The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Seen optimistically, this challenging trade environment is a catalyst for a slew of innovative measures and creative tactics to mitigate tariff costs – although one could argue that supply chain optimization from a cost and performance perspective is something that firms should already be doing on an ongoing basis.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Speaking about rising crime rates, Rachel Michelin ( @RachelEMichelin ), president and CEO of the California Retailers Association, told the press, “We’ve been sounding the alarm for a while that this issue is not getting better.”[3]. .”[2] Around the same time, a new phenomenon emerged smash-and-grab mobs organized using social media.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 15, 2023

In Southern California, for example, they have a 670,000 square foot warehouse that serves eight different fast-growing ecommerce retailers. Their selection of Blue Yonder is another example of this. The Direct division serves multiple customers out of the same warehouses. Those days, for GXO at least, are gone.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Highlights from the High-Tech Industry Summit Blue Yonder’s High-Tech Industry Summit, cosponsored by Microsoft and Ernst & Young LLP , brought together over 50 supply chain practitioners from 18 diverse high-tech companies to Microsoft’s Technology Center in Mountain View, California, in October.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 24, 2022

Located in Mexico but close to the California border, it serves as a vast hub of industrial jobs, making significant contributions to the production of products that ship all over the world. For example, algorithms may be able to accurately predict weather events that might disrupt the transportation or manufacturing of goods.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

For example, downtime for a glass manufacturing company typically costs USD$15,000 per hour and USD$1.5 The MSP is at all terms up-to-date with the latest technological innovations and knows what’s the best options for your business. Reduced Downtime And Increased Productivity. million each day for copper mining manufacturers.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 9, 2023

As the Principal Owner of Wolf Stake Consulting LLC , Fink is leading the way in industry, showcasing the application of GenAI via use cases in the context of scenario planning, design innovations, and training. Always good to speak with you Fink, and hear first-hand about the innovative and impactful work you are engaged in.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 9, 2020

As software continues to eat the world , companies must find ways to build more innovative teams. How companies reshape the way they engage digital talent will have a huge impact on their ability to innovate. Even within a company, silos can prevent the right people from working on the most critical innovation projects.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2024

For example, the National Cybersecurity Alliance notes, “Your online activity creates a treasure trove of data. In the Unites States, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA); the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA), and the SAFE DATA Act. Data Privacy Day is now celebrated internationally on 28 January.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

When measured against these two dimensions, Bateman and Bonanni assert companies fall into one of four stages: Majority; Early Majority; Early Adopter; or Innovator. Only Innovators are ready to share information about raw materials suppliers.” Transparency milestones include: codes of conduct. standards and certifications.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

.”[1] Lindsay Suddon, Chief Strategy Officer at Proagrica, the firm that conducted the study, notes, “Investment in emerging technologies has been a fixture of the ag sector, even before the pandemic, and these latest figures confirm that this is an industry that is always looking to innovate.” Examples of AI Companies.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 18, 2018

They’ve expanded their application of RR in ways that are sometimes news to Kinaxis, and in ways that drive enhancement and innovation back into Kinaxis (I’ll have more on innovation in a future post). All without needing any coding or relying on IT. How empowering is that?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Some people have likened crypto mining to the Gold Rush that happened in California in 1848. For example, a GPU that’s sufficiently powerful may cost $500 minimum, with better models reaching into the thousands. The energy required to power these computers is also significant, which makes them expensive to run.

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Joydeep has been recognized by the National Diversity Council as a Top 50 Diverse Leader in California, awarded the Leadership Excellence Award by the California Diversity Council, and was recently named as one of the Top 3 leaders in Climate Science within the Biotech industry. He earned an M.S.

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RFgen

JULY 21, 2016

Footwear is just one example of various industries utilizing 3-D technology. Keeping abreast of current best practices and innovations allows companies to create more efficient strategies, which is especially important in supply chain management. The Ups and Downs of Trade. Insights on Production.

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RFgen

JULY 21, 2016

Footwear is just one example of various industries utilizing 3-D technology. Keeping abreast of current best practices and innovations allows companies to create more efficient strategies, which is especially important in supply chain management. The Ups and Downs of Trade. Insights on Production.

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TMC

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

States seem to be in a race to innovate and allow liberal testing, but the federal government and trucking industry will keep a close eye on progress so that a broad patchwork of 50 different sets of regulations do not take hold, creating regulation that cannot cross state lines. This must be also balanced with safety for the public.

