Stord

MARCH 5, 2019

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)’s conference attracts retail and supply chain leaders from the biggest brands in the country, providing a forum for innovation, networking, and collaboration. If you couldn’t make it, or want to refresh your memory, here are five big themes from the 2019 conference.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters blog we provide highlights and insights regarding SAP SE’s 2022 Sapphire ASUG Now customer conference held last week in Orlando, Florida. . Enterprise Cloud software provider SAP SE conducted its 2022 North America Sapphire Now customer conference last week. Executive Keynote.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2015

In my opinion, the best source of practical knowledge and advice are your peers — that is, executives just like you who have already met and overcome the same challenges and opportunities you face today. Below is a short list of the supply chain and logistics conferences scheduled this year. Happy learning and networking in 2015!

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Association for Supply Chain Management ( ASCM ) hosted its annual conference, ASCM CONNECT , on September 18 – 20 in Chicago. The supply chain team conducted an in-depth analysis of 3 key projects and determined that 61% of components are internationally sourced, and most critical components are manufactured in Asia or Europe.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

RRD Supply Chain Solutions offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes solution design, print, packaging & labeling, sourcing, configuring, postponement & fulfillment.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2022

To learn more about the future of logistics, tune as they give a preview of the topics for their upcoming Manifest conference happening in 2023 like sustainability, connecting the ecosystem, machine learning, and intelligent infrastructure. By the way, we should also mention Manifest had its first conference in 2022, right?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. Risk management solutions scrape data from hundreds of thousands of online & social-media sites, but Autoliv also has access to sources of information that they pay for. The implementation was not trivial.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today, I speak at the North American Manufacturing Association, Manufacturing Leadership Conference, in Nashville on the use of data to improve supply chain resilience. To accomplish this, we need unique and authoritative identifiers for company entities, warehouses and manufacturing locations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 18, 2022

We were also joined by over 1,500 people from around the world who attended the conference virtually. The theme for the conference was “Ready. This came in the form of unexpected absenteeism at factories, warehouses, and on the road, as well as boats being stuck in ports which created container shortages. and Supply.AI.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 6, 2020

SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. FreightWaves.com , the company’s news site, is the leading provider of news and commentary for the space, serving up over 2.5M

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Some of the biggest measures being put into place include the following: Build up of precautionary inventories (One executive I spoke with mentioned how they have so much inventory built up, that there are no warehouses available – so they are incurring millions of dollars in demurrage costs every quarter for containers with nowhere to go!).

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Ensure that your warehouse operation is safe. Analyze labor reduction for any warehousing operation. There are Labor Management Software systems that can help manage work in the warehouse. Incentive programs for warehousing employees do work. Try warehouse mobility in your four walls. They have great ideas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, I attended Körber Supply Chain’s Elevate User conference. This meant the company did not handle the product development or sourcing. With the launch of its private label brand, SanMar began product development, sourcing, and working with global factories. degrees Celsius.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Expanding and shifting sourcing Earlier this year, a number of retailers told analysts that they had expanded their sourcing partners to diversify inventories and mitigate risks. Floor & Decor is one of the latest retailers to diversify its countries of origin by moving a large portion of sourcing out of China.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

2020 has been the year of virtual conferences and meetings for most of us. This collective source of rich knowledge, industry experience and market buzz, is a very unique opportunity and one which has made this event a great success. Warehouses today operate in conditions shaped by disruptive forces. EVENT HIGHLIGHTS.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 13, 2020

Rafael Labbé, Supply Chain Director at Suministros y Alimentos, a distributor to McDonalds Mesoamérica, shared his company’s experience and COVID-19 supply chain response with ToolsGroup’s Kathleen Geraghty at the recent ToolsGroup virtual user conference. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.].

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My first focus was on China sourcing. As the world for non-essential workers moved to on-line meetings, conference calls, and uncertainty, essential workers redefined the workplace to mitigate risk. The healthcare value chain was slow to respond—the majority of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was in Chinese warehouses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2023

I engaged in numerous discussions with robotics executives last year as I was developing ARC Advisory Group’s mobile warehouse robotics (AMR) research. CLINT: Mark, I came across many former Kiva Systems employees during my discussions with executives at warehouse robotics companies. Thankfully, he accepted my request.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Since we promised to update you regularly, we’ve collated some of the latest stories from the world of freight shipping, warehousing, logistics services, and supply chain technology, so that you can keep your finger on the pulse of the fast-changing logistics landscape. SMEs vs. the big boys in the battle for US warehouse space.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

My takeaways from Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference 2016. Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference. As Noha explained during the conference, there are a few questions you should ask yourself before embarking on this journey.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2024

Get Familiar with WMS : Explore warehouse management systems to understand how they enhance inventory tracking and improve order fulfillment. Keeping your finger on the pulse by tuning into top industry mags, catching webinars and conferences, and following the big names in the supply chain on social platforms is the way to go.

