurement offices based on their extensive survey responses and examines some of the best practices from each state. Leading states include Michigan, Georgia, Massachusetts, Ohio and New York.
Supply Chain Matters
JULY 5, 2022
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. This was not the first acquisition of a promising supply chain network design technology provider.
NC State SCRC
MARCH 9, 2016
An excerpt from our book “The Procurement Value Proposition” got a nice section of CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly edition this week. 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.
Requis
MAY 22, 2020
Meanwhile, salespeople for suppliers were trying to work around procurement. Almost all the student projects were related to analytics. Analytics is key. There’s a lot of really interesting platforms for analytics. For example, there are around 200 startups for procurement analytics.
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