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For example, a Just Transition Declaration was signed by 16 governments in October 2020 at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland. One example is the transition to green freight transportation, and more specifically, how the adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles and practices could have negative outcomes for labor.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

Based in Silicon Valley, they’re fully scaled in California but have operations in China and South Korea, giving Cliff an up-close perspective on offshore manufacturing, supply chain, and more. Most recently, Cliff has developed C3Nano into an international leader in its industry with manufacturing locations in California, Korea, and China.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

Based in Silicon Valley, they’re fully scaled in California but have operations in China and South Korea, giving Cliff an up-close perspective on offshore manufacturing, supply chain, and more. Most recently, Cliff has developed C3Nano into an international leader in its industry with manufacturing locations in California, Korea, and China.

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Requis

DECEMBER 11, 2020

For example, it wasn’t called “cleantech” back in those days, we coined the term “sustainable tech” because it just wasn’t profitable yet, or understood very well. It has evolved to the point now where we’ve got solutions everywhere for the problems facing us, and there are more innovations on the way.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2016

California Shippers Face Trucking Surcharge (WSJ – sub. Is this another example of us going after the “next new shiny thing” versus investing to improve what we currently have? I firmly believe in the value and importance of innovation — in technology, medicine, transportation, business models, and other areas.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 11, 2014

A humanitarian logistics model developed by the Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation (CLI) improves the efficiency of response efforts by taking a holistic view of these operations. This is especially important in floods where low points in a city, for example, are more prone to flooding than locations on higher ground.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 4, 2015

First, as reported by CNBC last Wednesday, a Lowe’s Orchard Supply Hardware store in Mountain View, California introduced “3-D printing and scanning services that let shoppers customize their home accents and fixtures.” Does the model take into account, for example, the up-time for the drone fleet?

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Today, there are 8 states in the country, including Nevada, California, Michigan, Florida, North Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Arizona that are allowing the testing of self-driving vehicles on certain roadways.”. In late August, for example, Uber bought Otto , and earlier this month, it tested self-driving cars in Pittsburgh.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Fast Company detailed how a new innovation puts robots face to face with customers. A California store, Orchard Supply Hardware, deployed the OSHbot to answer shopper questions, display inventory options and walk customers over to the proper aisle.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Fast Company detailed how a new innovation puts robots face to face with customers. A California store, Orchard Supply Hardware, deployed the OSHbot to answer shopper questions, display inventory options and walk customers over to the proper aisle.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 26, 2015

Editor's Note : In this guest blog post from Adams Nager, of ITIF (Information Technology & Innovation Foundation) , he stresses the importance of fostering innovation and spurring competitiveness of American Manufacturing by focusing on more R&D from both the public and private sectors. The rest is history.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 12, 2015

How do these behemoth entities make such significant changes so easily and what can we learn from their example? ” Take for example the fascinating early-stage innovation taking place in the agriculture industry. Those unable to adapt, just as in nature, will most certainly perish.”

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Claritum

AUGUST 23, 2019

For example, roughly 97% of the Fortune 500 companies set percentage or dollar goals on supplier diversity. Drivers including opening up new markets/customer groups, investors supporting initiatives for diversity, brand awareness and to encourage increased levels of innovation in their supply chain. Source unknown). 5 Tracking success.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 4, 2021

To date, the laws garnering the most attention have been the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). 3rd [2020], establishes the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which will take effect Jan. The digital world is about innovation. Attorneys Kurt R.

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

During the lockdown period, the HR division from our corporate offices in California organized the “QAD Olympic Games” as a way to boost employee morale and bring QADers together worldwide. Full results of the survey, conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management.

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EcoVadis

MARCH 27, 2019

And the answer, regardless of the sector, is through perseverance, innovation and exponential thinking. . Perhaps the most striking examples of perseverance were the ones shared by the inspiring keynote speakers. Innovation. Through this we’re working to accelerate innovation and working towards supporting sustainability.”.

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

CSCMP Edge 2019 took place in Anaheim, California from Sept 15 – 18. CSCMP Edge 2019 was an incredible opportunity to see what’s going on in supply chain innovation right now. Gutsch’s talk featured a number of examples of great innovators who were told their ideas wouldn’t work.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 17, 2016

For example Recently two new benchmarks focused on company performance on human rights have been released: The Corporate Human Rights Benchmark announced a few weeks ago a pilot of its rating system to benchmark the performance of large companies on human rights issues in their supply chains.

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Requis

JUNE 25, 2020

Susie Bodnar is part of the generation that is driving supply chain innovation forward. For example, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was high traffic for delivery times, but wait times went down. The organization is evolving, thanks to its board members who are agile, innovative people with many decades of experience.

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QAD

JUNE 4, 2019

In Part II, we will touch on the ways in which automotive players are addressing these changes through collaboration and the innovations that can stem from it. Examples include: BMW Consortium. Cruise is a Silicon Valley start-up and driverless car company headquartered in San Francisco, California. GM and Cruise Automation.

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