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Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Shipping specifically refers to the transportation of goods from one location to another ­– typically from the seller’s distribution centre or warehouse to the buyer’s address. Efficient use of resources: Properly executed order fulfilment maximises the use of resources, including labour, warehouse space, and transportation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2021

Yesterday Jerry Troupe discussed the company’s progress with its modern mobile solution during day one of Manhattan’s 2021 user conference. Historically, new warehouse team members would be provided with cheat sheets and a long list of multiple-step commands to memorize to accomplish basic work functions on the old equipment.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Warehouses are full, and supply chain leaders are using containers as overflow warehouses adding to port snarls. Definition of Form and Function of Inventory: Source Supply Chain Insights. Post-conference we will host several share groups to discuss improving systems to better sense and drive insights. My answer is no.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 30, 2018

At the recent Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, analyst Marc Halpern clarified three key concepts about supply chain digital twins in his presentation “Busting the Myth of Digital Twins to Deliver Value.” Twenty-two warehouses have achieved full “autopilot” for two of SKF's factories.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

Pete Bennett, and his co-presenter, Mary Byrne, the vice president of supply and demand planning, spoke during a presentation at Kinaxis’ user conference Kinexions. The Cardinal Health Supply Chain Cardinal Health’s medical segment manufactures, sources and distributes Cardinal Health branded medical, surgical and laboratory products.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2022

We are also excited to hear from the presenters that Blue Yonder has organized for this important conference. Today’s companies need highly responsive and flexible supply chains with strong planning, merchandising, warehouse and transportation management capabilities, robust underlying technology, and high degrees of integration.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2016

And I remember attending many other conferences and presentations around that time, and the message from consultants, analysts, and academics were all the same: “Don’t view logistics as a cost center, view it as a competitive weapon.”. I realized then that the wrong people were attending these conferences. 30, 2016.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference. Think for instance of a Source Optimization app for your retail company – a custom solution that helps you understand how and when to source your supplies, foresee possible supplier issues and adapt your plans accordingly.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. Looking forward to moderating RLA’s first startup pitch contest!

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2023

I engaged in numerous discussions with robotics executives last year as I was developing ARC Advisory Group’s mobile warehouse robotics (AMR) research. CLINT: Mark, I came across many former Kiva Systems employees during my discussions with executives at warehouse robotics companies. Thankfully, he accepted my request.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Amid a tumultuous period, supply chains are even more under scrutiny following the global climate change conference in Glasgow. For example, you may find that relocating some of your warehouses closer to customers may result in lower mileage and therefore a lower carbon footprint. Relocate DC’s to drive fewer miles.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

alone, colleges and universities awarded 83,263 bachelor’s degrees in engineering in 2012, a 37% increase over the 60,605 degrees conferred in 2002. They are lightweight, flexible, and simple to integrate, making them perfect for use in warehouses with limited room. Breaking it down In the U.S. 3 What’s the allure?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2016

“Logistics in Motion” was the theme of Descartes’ Evolution 2016 Global User & Partner Conference , and it adequately describes the dynamic nature of the logistics industry as well as the company. Rather than go into every detail of all the sessions I attended, let me share with you a couple of high-level takeaways from the conference.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Source Wikipedia. Each year I go to the Consumer Goods and Technology (CGT) conference where speaker-after-speaker talks about retail/supplier collaboration. It is for this reason that I sit on the back row at most conferences watching, listening, and smiling. Definition: Brass tacks are a type of pin or nail.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Common interests My 2014 post noted how the profession has evolved beyond its transportation/ warehousing roots to become a strategic resource. Often, these reviews lead to the establishment of new sources in other geographies, reshoring, and friend-shoring.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2019

We draw a timeline on a conference room wall and using customer shipment and compliance data, we plot the issues with customer service and product outages. ” Or alternatively, “Is there data that could be sourced to help?” As a group, we drill into root issues. ” . This share group is now in its sixth year.

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