Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 29, 2024

I still hold hope that SAP could get serious about supply chain planning, but I have given up on Oracle (with the exception of transportation management.)) Then build business case studies (think back to your business school case studies) describing the opportunity. Put your case studies in your briefcase.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Webinars Five Ways AI-Enabled Digital Twins Will Shape the Future of Supply Chains Technology Ships’ Electronics Increasingly Jammed Since Israel Struck Iran Global Gateways Watch: The Crisis in Access to Critical Raw Materials Supply Chain Visibility Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 29, 2013

Caterpillar is the subject of one of three case studies that show how supply chain management can support both environmental and financial goals. Here are three case studies that offer clear, irrefutable evidence that sustainability and profitability can be compatible in the supply chain domain.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

We conclude our ongoing series in talking about effective KPI management by giving you a real live Logistics KPIs management case study from Whirlpool's engagement with a logistics service level provider. We hope the following case study shows you the proverbial proof in the pudding of effective Logistics KPIs management. .

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

Should the work stoppage drag on, it could disrupt June 15s Formula One Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, given that DHL is responsible for transporting the race cars used in the competition. The union also says that DHL Express added "numerous new proposals and concessions" hours before it issued its lockout notice.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Artificial Intelligence Supply Chain Visibility Regulation & Compliance Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter! Yee Chow is global head of strategy and implementation at Zevero.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 20, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Gateways Ocean Transportation Global Trade & Economics Related Articles Maersk Billionaires Offer to Take Over Svitzer, Valued at $1.3B Earlier, Israel announced it had conducted overnight strikes on missile factories and a research center linked to Iran’s nuclear program.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

Bowman, SupplyChainBrain In the rush to adjust sourcing strategies in line with current trends in international trade, the answer might be to think small. What it doesn’t necessarily mean is simply transporting those Chinese mega-factories to another hemisphere. It could even entail some degree of domestic production.

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Unleashed

AUGUST 12, 2021

How food manufacturers are taking advantage of the alternative protein trend: A case study One recently launched New Zealand company, Food Nation , is proving a winner in the alternative protein space. Insect protein Insects are a highly nutritious, dense source of protein.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Boeing is now a case study in how not to outsource a supply chain. On February 6 th , the National Transportation Safety Board released a report saying that missing bolts were the likely cause. These suppliers, in turn, outsourced various parts of the modules they produced to their suppliers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Over the last six years, we studied the connection between business results (growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)) and the link to company characteristics. The advancements in analytics–open-source, cloud, internet-of-things (IOT), and cognitive computing–are very promising.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

Vizion changes the game by providing multiple data sources that are already connected, offering instant-on capabilities. Their API normalizes data from various sources, including EDI, AIS, port-terminal events, and direct connections to Class I railways. With data refreshed multiple times daily, latency is reduced to 6 hours or less.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Travin Singh (creator behind Crust Brewing) realised that if he could find bakery partners, he basically had access to a cheap local source of beer making raw materials. The circular economy is a cost saver and generally has less carbon emissions, because raw materials are sourced locally and therefore with less transportation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2023

Many of the case studies being presented at today’s conferences were born during the pandemic and the post-pandemic turbulence. As a result, the lessons given in case studies and at industry forums do not help the industry progress. While companies talk digital, the projects follow traditional supply-centric paths.

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ivalua

MAY 29, 2025

At a high level, procurement focuses on sourcing the goods and services an organization needs, while supply chain management oversees the broader flow of those goods, from raw materials to end customers. Supply Chain Management (SCM) involves orchestrating a product’s or service’s entire lifecycle, from sourcing and production to delivery.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

Webinars Watch: An Alternative to Traditional Battery-Making Technology for EVs Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Watch: Getting Ahead of Customs Compliance Violations Regulation & Compliance Five Ways AI-Enabled Digital Twins Will Shape the Future of Supply Chains Technology Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2014

So you’re a shipper intrigued by Big Data tools and technology to improve transportation management initiatives. The 18 th Annual CapGemini Third Party Logistics Study revealed some interesting data regarding shippers’ usage of technologies, systems, and tools to leverage Big Data in their supply chain initiatives.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 5, 2019

