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Benchmarking your Freight Rates for Maximum Supply Chain Efficiency

Logistics Viewpoints

Analyzing Your Data through Analytics Analyzing data requires an understanding of analytics which can provide insights into which factors are impacting performance negatively or positively so that appropriate changes can be made accordingly. Currently residing in Mesa, Arizona.

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Applying the Laws of Forecasting to Predictive Analytics

NC State SCRC

I had a chance to meet with my good friend Tom Choi from Arizona State University a couple of weeks ago. We had a chance to catch up on a great number of things, but one that sticks in my mind is the discussion on predictive analytics and forecasting.

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Supply chain innovation through the Nexus of Forces

ivalua

,” I talked about Gartner’s first-day focus at their Supply Chain Executive Summit in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s the convergence of these forces that Gartner predicts will drive the business of the future. Many still depend on email and spreadsheets as the primary tools for collaboration and analytics.

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The Value of Logistics and Supply Chain Education!

Supply Chain Game Changer

A professor at Arizona State University’s Carey School of Business tells us that businesses don’t compete; supply chains do. She predicts that “more of this will be incorporated into functional course content.” This has resulted in a greater emphasis on advanced analytic approaches at the graduate level.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 27-31, 2014)

Talking Logistics

It was a great costume, and we looked great — except we were living in Arizona at the time and nobody outside of New York City (the only place the Blue Man Group was performing at the time) had heard of them, so every time we showed up at a party that night, people would yell out, “Hey, look, Smurfs !”

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Rivian: Navigating Supply Chain and Operational Challenges and Embracing Growth

SCMDOJO

The company operates additional facilities in Palo Alto and Carson, California; Plymouth, Michigan; Vancouver, British Columbia; Wittmann, Arizona; and Woking, England. Utilize technologies like real-time tracking, data analytics, and demand forecasting to optimize inventory management and reduce lead times. billion in financing.

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Halloween 2021 Predictions

Enterra Insights

Halloween Predictions. According to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, “Consumer spending on Halloween-related items is expected to reach an all-time high of $10.14 The post Halloween 2021 Predictions first appeared on Enterra Solutions. billion, up from $8.05