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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

I hopped on the plane in Baltimore on my way to Atlanta last week. As he talked, terms like control tower, concurrent and autonomous planning rolled off his tongue without clear definitions. When the model definitions were aligned to the process definitions, standard technology approaches improved the FVA by 2-7%.

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Bait and Switch

Supply Chain Shaman

Each time that they are published, the Shaman sighs and chuckles in her little apartment in Baltimore. The first definition of Demand-driven Supply Chains was pushed into the market by AMR Research (now part of the Gartner Group) in 2004. There is no clear definition of what drives value. It Needs to Be About More than Demand.

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28-year-old Supply Chain Major Living in London on $227,000/year

Operations and Supply Chain Management

But she never imagined that within six months of moving to London from Baltimore, Maryland, in September 2019, she would find herself living and working abroad amid a pandemic. Imani Change, 28, moved from Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. It’s been even harder with travel restrictions limiting visits. Benjamin Hall | CNBC Make It.

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Taming the Supply Chain. Will It Ever Be Social?

Supply Chain Shaman

By definition, the tagging and categorization gives a flat architecture. It is a beautiful day in Baltimore. Supply chain systems are based on transactional data. These technologies are VERY structured with well-defined data models. Social technologies are unstructured and random. billion in 2016. Have a great week!

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

It is definitely a bittersweet time of year. Earlier this week, the company warned officials in Maryland that it plans to close two delivery stations next month in Hanover and Essex, near Baltimore, that employ more than 300 people. That means a quiet house during the week and weekends spent on the athletic fields.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

DAT Solutions

Last week saw strong movements out of Baltimore, Fort Worth, Cleveland and Savannah. Oil-related freight movements from Houston are definitely in a lull. Lanes with big price increases included: Reno to Los Angeles jumped 80¢ to $2.73/mi. Roanoke to Cleveland gained 54¢ to $2.67/mi. Falling Rates.

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Fall Quarter - Part 1 - FEMBA Speaks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

  Like everything else, some nights are more draining than others and of course caffeine definitely helps (coffee, tea, and other refreshments are provided!) Yet right now there a definite snatch we found once placing these types of quantities mutually. but I’ve found that lectures and discussions have been engaging.