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Digitisation: Shifting Gears in 2021

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The creation of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and an increasing number of startup challenges, incubators etc. Logistics service providers set up their portals to more efficiently deal with and manage ad-hoc quotations and bookings. A workshop in the run up to the event yielded some other roadblocks.

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What is Supply Chain Planning Software and How Can it be Used Effectively? Part 1

DELMIA Quintiq

The detailed steps required to produce the finished items in the most efficient way through all the necessary production operations across all the different lines, machines, processes in all the different workshops must be decided. The optimization of this plan is the intention of production scheduling.

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Jaro Caban: “Establishing S&OP is a challenging journey”

Supply Chain Movement

GMS approaches the global vendors with purchase order and manages it throughout, taking care of all shipping documentation and regulatory factors, such as customs duties, and organises third party logistics for on-time in-full material fulfilment of deliveries to our warehouses. Which book has inspired you the most and why? “I

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Marion Kohlmeier: ‘Expansion in our global footprint has been a big step’

Supply Chain Movement

For all the production cooperations, the customer has one point of contact, that is Weidmann, and we communicate with the production partners and they ship parts based on our orders. Previously our strategy was to carry out the injecting moulding, pack and ship. Which book has inspired you the most and why?

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Podcast: Rob Handfield on Suppliers, Data, Tech, and Talent

Requis

He is the Bank of America Distinguished Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at NC State University, and is a prolific author of articles and books, most recently The LIVING Supply Chain (co-authored with Tom Linton). Insights from The LIVING Supply Chain book. Everything is changing.

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Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Supply Chain Shaman

When I do workshops on driving data sharing across the industry, the sales group of the seller of products often calls me aside for a one-on-one talk. Instead, it take active sensing, tracking and pattern recognition of shipping, chain of custody and quality information. The industry has a long way to go… A Change in Incentives?

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. XPO Logistics launched a Ship Net-Zero program, giving shippers the option to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from shipments. Walmart+ costs $98 per year, or $12.95