The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JUNE 22, 2016

So, how should Feeding America allocate its food supply to the food banks so that the supply can meet demand in a fair and timely manner? Ultimately, the Choice System creates mutual benefits by making supply meet demand along the supply chain! In fact, the percentage of sales that involves negative bids (i.e., Prendergast, C., “The

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2023

We’re just not meeting customer expectations. He lives in Chicago. That’s why I value the time I get with CIOs every bit as much as I value time with CFOs, CSCOs and supply chain professionals of every stripe. Recently, I’ve been asking CIOs the “What keeps you up at night?” The post How Can CIOs Accelerate Supply Chain Transformation?

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Tecsys

JULY 2, 2014

The recent Becker’s Hospital Review Annual meeting in Chicago was invigorating and thought-provoking, with many presentations from CEOs of many leading healthcare systems. The post Supply Chain Visibility at Becker’s Annual Meeting appeared first on Tecsys.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Flock Freight is headquartered in Encinitas, CA with an additional office in Chicago, IL. Flock Freight is a B Corp , which means they meet the highest standards of verified levels of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. Key Takeaways: More VUCA Ahead.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 6, 2022

Flock Freight is headquartered in Encinitas, CA with an additional office in Chicago, IL. Flock Freight is a B Corp , which means they meet the highest standards of verified levels of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 26, 2022

Uber Freight Launches Market Access, a strategic procurement channel that enables shippers to meet evolving demands and reliably source capacity directly on the Uber Freight marketplace. Uber Freight Opens Chicago Office. Uber Freight Expands into Less than Truckload (LTL). Uber Freight Launches Self-Service Shipper Platform in Canada.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 7, 2021

Prior to working at Fulfyld, Paige held various roles in events, marketing, and sales in Chicago, Illinois. She loves meeting people from all industries, finding creative solutions, and helping businesses succeed online.

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Bristlecone

OCTOBER 23, 2019

What began as a small bakery on the south side of Chicago selling candy-coated almonds has grown into a multibillion-dollar global company and producer of dozens of today’s most iconic and celebrated candy and cookie brands: Laffy Taffy, Butterfinger, Keebler, Lemonhead, Famous Amos, Nerds and more. Accelerating Digital Transformation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

That’s why staying on top of the latest supply chain planning trends is so important – they can make all the difference when it comes to staying competitive, reducing costs, and meeting your customers’ needs. Welcome to A Day at ProMat 2023 ; Clint Reiser ProMat 2023 is being held this week, March 202 -23 in Chicago.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Ensuring that systems can meet the goals of local and HQ teams equally well. It means retraining AI and ML algorithms based on local data sets and having a platform that can be configured to meet the specific needs of users around the world. He lives in Chicago. Global supply chains are mind-bogglingly complex.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2023

ProMat 2023 is being held this week, March 202 -23 in Chicago. I spent the full day yesterday roaming the floor and meeting with exhibitors. For those of you that were unable to attend, this article will provide a thorough second-hand experience of a day at this expansive exhibit.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Now the strike covers 21 states and 41 distribution centers, including two new, crucial plants: Ford’s Chicago assembly plant and GM’s Lancing Delta Township plant. The Chicago assembly plant is Ford’s largest and oldest plant , opened in 1924. Next, companies should rank suppliers by their impact on revenue—not the cost of the part.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 19, 2021

Chris is a native of Chicago, IL, and attended Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, IA. Bulk food carriers like Ruan must meet a higher standard in areas like driver training, licensing, weighing & sampling, and food safety.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 19, 2021

Chris is a native of Chicago, IL, and attended Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, IA. Bulk food carriers like Ruan must meet a higher standard in areas like driver training, licensing, weighing & sampling, and food safety.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2018

And if you require the support of your technology and 3PL partners to accomplish your initiatives, then you should attend their user conferences and schedule meetings with their senior executives to let them know what’s working well and what improvements they can make to better serve you. LLamasoft : SummerCon 2019 , June 17-21, Chicago, IL.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 25, 2019

On the run attempting to balance back-to-back meetings, client commitments and start a new business, I was late for a dinner appointment. Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , September 3rd-6th, 2019, to be held at UI Labs, Chicago, IL. and in Chicago in December. Sweat ran uncomfortably down my back on a hot day in Dallas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2022

When combined with WMS and transportation management systems (TMS), teams gain advanced visibility and insight into expected inventory and equipment availability to help prioritize loads to meet production or cross-dock demand. He lives in Chicago. The post Facilities Are a Critical Part of the Enterprise Supply Chain Tech Stack.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 28, 2023

ProMat is an Important Indicator We spent an amazing four days at ProMat 2023 in Chicago last week, with a record breaking 50,000+ attendees and more than 1,000 exhibitors. 3PL companies and untraditional companies will partner together to offer creative solutions to meet the changing demands from end customers.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 10, 2016

