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Origin of Logistics & Supply Chain Revealed! - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

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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What Is Old Is New Again. Maybe, Just Maybe, the Emperor Is Getting Some Clothes.

Supply Chain Shaman

In the height of the e-commerce craze, the marketplace offerings started with a focus on e-procurement. The widely-held view was that the e-procurement market would fuel the next generation of marketplace applications. The rebirth of marketplace offerings is not on the back of e-procurement or ERP. The debates were heated.

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10 Must-Read Supply Chain Analytics Books for 2023

SCMDOJO

We’ve compiled a list of 10 great supply chain analytics books to help you better understand the concepts and strategies behind this vital business field. From foundational reads to more advanced topics, these books will help you start your journey into the world of supply chain analytics!

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Frequency of “Supply Chain” in Books

SCM Research

The following Google Ngram Viewer graph shows the frequency of the terms “supply chain”, “logistics” and “procurement” in books published between 1975 and 2008. We can only speculate about the current use, as Google’s database ends in 2008.

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7 Traits of Great Supply Chain Leader: A Case Study of Tim Cook

Supply Chain Opz

Background According to the book " Steve Jobs " by Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997. Steve Jobs met Tim Cook In 1998, Steve Jobs invited Tim Cook for the interview while Cook was working as a procurement and supply chain leader at another company. At that time, Apple''s supply chain was an absolute mess!

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Should We Celebrate this Marriage?

Supply Chain Shaman

in to transportation management to drive routing information and booking optimization). Examples include alternate sourcing, bill of material changes or alternate modes/routing between the planning, procurement and transportation.) The groups of supply planning, procurement and logistics operate within silos. History of E2open.

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Expert insights: An interview with entrepreneur & author Vivek Sood

DELMIA Quintiq

Vivek is the managing director of Global Supply Chain Group and author of three books on global supply chains. I’ve written about this at length in my books and spoke about it in my presentation in Singapore. I call this phase SCM 1.0. As a result, SCM 2.0 Then came SCM 3.0 or SCM 1.0.