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Thoughts. Selecting Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Shaman

The comparison of dissimilar companies in a four-box model is meaningless. It will never be an apples-to-apples comparison or even a comparison of types of apples (E.G. 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.))

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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

Latin American countries have particular challenges related to truck transport. Truck transportation comprises 75% of all freight in Latin America. So for a company to be competitive in the region, it’s imperative that they know how to effectively navigate countries’ transportation markets.

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Side-step Oxymorons to Make Progress in Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

Definitions: Oxymoron: The combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness) Juxtaposition: The act of placing words or concepts close together or side by side, for comparison or contrast. True innovation is never defined initially by a mandatory Return on Investment (ROI).) Buyer beware.

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The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining by Timothy Foote, Director Transportation & Network APAC at Asendia and Founder of Susymbio 2023 is soon enough to end, and the transformation to a clean logistics future moves forward. Air transport emissions reduction goals sadly will be hampered by insufficient supplies of SAF.

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Elevating The Voice of the Supply Chain Contrarian

Supply Chain Shaman

” The industry is in a groupthink, largely missing the opportunities for breakthrough innovation. I ask, “What happened to the better design of supply chains and the bi-directional orchestration of constraints across source, make, and deliver outside of lead time (the tactical horizon)?” Is this success?

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The Green Corridor – Optimal Tech for Green Logistics – Making Emissions Visible

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Digitizing logistics technology is innovating fast. Such real-time data and visibility functions allow for supplier comparisons as well as overall emission source contributor identifications, which can be focused on for improvement. The ability to do any of this generally means having the tools – and that takes data.

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What Value Are You Getting From Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

In this push, Oracle, SAP and INFOR became revenue market leaders in APS, but under-served the market in the delivery of innovation. Spiraling transportation costs, tariff shifts and increased expectations for customer service sparks new interest in supply chain planning. Supply Chain Risk Drivers: A Comparison of Risk.