Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

I consider her the best in the biz for transportation management consulting. Ellen’s was to design and execute the transportation planning logic. in to transportation management to drive routing information and booking optimization). How Do We Connect Supply Chain Planning Architectures to Transportation Planning?

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 25, 2013

Lots and lots of articles point to the fact that its from the French word " Logistique " which first appeared in the book " The Art of War " in 1838 by Baron Henri de Jomini who was the general in French army during Napoleons time. Image credit Google Books. Image Credit : Google Books. Image Credit : Google Books Project.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

We consistently see that companies focused on functional excellence–a focus within a functional silo like manufacturing, transportation or distribution– or singular metrics– like inventory or costs– underperform against their peer groups. For more on this topic, read the book Supply Chain Metrics That Matter.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

I am also developing a framework for my new book. Automating the current platform of a conventionally-held definition of planning is insufficient because the design of the planning platform– in the face of the pandemic –is quickly becoming outdated. Procurement and transportation operated as islands.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

Slowly the words take definition in everyday speech. <In fact, so much so that I wrote a book about it.> Many supply chain consultants will quickly rattle off case studies and proof points, but the smart supply chain leader will ground the discussion with clear definitions. Learning to speak a new language is similar.

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The Supply Chainer Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Additionally, Inflation has began to play a critical role for procurement-inbound materials. The most competitive deals are closed by booking suppliers production in advance, and getting favorable T&C from transportation partners. Instead, best companies have switched their attention to agility and speed to market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 29, 2016

As a result, each time someone uses the word, you should ask for a definition. The lack of a common definition of the use of ‘research’ by industry analysts, bloggers, and consortia muddies the market. I also find that the definition of research by each analyst firm and consortia is different.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week. Design of cash-to-cash cycles strategically through complexity analysis, sales and procurement policies.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

The third issue is the lack of understanding that global processes–to maximize the economies of scale in transportation and material buying–need strong governance. When it comes to governance, there is no one-size-fits-all, but in the absence of the definition of governance, nothing works very well. These are my thoughts.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Their career paths, their identities, and their comfort zones were steeped in the traditional definitions. Most companies think that they know what this means; but, to be actionable they need definition. The team was organized around the functional silos of source, make and deliver. It had been this way for over two decades.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

I did not understand warehousing and transportation until reassignment to a logistics role in 1985. The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. By definition, the silos struggle to align. Definition of Horizontal Processes. It enables growth.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 21, 2022

I didn’t know a lot about what the Antitrust division within the Department of Justice does, nor how it works with supply chains, and this conversation definitely piqued my interest. The centerpiece of the Antitrust division that drives much of their activity is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, a statute that has been on the books since 1890.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 14, 2013

In parallel, when supply chain concepts are well-integrated into the design of trading partner relationships by both sales and procurement, there is an acceleration of value. The shift in definitions can be a barrier to driving progress. These limiting definitions confine the potential. Aligning metrics matters.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

As shown in Figure 1, at a recent client engagement, there is a strong and clear process definition of the budget process and the lack of clarity and discipline in the demand flows for the supply chain. To maximize value—price to tangible book, functional metrics need to be reset to focus on reliability. This creates many issues.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

They do not relate to any overall company procurement goals and objectives. Figure 1 shows a sample proposed SPM project structure for a transportation services company. This person can sit on the procurement council or the steering committee. Some companies may have a board of directors.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

While forecast accuracy, if used well, can reduce safety stock, what I find in the study of the global multi-national is the rise of cycle stock due to increased item complexity, and the increase of in transit inventories due to longer freight lanes and longer cycles in ocean transportation. It takes training. However, it is worth it.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

In 2007-2014 Terra added inventory management, multi-tier demand sensing, transportation forecasting, and long-term forecasting. Traditionally E2open sold to the procurement organization. Lora has written the books Supply Chain Metrics That Matter and Bricks Matter , and is currently working on her third book, Leadership Matters.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

GT Nexus is one of the strongest providers of transportation visibility for the global ecosystem. By definition, ERP infrastructure is inside-out. Historically, our approaches have been too limited in scope and definition. Functionally defined definitions from the past decade dictates architectures design. It is clear.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 16, 2021

History has defined resiliency as being strong and resolute, but the new definition of resiliency will be those who understand vulnerability and prioritize agility. But we haven’t just been building technology, we’ve been building resiliency. This quarter, we have 177 additional features planned.

