Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

To help, and to start a more meaningful dialogue, in this blog, I share my thoughts on building a customer-centric supply chain organization. When I showed up as a speaker, my first red flag was that there was no sales or marketing representation in the room. Map the Supply Chain from the Customer/Channel Back. Reflections.

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QAD

JUNE 27, 2019

Of course, Explore must inevitably come to a close, but I made sure to connect with QAD’s vertical market leads to learn about their take on the event, as well as some of the session favorites at QAD Explore 2019. The purpose of the lunch was to have industry peers network and discuss the hot topics of the CPG industry. Automotive.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 28, 2021

While it may not be equally as sexy or notable, as MarTech or FinTech, the ProcureTech market has a forecasted CAGR of 9.6% The market can expect to be evaluated at a $9.9BN industry by 2023 (Banerjee 2019). The post The Dirty Little Secrets in Procurement! between 2018–2023 (MarketWatch 2020). Now we’ve aired our dirty laundry.

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Freight Center

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Below is a quick list of the top winter freight shipping tips to help guide you and keep your supply chain hot during the trickiest time for shipping. Have a plan B mapped out and ready to use. It helps them cope with the change in market activity by allowing quicker pickups and drop-offs. Expect the Unexpected.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The toolbox in DAT Power contains LaneMakers , Hot Market Maps , Trendlines , DAT Directory , and DAT CarrierWatch. Click the name of the tool below to read the full blog post that explains the tool and how to you can use it to your advantage. You can also read reviews of companies posted by other DAT users.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

By 2016 it was pretty certain that supply chain was where I would focus—in fact in the same year I authored a blog post on trucking which, to my complete surprise, was very well received by executives in the industry, by startup founders, by other investors, and by academics. It was during that process that I honed in on supply chain.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 7, 2016

Load posts and load-to-truck ratios sprang up everywhere, signaling an increase in market pressure that typically leads to rising rates. For more details about hot markets for flatbeds, go to this recent blog post.). (For For more details about hot markets for flatbeds, go to this recent blog post.).

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Kirk Williams ( @PPCKirk ), owner of ZATO, insists, “The marketing funnel isn’t dead.”[1] Williams notes, “The marketing funnel, for those unaware, is a concept created in 1898 to describe the ‘theoretical customer journey’ and assist in targeting the right message to the right person at the right time.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 13, 2018

We write about the load-to-truck ratio a lot on this blog and on DAT Trendlines , but we don't always explain it. If you have more questions, please post them in the comments, and I'll answer those, too. If you have more questions, please post them in the comments, and I'll answer those, too. What is the load-to-truck ratio?

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Cognira

OCTOBER 27, 2023

This blog delves into the best practices for harnessing the power of RMNs to achieve omnichannel fulfillment. has redefined the RMN landscape with the launch of RedMedia , empowering brands to connect with customers in more meaningful ways and drive personalized omnichannel marketing strategies. Hy-Vee, Inc. Hy-Vee, Inc.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2015

You wouldn't know it to look at the weekly trends, but if you take a step back and view the year to-date totals, you may notice that spot market demand has been unusually strong in 2015. So the load-to-truck ratio -- the number of load posts, divided by the number of truck posts -- has been discouraging. van loads per truck.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

This blog is co-authored by Ali Raza, Founder and CEO of ThroughPut Inc and Seth Page, COO of ThroughPut Inc. Having previous corporate innovation experience and currently being part of an industrial operations start-up, I hope to provide a blunt but unbiased view of both sides, starting with this week’s blog. They are Bottlenecks.

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FLEXE

JANUARY 5, 2017

The ability to place temporary fulfillment centers close to its pop-up stores enabled the company to enter three new markets it otherwise couldn’t have reached with it’s existing, fixed infrastructure. The post Flying Warehouses! And Mobile Fulfillment Centers that Exist Today appeared first on FLEXE Blog. How can we help?

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DAT Solutions

MAY 11, 2016

See previous blog posts explaining LaneMakers and Hot Market Maps. In my January blog post about the removal of CSA scores from public view, one freight broker commented “Without CSA scores we’re choosing carriers blindfolded.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2016

You've posted a load and have just received a call from what seems to be the perfect match: the right equipment, the right price, and the truck is available immediately. See previous blog posts explaining each of the tools: LaneMakers. Hot Market Maps. The only problem: you've never used this carrier before.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

The Kmart Australia story would make a good blog topic to illustrate the benefits of aligning supply chain and business strategies , but in this post I want to share the story of the original Kmart chain, which today shares nothing in common with Kmart Australia save for the brand name and logo.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 10, 2012

Digital Marketing. BrandEdge – Digital Marketing. View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. The summer in this part of country is really hot and has this bright sunshine for most of the year. Distribution.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It is constantly evolving to meet changing market conditions — an evolution that was accelerated to light speed in the face of the worldwide COVID-19 health crisis.”[2] Digital marketing expert Frank Hamilton explains, “For supply chains to function at [their] best, there needs to be more flexibility and agility.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 14, 2016

Four years ago, I wrote a blog post with a catchy title: "The Death of the Buck-A-Mile Backhaul," where I explained that carriers could no longer cover costs on $1.00 Daily maps, along with detailed information on demand, capacity and rates for individual markets and lanes, can be found in the DAT Power load board.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 24, 2023

In this blog, we will breakdown these four topics and take a look at what the future holds. 1. For a more in-depth look, download Resilinc’s Special Report, Global Aluminum and Nickel Marketing: Key Challenges and Top Solutions. As global demand for stainless steel grew in 2022, the need for chrome increased.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

I’m not suggesting you run out and invest in an all new and expensive Source to Pay (S2P) system, no, but you do need to have a road map for those systems to be implemented that aligns to the maturing and evolving team, starting with the most critical; Initiative Management and PO systems. More on Supplier Governance in a future post.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

That being said, be sure to choose stakeholders from every major area to assist with goal setting (marketing, legal, compliance, CSR, etc.). Start by mapping their multi-tier supply chain 2. Multi-Tier Hot Topics Supplier Diversity Tip: Tools like supplier.io A company could : 1. Not sure where to start?

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 13, 2021

That being said, be sure to choose stakeholders from every major area to assist with goal setting (marketing, legal, compliance, CSR, etc.). Start by mapping their multi-tier supply chain. Multi-Tier Hot Topics. You can also learn more on the SupplyShift blog , where we highlight key aspects of successful supply chains.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2015

Congratulations on reaching another milestone and posting new results for a new quarter. So, as you rationalize product offerings and go-to-market strategies, model the impact of complexity on customer service, inventory and costs. Be Market-Driven. Sales and marketing are slow to admit market failure.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 13, 2018

I’m not suggesting you run out and invest in an all new and expensive Source to Pay (S2P) system, no, but you do need to have a road map for those systems to be implemented that aligns to the maturing and evolving team, starting with the most critical; Initiative Management and PO systems. More on Supplier Governance in a future post.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 13, 2023

The high cost of inflationary inventories and the need to work down post pandemic working capital is a driver for companies to better use network data. The third step is to map a future plan on outside-in processes and the use of market (both channel and supplier data) to drive bi-directional orchestration end-to-end.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 17, 2017

These ratios represent the number of loads posted for every truck posted on DAT Load Boards, and are an indicator of spot market demand relative to capacity. The December DAT Freight Index revealed that spot market demand increased for six straight months in the latter half of 2016. USE THESE TOOLS FROM DAT.

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