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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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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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

In this particular posting, we share our review of: Profit From The Source- Transforming Your Business By Putting Suppliers at the Core. Obviously, some of this has changed with the experiences that have occurred over the last two plus years as a result of a global pandemic, severe global wide supplier and transportation disruptions.

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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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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

This blog was co-written by Terence Leung and Jen McQuiston Our customers depend on Blue Yonder Transportation Management to achieve customer-centricity and operational resiliency across the globe. Transportation Optimization microservice: top-tier Blue Yonder planning made available to wider audience via a standalone API.

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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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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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FLEXE

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Get the PDF of Lull’s case study >> Challenges to Order Fulfillment. When they were ready to expand into more fulfillment locations, they didn’t have to spend time sourcing new solutions. The post Lull Case Study: Order Fulfillment that Doesn’t Keep You Up at Night appeared first on FLEXE.

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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 Viewpoints

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In the corridors of Unilever, a team of dedicated supply chain planners from demand to supply to transportation embarks on a daily journey. Transportation Planning streamlines the intricate web of logistics by ensuring efficient truck planning, reducing fulfillment time and the carbon footprint. This world isn’t a distant dream.

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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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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 Shaman

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Companies that are good at demand management understand the need for design–form & function of inventory and push/pull decoupling points –and the orchestration of demand to make better decisions in sourcing, transportation and delivery. Retail forecasts are never a good source of data for the manufacturer.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

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Supply Chain Opz

APRIL 1, 2018

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. The links below are paid links.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Distributing product in Brazil involves endless transportation choices. When shipping product into a country as large and complex as Brazil, the choice of transportation routes has a critical impact on supply chain costs. A DSS-based model synthesizes information from a wide range of sources and help managers to make decisions.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. Best Logistics Book for Beginners: 1.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

From performance-driven labor solutions to high-touch transportation and fulfillment, Capstone delivers the scale, accountability, and continuity that enables modern supply chains to compete in an ever-evolving environment. Cub case study. Key Takeaways: A New Model for Grocery Delivery. Sean Coakley LinkedIn.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

Better demand sensing, shifts in customer behaviours, predictive/prescriptive case studies, shift in inventory stocking strategy and customer service. Visibility into Tier I, II and III suppliers, de-risk by developing alternates, build practical BCPs (business continuity plans) and China + 1 sourcing strategy.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

Background In early December of 2022, we called Supply Chain Matters reader attention to published reports acknowledging that consumer electronics giant Apple was accelerating actions to source some hardware production outside of China. Reportedly, the current goal is to have upwards of 25 percent of iPhones assembled in India by 2025.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 14, 2022

Managing inventory and transportation isn’t a one-size-fits-all activity. Supply Planning & Sourcing Analytics. Planning and sourcing processes are often done in silos , leading to inefficiencies in supply chains. To help companies solve these problems, supply planning and sourcing analytics tools can be utilized.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 28, 2023

Our initial analysis has identified less than 10 drugs for which Pfizer’s North Carolina plant is the sole source for the U.S. Pfizer itself has provided a case study on the ability of a drug company to be able to develop, produce and distribute billions of Covid-19 vaccines in record breaking time and innovation.

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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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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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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 18, 2022

It began with the sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution of necessities for life. can create an agile plan for business and minimize costs (transportation, manufacturing, holding), while maximizing value (revenue and margins). John Sicard made a statement early in his keynote that really struck a chord with me.

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Supply Chain Opz

MAY 1, 2018

Delivering Customer Value through Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Many people don't know that procurement is a part of integrated logistics. Transportation: A Global Supply Chain Perspective Transportation is sometimes referred to as "Outbound Logistics". However, there is so much more about modern transportation.

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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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ThroughPut

JULY 7, 2023

With different demand patterns, lead times and sourcing requirements for each product, effectively managing the end-to-end supply chain without running into stockouts and pile-ups is a unique challenge in itself. Check out more case studies on how ThroughPut has been enabling large retail companies across the globe.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 15, 2024

Several case studies highlight these shortcomings. It improves logistics optimization by determining the most efficient routes and modes of transportation. It starts with data collection, where AI gathers information from internal and external sources.

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Supply Chain Opz

AUGUST 31, 2012

Case Studies. In global supply chain , most companies try to take an advantage of low-cost country sourcing to drive material costs down. Anyway, things can become very complicated if you have to deal with new suppliers, new commodities or new means of transportation. Supply Chain Case Study: Executives Guide.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 3, 2020

The firm distributes their finished products nationally and had challenges meeting customer service requirements, managing shipments in a high-growth environment, sourcing freight carriers in the dry and refrigerated markets, and managing large customer chargebacks due to delivery issues. Customer Engagement. Profitability .

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Freight Plus

MARCH 3, 2020

The firm distributes their finished products nationally and had challenges meeting customer service requirements, managing shipments in a high-growth environment, sourcing freight carriers in the dry and refrigerated markets, and managing large customer chargebacks due to delivery issues. Customer Engagement. Profitability .

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Talking Logistics

MAY 23, 2018

What the hell is going on over there in transportation?!” Supply chain management leaders, especially in transportation, are under heavy fire from CFOs for the dramatic increases in freight spend that are eroding the profitability of shippers in every industry. barks the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) into the phone.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 7, 2013

Case Studies. A Case Study. This case study will show you the analysis of Apple Supply Chain core processes, challenging issues and complexities of its operations. Information about Apple Supply Chain is a bit here, there and everywhere, its kinda tough to find the actual case study.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Case Studies. While industrial clusters are extensively covered in many economic literature, logistics clusters which focus on various activities in transportation and distribution is the uncharted territory. Chapter 1: a case study of Zara who is the world leading fashion retailer is presented. A Case Study.

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QAD

MARCH 30, 2023

There are two types of RFID tags commonly used in logistics and transportation: Passive RFID tags utilize the power in radio waves emitted by fixed or portable readers to rebroadcast their unique identification. They don’t have an internal power source, so range and data storage is sacrificed to gain cost efficiency and lifespan.

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