Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To demonstrate that classic (single time series demand input) optimization and stochastic (multiple time series demand input) optimization can yield substantially different results, we will analyze a network of a company A that has four manufacturing plants that need to service demand in every mainland US state.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 10, 2017

From artificial intelligence to refocusing on procurement, the state of supply chain continued to explode throughout 2016, and you need to understand why. A 2016 Accenture survey, reports RF Gen , explained how more companies are taking advantage of AI benefits through linked supply chains. Procurement’s Role Did Become More Important.

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Jaggaer

JUNE 23, 2020

Pharmaceutical companies have complex supply chains that are often not optimized to their full potential. For more on pharmaceutical procurement, register for our upcoming webinar. Furthermore, analyses of the industry, like IMS Health reports, show a change in companies’ portfolio distribution. Mapping and Optimizing.

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HICX Solutions

JUNE 25, 2021

In these times of uncertainty, Procurement needs to be in a position to assemble information and insights on risks and opportunities to ensure a successful recovery. Increasingly companies are looking to build agile, flexible and stakeholder friendly ProcureTech landscapes. Will economies stutter or flourish? Register Here.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2023

Companies in emerging markets are increasing investment in warehouse automation. However, more recently companies in emerging markets have been investing in warehouse automation for reliability, consistency, order accuracy, and throughput. Emerging Market Adoption of Warehouse Automation. Plans for the 2.8

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2024

If you’re a pharmaceutical company, you fear the hit to your business, both headlines and bottom line. Facing pressure to both ensure access and capture profits before the patent window expires, companies are loathe to lose sales. It takes enormous investments in R&D to produce successful drugs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Emerge’s award-winning marketplace provides access to direct capacity and live market conditions helping shippers and carriers make the strongest, most beneficial decisions when procuring domestic freight. Michael Leto is Co-CEO at Emerge , a company that is reinventing freight procurement (RFP). Key Takeaways: Emerge Levels Up.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

75% of companies felt negative or strongly negative impacts on their business due to supply chain disruption ( Accenture ). It is estimated supply chain disruptions and inventory shortages affect 4% of inventory for some large companies, and 40% of inventory for smaller companies. Wall Street Journal ). Reuters ).

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

DECEMBER 12, 2022

When an accounting transaction occurs, it is first recorded in the accounting system in a journal applying the same double-entry system that Luca Pacioli described more than 500 years ago. This journal updates the general ledger. When a transaction is processed in a sub-ledger, it is automatically allocated a sequential journal number.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Featured names in this latest edition include Jabil and ProcureAbility , JAGGAER and Trustpair, Coupa and project44 executive hires and a newly issued Biden Administration Executive Order addressing Generative AI technology development and threats. has announced completion of the acquisition of procurement services provider ProcureAbility.

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Demand Solutions

MARCH 27, 2020

So then, how are you shaping your company's culture to empower your employees? When trying to answer this question, many people think of company perks like benefits programs, flexible schedules, office lunch parties and open-door policies. Organizational Culture Matters to Supply Chain Professionals.

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MIT Supply Chain

JULY 22, 2021

As the Wall Street Journal reported recently, the retailers are intent on keeping costs down and protecting their margins. It may be somewhat surprising that companies are susceptible to this type of short-term, me-first thinking, given that they are more sophisticated predictors of commercial trends than consumers. notably Cisco?—?had

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

The Boston area is a hub for warehouse robotics companies. Most recently, I visited the Berkshire Grey (BG) corporate office for an in-depth discussion about the company’s business, followed by a tour of the Berkshire Grey Innovation Center. Accordingly Supply Chain and Procurement will need continuous collaboration.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

His company’s mission is to enable supply chain professionals and teams to solve industry challenges by providing on-demand courses, guides, tools, and mentoring from industry experts. . Berger is a reporter at The Wall Street Journal where he covers all things logistics and supply chain. Muddassir Ahmed, PhD. Brian Laung Aoaeh.

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Resilinc

APRIL 8, 2024

The majority of advanced chips are made by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which makes chips for Apple and Nvidia. Due to the highly sophisticated environment needed to manufacture chips, many semiconductor companies in Taiwan have temporarily paused production, even if they were not severely impacted by the earthquake.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Several stories came out this week, related to KraftHeinz’s share price, its procurement department, and the fate of its parent company, 3G Capital. The company reported $30.9 billion dollars and it slashed dividends, sending the stock down 20% at one point, the Journal reports. billion a year earlier.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Background Supply chain ethical and social responsibility, that which umbrellas ESG conformance, have increasingly become a concern for businesses, large and small, along with their procurement organizations. Governments including Canada , Germany , and the United Kingdom have enacted special legislation in these areas.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Once again, the Drucker Institute has put together a list of the “Top 250 Best Managed Companies” , which was highlighted in the Wall Street Journal. For the record, the list of our “Top 10” companies in the supply management innovation category are as follows: 1. Colgate-Palmolive. Ford Motor.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 9, 2014

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal points to the increasing pressure being felt by financial services, as well as insurance companies. And that’s is where procurement is suddenly playing a role – because nowhere is there more of a need to find savings than in the area of indirect spending in banks.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 13, 2023

”[3] Supply chain professionals must be prepared to respond to how climate change could affect their company’s operations. ”[4] Stephan Liozu , founder of Value Innoruption Advisors, insists, “Companies have no choice. They have to comply, and they have to respond to consumer needs. So, what can be done?

