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What Lessons a Table Fable Teaches About Supply Chain Orchestration

Logistics Viewpoints

Multiple calls only muddied the waters, but a few things became clear: inventory was in the warehouse, but my order for it was stuck. The order management system wasn’t effectively connected to the warehouse management system showing tables available or the transportation management system showing the carrier had returned my first table.

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Healthcare companies can partner with 3PLs for supply chain visibility

Kanban Logistics

According to Matt Elenjickal, CEO of the supply chain analytics company FourKites, “The demand for visibility is through the roof because people finally realized how messed up supply chains are and how a single disruption can cause massive upstream and downstream impacts. Importantly, such WMS systems come with a hefty price tag.

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Sustainability is a Competitive Advantage with Justin Goldston

The Logistics of Logistics

Goldston has also led and assisted in the development of Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, and Business Analytics programs at Georgetown University, Texas A&M University, the IUBH University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and North Carolina Wesleyan College.

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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”: The argument for creating an analytics culture

NC State SCRC

The study used a theoretical model composed of OAC, real-time analytics (RTA) and the analytical skill level of decision-making managers, and it found that the effect of an OCA was stronger than RTA alone. What is an “Open Analytics Culture” (OAC)? Handfield & de Oliveira’s study define an open analytics culture (OAC) as.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I visited the BVL Kongress in Berlin, and also attended the International Institute for Analytics ”Chief Analytics Officer” meeting last summer. We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics.

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Beyond The Data with William Sandoval

The Logistics of Logistics

I’m based out of Charlotte, North Carolina, which is a beautiful part of the country. We are more into data acquisition and data analytics, which is one of the things we are going to talk about. I noticed that it is not a Carolina accent you have. Our headquarter is based out of New Jersey. Where were you born?

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Supply Chain Transformation is a Journey not a Destination

Enterra Insights

Big Data and Advanced Analytics. The amount of data being generated and the insights being gained from big data by using advanced analytics is what makes the Digital Age different from past eras. Megan Ray Nichols observes, “Data analytics play a major role in the modern supply chain. Robotics and Automation. Blockchain.