He reports on his recent visit to the National Restaurant Association Supply Chain Management Executive Study Group meeting in Chicago. At this meeting, I had the chance to meet with supply chain professionals from Sheets, The Shake Shack, Church’s Chicken, P&G, and Restaurant Services, Inc.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Uber Freight Launches Market Access, a strategic procurement channel that enables shippers to meet evolving demands and reliably source capacity directly on the Uber Freight marketplace. Uber Freight Opens Chicago Office. Uber Freight Expands into Less than Truckload (LTL). Uber Freight Launches Self-Service Shipper Platform in Canada.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 26, 2018

It is a meeting of equals. The meetings are open. The group meets quarterly with monthly conference calls in between the quarterly meeting. Factory conditions did not meet the Wal-Mart standards, but the garments were outsourced to a sub-standard factory by a contract manufacturer. There are no sponsorships.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 1, 2022

With reliable contracts shippers are less likely to be forced in the spot rate market and Loadsmart has an incentive to meet the target price. Loadsmart is a Chicago-based freight tech company founded in 2014. When a shipper working with Loadsmart pays above the target price, Loadsmart gets a reduced margin.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 11, 2023

Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago. According to CNBC, this is a “sign of the economic times” and adding further pressure to already inflated prices.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

An extreme example of this is a ride from Chicago to Colesburg, Tennessee taking 18 days, 13 hours, and 57 minutes! These companies had to haul expedited shipments by truck so they could keep their production lines running and, in turn, meet the commitments to their customers.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 23, 2023

How to leverage data to ensure they can meet their customers where they are at today and that inventory is placed at the most optimal location from a distribution network perspective. A path to eliminate excess waste and achieve optimal safety stock level while ensuring SLAs are meeting customer expectations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle. As e-commerce continues to grow, more and more retailers are trying to find ways to compete with Amazon.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 1, 2023

According to reporting from The Seattle Times , workers provided images of walkouts involving Brussels, Chicago, London, Miami , as well as offices in Virginia and Idaho.

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crisp

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Role : VP of Customer Success Lives in: Chicago, IL Favorite grocery store product: Cheese, particularly feta! Before entering the world of customer success, Nina was a minister and chaplain (she holds a Master’s in Divinity from the University of Chicago).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I presented at Supply Chain Outlook 2015, an event hosted by the Supply Chain Management Review in Chicago on Monday morning. A kickoff meeting by a renowned economist discussed some of the issues around global growth, and where the growth will come from.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

In Chicago, a local market is running short of canned goods and boxed items. There just isn’t always enough processing and transportation capacity to meet rising demand as the economy revs up. Last October, Bloomberg reported, “In Denver, public-school children are facing shortages of milk. But there’s plenty of food.

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 24, 2015

Additionally, they are responsible for redistribution of inventory between the distribution centers when it becomes apparent that they will need more Barbies in Chicago and more Legos in Ft. Their job is now to help these contract manufacturers maintain the correct inventory levels throughout the complex distribution network. Lauderdale.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

4. CSCMP Future Supply Chain Star Scholarship The CSCMP scholarship is a partnership program between Materials Handling and Management Society (MHMS) and Chicago Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. The awards will be issued at a later date, 30th April 2024. The program offers students around $ 2,000.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 4, 2024

Andy is the Vice President of Product at MVMNT , a Chicago based TMS firm that is developing technology to meet the needs of smaller brokerages, giving them access to features typically only available to large enterprises. Andy Tomka and Joe Lynch discuss freight-tech for SMB brokers.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

The amount of available warehouse space in Chicago fell to its lowest level in nearly 18 years , driven by a strong economy and e-commerce shipments. Currently, developers are building 61 buildings (adding 19 million square feet of storage space) to meet demand.

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Alloy

JANUARY 10, 2019

We’re posting this from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where we’ve had a couple packed days of meetings and checking out the latest innovations in technology. 16–17, NextGen Supply Chain Conference (Chicago, IL) Apr. 13–14, Best of the Best S&OP Conference (Chicago, IL) Aug. RSVP > Feb. RSVP > Feb.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2013

” The technology investments from the last decade are not meeting expectations. Unfortunately, only 1-in-2 supply chain centers of excellence are self-assessed in surveys as meeting expectations. This morning I am in Chicago helping a client to become market-driven. Supply chains are not agile enough.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

While Chicago and New York/New Jersey hubs are no strangers to inclement winter weather, severe and widespread cold brought snowstorms to Atlanta and other southern U.S. While Chicago and New York/New Jersey hubs are no strangers to inclement winter weather, severe and widespread cold brought snowstorms to Atlanta and other southern U.S.

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