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 3, 2024

Major Earthquake Senior business, procurement, information technology or supply chain executives with the responsibility for the assessment and mitigation of business related risks can often contemplate various impactful risk events. Our thoughts are with the victims, and their families. According to the U.S.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 31, 2024

What practices does your company hang on to that are old hat? Are those strategies costing your company money, time, and even market share? Diversify your supplier base Single sourcing presents a huge risk for companies in all industries, especially as geopolitical disruptions are on the rise.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

based companies had indicated in survey data and in concerted actions in termed China Plus sourcing strategies that either alternative, nearshoring, or reshoring efforts were being undertaken. The basis of this report, based on company experiences and executive interviews was that “ the strategy looks more like China plus many.”

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Founder, The Ride Share Guy An expert in ridesharing, Harry educates drivers that work for companies such as Lyft and Uber, by providing news, insight and advice. He is also the Founder and Co-Director of the MIT FreightLab – a research initiative that works on improving the way freight transportation is designed, procured, and managed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 12, 2022

Daily, we see business continuity case studies as headline news in the Wall Street Journal. Companies were unequal to the challenges of the past three years. As I write the report, I am reflecting on how can companies be resilient in a market that is volatile? CEO of Bed Bath and Beyond out as sales tumble. They cannot today.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2023

In its reporting, The Wall Street Journal indicated that Clorox was among the first to come under a new SEC regulation that went into effect on September 5 th. That directive now requires listed companies to report both a material cyberattack incident and potential impacts to business and financial performance. million to resolve.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 15, 2023

Now, even with those strains largely receding, companies are looking for better ways to manage the flow of goods on the fly and make sure they have merchandise where it needs to be to boost sales and maintain margins.” And it’s there where harm can begin. ” The supplier-facing side of the supply also faces challenges. .”

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SCM Research

JANUARY 26, 2015

At the same time, it has been discussed that this increased complexity has also made companies more vulnerable. An interesting paper, Structural Drivers of Upstream Supply Chain Complexity and the Frequency of Supply Chain Disruptions , co-authored by Bode and Wagner, is currently forthcoming in the Journal of Operations Management.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

We often hear of companies participating in supplier diversity programs, and the standard reasons for their participation. Some companies say that it is a testament to their commitment as a socially responsible organization while others say that it is their contribution to society. More than just charity.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

Significant Management Leadership Shakeup According to published reports from both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal this morning, Boeing is undergoing senior management leadership changes in the wake of the ongoing production quality corporate and other challenges that have tarnished this aircraft maker.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

« Logistics typically refers to activities that occur within the boundaries of a single organization and Supply Chain refers to networks of companies that work together and coordinate their actions to deliver a product to market. In the 1960s, there were some prominent textbook authors and authors of academic and professional journals.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2021

Cassidy ( @WillB_Cassidy ), Senior Editor at The Journal of Commerce , writes, “US shippers and transportation providers need to start preparing now for a potentially destructive 2021 hurricane season along the East and Gulf coasts, according to digital freight marketplace Convoy. .” Concluding Thoughts.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The reasons behind this were well chronicled in a recent Wall Street Journal article. To sum it up, an activist investor caused a major shakeup in the company earlier this year and a new CEO took over in March. An extreme example of this is a ride from Chicago to Colesburg, Tennessee taking 18 days, 13 hours, and 57 minutes!

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In this blog, we’ll cover what went wrong for Volkswagen, the numbers behind UFLPA detainments, and actionable steps that automotive companies can take to prevent similar incidents in the future. Read more in our blog: Forced Labor in the Automotive Supply Chain: What Car Companies Can Do.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 8, 2024

Both Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported that TSMC will receive these incentives and loans dependent upon construction and production milestone completions that will extend for many months. Related Samsung Electronics Report The Wall Street Journal reported that Samsung Electronics is Doubling its Planned U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2023

According to reports by Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal , the perceived weak Q2 number provides added evidence of muted retail sales, a degrading export market and a deepening property market slump. The recent Q2 GDP number is below the average 8 percent to 9 percent growth levels prior to the global pandemic. percent compared to 12.7

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SCM Research

MARCH 22, 2013

Consequently, companies have concentrated on core competencies like processing or marketing to meet customer requirements. Unraveling the food supply chain: Strategic insights from China and the 2007 recalls The Journal of Supply Chain Management, 44 (1), 22-39 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-493X.2008.00043.x. Pullman, M., & Gray, J.

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