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

He is also a graduate of the Supply Chain Management program at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics. Supply chain is a relatively new discipline that rose out of the procurement, logistics, and operations disciplines. The “what” hasn’t changed as much over time, but the “how” has definitely changed.

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

He is also a graduate of the Supply Chain Management program at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics. Supply chain is a relatively new discipline that rose out of the procurement, logistics, and operations disciplines. The “what” hasn’t changed as much over time, but the “how” has definitely changed.

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 27, 2022

At the back of your supply chain, you’ve got your raw materials being procured. Now that we have our definitions straight, let’s break down the three basic types of vertical integration. Amazon began as a seller of other publishers’ book titles but then expanded to become a publisher in its own right. Forward integration.

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Requis

MARCH 23, 2021

Sustainability should impact procurement choices, such as favoring lower embodied carbon products over higher embodied carbon products. Safety and quality became key buying factors during procurement. It got to the point where we would make procurement decisions based on safety. You want your suppliers to adopt a common ethos.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 23, 2017

At the same time, technological advances such as the Internet of Things, automated transportation and similar futuristic innovations , have been offering the promise of disruption for the last few years without really delivering, although there is little doubt that they will, maybe in 2017, or maybe later.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 21, 2016

The global pivot is a definition of the point in which the global scale of the company yields gives financial advantage. For most companies, greater economy of scale is possible through the global management of procurement and transportation and local management of sales, manufacturing and customer service.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Predictive analytics feeding scenario planning definitely gives a competitive edge when reacting to changes in the business environment. and Europe.

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MercuryGate

AUGUST 25, 2020

Usability Be up and running easily and quickly, enabling transportation teams to realize immediate and measurable results. Company Discover the company who is revolutionizing the transportation management industry. 7 Ways Transportation Companies Can Improve Customer Experience. close Close. Request Demo. August 25, 2020.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 9, 2016

For shippers, culture and behavior have to change to apply Lean Transportation thinking. The “Them (company leadership) versus Us (shop floor associates)” mentality also needs to change for Lean Transportation to " WE. The 8 Rights To Achieve Lean Transportation Practices. Transportation takes time.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. He graduated from the Cambridge Academy of Transport and the Chilean and German Commerce Institute with a degree in maritime transport, respectively.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

According to a survey from the Digital Supply Chain Institute (DSCI), the design of and transformation to a digital supply chain with the customer in mind, can reduce procurement costs for all purchases of goods and services by 20% and reduce supply chain process costs by 50%. The first thing to understand is buying behaviors.

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Precoro

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

After all, a clear picture of the company's procurement process is necessary to develop a sustainable future strategy and to avoid pitfalls that hold your business back. Read on to learn all you need to know about the definition, benefits, types, steps of implementation, and success tips for spend analysis.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 14, 2022

Freightos Limited , a global freight booking and payment platform, and Gesher I Acquisition Corp., Touched upon was the joint development of an industry B2B platform for the procurement of pharmaceuticals, drugs and medical supplies enabled by embedded RFID tracking devices. Freightos Merges With Gesher I SPAC.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

Whether it is access to data, maneuvering around competing innovation objectives, tracking down actual factory-floor operators, or involving oft-neglected procurement groups, there are internal bottlenecks everywhere. Here in Operations, we live in a real-time world. And we report up to a quarter-to-quarter world.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Today only 12% of supply chain teams are driving improvement, performing better than their competitors and driving value (as determined by Price to Tangible Book Value). The change in front of us will transform the base-level definitions of source, make and deliver. It cannot be about incremental improvement. What does it take?

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

MARCH 5, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Predictive analytics feeding scenario planning definitely gives a competitive edge when reacting to changes in the business environment.

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Unleashed

JULY 11, 2021

Consumers are often disconnected from understanding or thinking about how products are manufactured, harvested, transported and of the resources required for their production, and sale. FSC labels can be found on millions of products from milk cartons to toilet rolls, or even your favourite book.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The book sparked consumer concern, which prompted the Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act ( Linich 2016 ). In 2018, the definition of supply chain transparency is very different than it was over a century ago, and the means for obtaining transparency are a bit more accessible than they were in 1904. at it’s origin?—?

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