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Boston University’s Sourcing Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2017, a strategy consultant was hired to do a top-to-bottom assessment of the Boston University procurement program. They add accounting information and where it should be shipped to. She came to BU from a different university in the Boston area in 2022. They recommended a change in leadership. What SAP is doing is great!

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The Emergence of Supply Chain Data Fabrics

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, in the US. A logistics planner may assert that expediting shipments will lead to very high shipping costs and retard their ability to meet greenhouse emission goals. A supply chain data fabric can help companies augment their supply chain processes. Who is InterSystems?

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

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The Boston Marathon is considered one of the worlds “ Big 5 ” marathons. mile journey, with a particularly large crowd in downtown Boston. The 127th running of the Boston Marathon took place on Monday. that take dimensions needed to ship an item, then cut, crease and glue corrugated cardboard to make custom boxes.

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Transforming the Supply Chain Using AI with Max Versace

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to co-founding Neurala , Dr. Versace co-founded the Boston University Neuromorphics Lab, and worked with government organizations such as DARPA and NASA to develop AI with the ability to learn in real-time, at the edge, and free of traditional constraints of computational hardware. About Neurala.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

I was hoping that my news roundup would lead off with a comment about Boston sports going two for two in the playoffs. So now I wait until tomorrow night to see if Boston sports really went two for two. After Wednesday night’s blowout of the Miami Heat, the Celtics won their opening round series and had me in a good spot.

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U.S. Maritime Modernization: Policy Driven Changes in Ocean Shipping with Lauren Beagen

The Logistics of Logistics

Maritime Modernization: Policy Driven Changes in Ocean Shipping”, Joe Lynch and Lauren M. policies, like OSRA 2022 and strategic efforts to move supply chains from China, are significantly reshaping the ocean shipping industry. Maritime Modernization: Policy Driven Changes in Ocean Shipping In “U.S. About Lauren Beagen Lauren M.

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The Next Great Disruption Coming to Supply Chains

Kinaxis

I watched a TED Talk video by Philip Evans, from Boston Consulting Group and shuddered to think that all our traditional fulfillment and inventory models can be drastically transformed by the “consumer”. Then, they check online for deals and shipping dates. It’s the consumer. how they ever already impacted retail and brand marketing.

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