Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Based on ARC Advisory Group’s new global market report, the five largest providers of TES, listed alphabetically, are Descartes, E2open, FourKites, Infor Nexus, and project44. The network supports a wide array of messaging types including real-time GPS, EDI, and API-based capacity requests, bookings, statuses, and customs messages.

Rail Software 188

Rail Software Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Planning Software 188

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The budget is for a fiscal year with quarter reporting and updates. The direct connection between the two processes increases costs and increases error. Instead, it should be mapped as an input to track supply chain forecasting to financial budgets for reporting and insights. Time horizon. Bias and error. Apparel is an example.

Supply Chain Design Software 189

Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software Forecasting 189

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2014

Tonight, I am stranded in a hotel in Chicago. The Chicago airport is closed for the night. When I wrote the book Bricks Matter , I cavalierly penned a chapter on the evolution of supply chain thinking from cost to value. E2open last week announced the purchase of Serus. It is 3:00 AM. What Is Value?

Optimal Sourcing 288

Optimal Sourcing Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Modeling 288

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

This week, I spoke at the Chicago CSCMP round table event. At the event, James Rice, MIT, spoke on innovation, and his reflections on Clayton Christensen’s 1997 classic business book, the Innovators Dilemma. I, like many of you, read this book when it was published. I love to hear the thoughts from different speakers.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Forecasting Software Demand Planning Software 150

Unleashed

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Entering a contract brewing agreement can eliminate the costs of renting or buying brewery space, purchasing the necessary equipment, and hiring staff. Lower entry costs however mean potentially smaller margins because the contracting brewer is paying another business to undertake a significant portion of the work. Josh has 12.8

Cost Reduction Strategies 85

Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Inventory Reduction Expense Reduction 85