The most common use case for control towers is visibility. While there are many types of visibility (see Figure 1), the most common use case is either sourcing or transportation visibility. In the visibility use case avoid three watch outs: 1) Make Sure That The Data Is Actionable. Focus on business use cases.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Case Study Agility: ZARA. Case Study Resilience: CISCO. Case Study Risk management: The All England Club. Develop methodologies to measure risk for each supply chain node, warehouse, factory, supplier, geography, or transportation node. CONCLUSION. Standing still is no longer an option.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

What makes Ethereum different is that it actively encourages software development teams to use its open-source protocol to design tokens that run on top of the Ethereum blockchain. Provenance ensures transparency in supply chains, with the aim of encouraging brands to source materials and labor in an ethical and fair trade manner.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Technology Sourcing/Procurement/SRM Supply Chain Security & Risk Mgmt E-Commerce/Omni-Channel Food & Beverage Retail Related Articles New Era at Amazon’s Whole Foods Grates on Some Suppliers, Employees F.D.A. UNFI ), one of the U.S.’s UNFI ), one of the U.S.’s

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

An impressive case study to be sure, but alas, the cost of the technology is still prohibitive for most companies. Capturing it, cleaning it, screening it and analyzing it to determine better routes, better prices, and better sources is foundational to smart logistics operations. In a word, it’s data.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

The following five mini case studies explore a few high-profile companies that have managed to sustain their supply chain cost-reduction efforts and keep expenses under control. Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales occurring between March and July.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 15, 2025

The regulation is designed to provide European consumers with extensive data about the provenance of the items they purchase, all the way back to the sourcing of raw materials. Beyond the promotion of ethical sourcing, it’s also about “how we can extend the life of products,” Balaam says.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. Source: Gartner, Market Guide for Supply Chain Analytics Technology, May 28, 2019. Browse case studies to see how leading companies across industries make use of the technology . We turned 30 this year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. Supply chain planning involves interaction with different types of information based on internal and external data sources. These data sources are often spread across multiple platforms and come in various formats.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 14, 2016

The network senses, translates, and orchestrates market changes (buy- and sell-side markets) bidirectionally with near real-time data to align sell, deliver, make and sourcing organizations outside-in. An example of social listening is the Lenovo Case Study presented at the 2015 Supply Chain Insights Global Summit.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 30, 2016

As shippers of all sizes expand their global sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution operations, they have to navigate the complexities involved with global transportation management. But there’s a truth about global transportation that applies to all companies, regardless of how they became global: transportation happens locally.

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SCMDOJO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Conversely, a student who quickly grasps procurement strategies can be challenged with advanced case studies and leadership projects. Through interactive tutorials and practical exercises, learners can become adept at using software for inventory management, transportation planning, and demand forecasting.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 26, 2025

Port Fees for Chinese Ships Ocean Transportation Canada Sets Deadline to Hike Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Against U.S. Timely, incisive articles delivered directly to your inbox. Featured Product Popular Stories DHL Express Canada Ceases Deliveries for Now Last Mile Delivery WSC: Need for Clarity on U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As a result, companies are writing new case studies through their actions or inaction. Make, source, and deliver need to be managed together based on analytics that sense and respond at the speed of business. During the pandemic, transportation costs skyrocketed, creating increasing tension between customer service and price.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Hong Kong has a lot of city transport, lengthy lead times, containerized products, and is much more fragmented when compared to the North American market. Nick formed a tight-knit implementation group with business users, and technologists used the backbone of SAP ERP to source master data and transactional flows from SAP and into Orchestr8.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

In extreme cases, firms simply state that a product comes from one country when, in actual fact, it was manufactured in a country that is impacted by the higher tariff being imposed. Ensuring that any approach is fully compliant in order to avoid having to relocate production or supply sources often takes up a lot of internal resources.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

Truce Ocean Transportation Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant? Trade Deficit Narrows by Most on Record as Imports Plunge Global Trade & Economics Ship Traffic Through Red Sea Remains Sparse, Despite Houthi-U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 27, 2016

Reusable can be defined as: A container or pallet that is reused at least three times to transport or contain the same products, parts or goods. More Efficient Transport. The packaging can be loaded more efficiently reducing the cost of multiple transportation costs. The Evidence. Reduced Waste Management Costs.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 18, 2025

Time to Start Preparing for the Digital Product Passport Supply Chain Visibility Five Ways AI-Enabled Digital Twins Will Shape the Future of Supply Chains Technology Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

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