Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Lately, as I reflected on my conversations with John (fictitious name) when I was at AMR Research, I yearn to go back in time. For example, client-server to cloud architectures offered great promise for process innovation, but companies just moved their processes without asking how to drive new levels of value from technology.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The report authors context these moves as a return to just-in-time inventory management practices. Logistics Managers Index (LMI) that declined to contractionary level and reflecting rather noteworthy trending. The report specifically indicates : “ November’s dip was largely triggered by a decline in Inventory Levels (-9.1)

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QAD

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The time to begin preparing for restarts is before a strike, or any crisis, is technically over, explains Bill. A great example of this, if I’m being honest, is the UAW-Big 3 strike. When Shawn Fain took the helm of the UAW in March with a pledge to renegotiate contracts, we knew change was in the air.

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Logility

OCTOBER 23, 2017

I recently moved to Arizona and traded my lawnmower and snow-shovels for a salt-water pool. This is the first time I have owned a pool and it has taken some time to understand how to sense, analyze, and respond to changing water chemistry to ensure the optimal pool experience at the lowest total short and long-term operating cost.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

So far in 2023, Resilinc’s supply chain disruption monitoring platform EventWatch AI sent 7,422 disruption alerts for the high-tech industry—up just 1% from the same time period in 2022. This is the first time in five years that there has been a decline in factory fires. What were the causes behind these disruptions?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

This index complies 27 different variables to include transportation movement and costs, global PMI sub-indexes reflecting delivery times and order backlog. The authors point to the delivery time disruptions occurring in China , an increase in air freight costs from the U.S. after reaching an all-time high of 76.2

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 11, 2022

One of those voices is Hitendra Chaturvedi, professor of practice in supply chain management at Arizona State University’s W. Chaturvedi: So far this year, Ohio, Arizona and Tennessee have seen the most job announcements associated with reshoring. There are a lot of hard-headed realists in the procurement and supply chain profession.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2019

Most supply chain professionals are familiar with a common challenge: reducing cost while still providing goods at a specific location at a specific point in time. What I don’t have control over, most of the time, is how many goods I’m going to move, and how fast they need to get to the final destination. Why would they?

Transportation 101

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Electrical transmission doesn’t need to worry about typical supply chain issues such as expiry dates, lead times/critical paths, methods of shipment, or delays. This 510TWh is in itself a large number, but ponder for a moment the energy consumption of the United States with a population of nearly ten times that of Canada! Solar Energy.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 16, 2015

Well, sort of the real thing in the sense that the weapon and bullets were real, everyone was dressed in camouflage fatigues with serious looks on their faces, but the targets that popped up anywhere from 50 to 300 meters away were just some special fabric that fell over if a bullet whistled through it. This was the real thing.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Swimsuits and dresses for weddings—you never buy just one,” says Joanie Demer, co-founder of Krazy Coupon Lady. You just have to be shameless enough to stand in line with the thing you killed.” HOW WE GOT HERE For a long time, a shocking percentage of online returns were simply junked. Petco takes back dead fish,” Demer said.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 19, 2019

I was born and raised just outside of Portland, Ore., I was born and raised just outside of Portland, Ore., My family was in Arizona. I worked at Nordstrom for 16 years in Oregon and Washington, then helped them open locations in Texas and Arizona. Carla with her husband and two daughters.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

I was accepted by Western Michigan University and Arizona State University but chose to stay in Michigan in part because my house parents said, “Arizona is too hot and far from Michigan!” Tell us a little about yourself! I grew up in China in a small town, near Shanghai. I lived in Grand Rapids, Mich., They wanted to take care of me.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2022

contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020. contraction threshold which is noted as the first time this has occurred since the depths of the global pandemic in 2020. Report authors indicated that the September decline was quite broad-based.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2022

In the United States, the Reshoring Initiative has projected 220,000 new domestic jobs will be created by investments in reshoring announced through just the first half of 2021. An initial surge of interest in 2020 by European executives in re/nearshoring had dissipated by mid-2021. manufacturing facilities. After declining 12.8%

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Logility

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Around this time last year I had a call with the jolly old man of the north to talk over some ideas on how he and his army of elves might improve the Christmas Express Supply Chain (CESC). Planning optimized is not just a slogan for Santa but the fulfillment of a promise! Update on the Christmas Express Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

The Index is a methodology developed by Supply Chain Insights LLC, in cooperation with the Operations Research Team at Arizona State University (ASU), to gauge supply chain improvement. Supply Chain Excellence as defined by a methodology whereall companies are put into a spreadsheet and compared across industries is meaningless.

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AB&R

MARCH 2, 2023

How to Get a New Arizona Facility Running Optimally in a Hurry If you’re setting up a new warehouse or manufacturing facility in Arizona, you will want to make sure you’re being as efficient as possible in everything you do. The same company also saw 60% fewer data capture errors. One technology to consider is RFID.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 11, 2014

Saturday, April 12, the University of Advancing Technology campus in Tempe, Arizona will once again serve as the host for the Avnet Tech Games , now in its ninth year. The event was a great addition to the Avnet Tech Games, as well as a perfect example of how the Games continue to evolve, just as the technology evolves each year.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 2, 2020

After I graduated from Arizona State University (ASU) in 2016, I began my journey as a woman in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM.) I started taking time right after meetings to connect with senior leaders. Equal opportunity for women in this area is a topic of interest for many organizations across the globe.

