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Is the “Autonomous Supply Chain” a Pipe Dream?

Logistics Viewpoints

Aera Technology offers a solution they call “Aera Decision Cloud” A key challenge for manufacturers is connecting integrated business planning (IBP) – a longer term plan – to operational planning and execution – what needs to be done in the near term. These crawlers never stop working. I believe this claim.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Onshoring: Manufacturers capitalise on goods ‘made in the USA’ ( Financial Times ). Decaying Bridges, Highways Raise Costs for Truckers, Manufacturers ( Wall Street Journal ). Knowing that consumers increasingly use their smartphones and tablets to research and purchase products, retailers have prepared accordingly.

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A Gartner Summit Just For The Supply Chain Planner

DynaSys

On the plateau of productivity are such technologies as S&OP itself, a primary theme of the conference, and the Supply Chain Planning System of Record. Its Workbench ties together the data from these sources for ease of use and access by their planning teams. Gartner’s 2020 Conference.

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Activant Anticipates More Virtual Collaboration in B2B Distribution

Supply Chain Network

Activant’s annual Summit conference is one of the largest and most well-established events of its type in the world. According to James Davis, president of Industrial Specialties Manufacturing of Denver, Colo., “We found Summit very informative, the presenters well prepared, and the content relevant to our current business needs.

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20 warehouse professionals and business leaders reveal the single most important first step when designing a warehouse layout

6 River Systems

Before being an entrepreneur, he was a consultant helping NGOs and international organizations purchase the right audio equipment for events. Elizabeth Brady Elizabeth Brady currently teaches the Supply Chain and ERP course at Mira Costa College for the Bachelor of Science in BioTech Manufacturing candidates.