Arizona 55

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 29, 2014

It is just mush. I just don’t think the comparison of very different industries in a spreadsheet based on growth, inventory values, and Return on Assets (ROA) is meaningful. As a result, the metrics have to be viewed together as a pattern over time. Mush is a thick cornmeal pudding boiled in water or milk. The reason why?

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 15, 2020

I grew up in Tucson and lived there through college, going to the University of Arizona. I grew up in Tucson and lived there through college, going to the University of Arizona. You’ve been at JDA for a long time – can you share your career progression with us? I learned I needed to make that change at the right time for me.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

A lot of what I was bringing to the organization were industry best practices to modernize the customer experience at that time. I can’t think of a time where I’ve felt stuck. From an early age she took interest in retail and the customer experience. Can you give us a 30 second overview of who you are? My first job was at 9 years old!

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 6, 2015

Big calculations unlock the value of big data, resulting in real-time optimization aimed at achieving fast and efficient business results. If you had the chance to see our latest keynote presentation at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Arizona, you know that big calculations are implemented in 5 steps.

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JDA software

APRIL 17, 2019

I was born in Detroit but moved to Arizona at the age of four, so I am almost a native Arizonian! When I started at JDA, there were just a couple hundred associates at JDA globally and now there are 4,800! When I started at JDA, there were just a couple hundred associates at JDA globally and now there are 4,800! My triplet boys.

Arizona 53

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BlueYonder

JUNE 19, 2019

I was born and raised just outside of Portland, Ore., I was born and raised just outside of Portland, Ore., My family was in Arizona. I worked at Nordstrom for 16 years in Oregon and Washington, then helped them open locations in Texas and Arizona. Carla with her husband and two daughters.

Arizona 40

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2017

France Plans to End Sales of Gas and Diesel Cars by 2040 (New York Times). While the full impact has yet to be assessed, Mondelez estimates its second-quarter growth rate would be lowered by at least 300 basis points and warned it would book “incremental one-time costs” in the second and third quarters related to the attack.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 15, 2020

I grew up in Tucson and lived there through college, going to the University of Arizona. I grew up in Tucson and lived there through college, going to the University of Arizona. You’ve been at JDA for a long time – can you share your career progression with us? I learned I needed to make that change at the right time for me.

Tucson 52

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SCMDOJO

JULY 7, 2023

The company operates additional facilities in Palo Alto and Carson, California; Plymouth, Michigan; Vancouver, British Columbia; Wittmann, Arizona; and Woking, England. The company operates additional facilities in Palo Alto and Carson, California; Plymouth, Michigan; Vancouver, British Columbia; Wittmann, Arizona; and Woking, England.

Supply Chain Design Software 99

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 22, 2020

I was born in Chicago and moved around a lot before landing in Arizona. I studied at the University of Arizona. I grew up relocating across the country a few times which taught me how to adapt to change and now I enjoy new situations. Becky on vacation. You’ve been at JDA for more than five years.

Arizona 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2016

We are just now starting to see innovation return to JDA and GXS assets under OpenText ownership. Today Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, announced a definitive agreement to purchase Elemica, a provider of Supply Chain Operating Networks for the chemical industry. Is the announcement good for the industry? A Look at History.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 17, 2019

I was born in Detroit but moved to Arizona at the age of four, so I am almost a native Arizonian! When I started at JDA, there were just a couple hundred associates at JDA globally and now there are 4,800! When I started at JDA, there were just a couple hundred associates at JDA globally and now there are 4,800! My triplet boys.

Arizona 40

Arizona Detroit Just-in-Time Agile and Lean Supply Chain 40

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 10, 2018

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month – it’s a time to come together to promote awareness and make it easier to talk about the abuse that plagues so many American households. I’m leaving him, I’m really leaving this time.” The summer I turned 21 my college apartment brought me closer to the issue. I asked if everyone was O.K.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

March and now Q1-2022 data point to continued disruption, added cost inflation and elongated transit times continuing to be manifested in the months ahead. . March and now Q1-2022 data point to continued disruption, added cost inflation and elongated transit times continuing to be manifested in the months ahead. . Global Shipping.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In recent times, these have received a lot of attention in the technology world as big players like Google and Apple have started taking a keen interest in making it a reality. With constant changes in the global markets, new and unconventional ideas are being discussed and thought about and not just in a hypothetical sense. .

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BlueYonder

JULY 7, 2017

According to The New York Times article, How the Growth of E-Commerce is Shifting Retail Jobs , online shopping accounts for only 8.4 Buying online and picking up in store just got easier. Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. percent of all U.S.

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Multichannel Merchant

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

billion valuation, just six weeks after its last $125 million round made it a unicorn. locations with hubs from Chicago east to Washington, DC, as well as Florida, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Utah, with plans to reach national coverage by the end of 2022. on-time delivery rate, and a 4.9 out of 5 consumer rating.

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