Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology support. Our last full edition was published on February 14. billion in Generative AI start-up Anthropic.

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Pivot88

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Traceability refers to the ability to track and trace the movement of products, materials, and information at various stages of the supply chain from raw material sourcing through production and delivery. These technologies enable the collection, storage, and sharing of supply chain information in a secure and transparent manner.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 31, 2023

Unilever is consistently rated a company with one of the best supply chains in the world. Such a large company, they have over 127,000 employees globally, clearly has a massive supply chain. He went on to explain that there is a significant supply chain component to the transformation.

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ShipBob

JULY 2, 2021

With on-demand logistics on the rise (due to high standards and expectations around accurate, fast, and reliable delivery), technology continues to play a tremendous role in supply chain efficiency. 5 supply chain technology trends to look out for. Traditional inventory forecasting relies primarily on historical data.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 17, 2021

Pharma shipping leaders have been leading the way to improve the distribution rates for the COVID-19 vaccines. The best practices for shipping have always utilized current technology and innovation. As the demand for vaccine supplies continues to grow, shipping innovations are needed more than ever.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 17, 2021

Pharma shipping leaders have been leading the way to improve the distribution rates for the COVID-19 vaccines. The best practices for shipping have always utilized current technology and innovation. As the demand for vaccine supplies continues to grow, shipping innovations are needed more than ever.

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Unleashed

APRIL 18, 2022

Covid, Brexit and the war in Ukraine have all sent supply chain shocks around the globe, forcing firms to rethink their business-as-usual supply chain management strategies, and concentrate instead on building supply chain resilience. What is supply chain resilience?

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Supply chains used to live in the past. Thanks to the more advanced forms of supply chain analytics like predictive analytics, supply chains are proactively looking into the future and prepping for “what is to come” rather than only ruminating over “what already happened.”

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Logility

JANUARY 26, 2017

In the field of supply chain management, we have created an abundance of metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs). For the past 30 years I have been involved with multiple efforts to build a set of supply chain metrics and have learned a few things along the way. One Size Does Not Fit All. The Big Picture.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Supply Chain Can Teach Us Much About the Future of Professional Education Labor issues command a lot of attention right now, and notably the challenge of how to find enough talent to meet current and future market demands. The supply chain industry is no exception in this sense. and hence their managers?—?need

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 11, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is Product (or Master) Data Management? Manufacturing contributed 10.8% Manufacturing businesses are at the heart of eCommerce and retail businesses. If you’re an eCommerce seller or manufacturer, you need to know BOMs (bill of materials). Subscribe Here!

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ). Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Check out Brand Protection – The Definitive Role of the Supply Chain! The Supply Chain function within your company has many responsibilities. From planning to negotiating to buying, from moving goods to processing goods, and from managing data to managing inventory.

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Unleashed

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Supply chains are becoming increasingly complex so simplifying them can be a complicated matter. In an attempt to get back to supply chain basics, companies need to scrutinise their processes, from procurement through to storage and shipping. Map out your supply chains to get a sense of how products move.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

So, you are thinking about a career in supply chain? While this article is intended as an evergreen resource, to help you navigate in your search for a supply chain job, and is not a COVID-19-specific guide, the pandemic has galvanized attention on the industry and its criticality.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. What is Product (or Master) Data Management? The following Product Information Management (PIM) article was written by guest author Alex Borzo, a content contributor at Amber Engine , a software company passionate about eCommerce. Product manufacturing. ? Accounting.

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IQMS

APRIL 15, 2021

The goal is to have end-to-end visibility across all plant floors to see how improving efficiency reduces costs and delights customers by shipping their orders on time. MES solutions have emerged as the North Star for many manufacturers today, guiding production to stay customer-focused while helping them excel as suppliers too.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Until the Coronavirus began wreaking its havoc, global companies could run their supply chains on the assumption that disruptions would be rare and short-lived, and that products should be sourced, produced, and distributed at the cheapest locations to be found, wherever in the world that may be. 2) Diversify Your Operations.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We’ve already listed the top 10 manufacturing blog posts and the top 10 supply chain blog posts last week. Logistics encompasses certain subsets of practices within the supply chain, such as just in time logistics, mission critical logistics, and more. The logistics for such matters is reverse logistics.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2016

Chipotle: The Latest Example of Why Supply Chain Risk Management Matters. Using Modeling and Analytics to Design a Resilient Supply Chain. The Impact of SOLAS on Ocean Shipping and Data Management. Is Workforce Planning the Weakest Link in Your Supply Chain Transformation Journey?

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2021

Vaibhavi Tamizhkumaran, a Digital Marketing Executive at Indium Software, writes, “The retail industry is constantly changing and will continue to evolve, from concentrating efforts on website growth and online retail to needing faster shipping speeds. However, some retail operations lack specificity in their product data management.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Over the past few years, ongoing volatility on both the demand and supply sides has clearly demonstrated the need to orchestrate every aspect of logistics with extreme precision, in real time, to maximize both service and asset utilization. It is a heavily manual process in the yard, and it’s a critical link in the supply chain.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR is often seen as a constraint on enterprises, rather than an opportunity. For supply chains, higher efficiency, lower costs, and better customer relationship management are just some of the possibilities. The data can be structured, as in shipping and payment systems.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2016

The numbers speak for themselves: 37 episodes produced in 2016, totaling more than 1,100 minutes of conversations with thought leaders and newsmakers in the supply chain and logistics industry. And we continue to receive great feedback from supply chain and logistics professionals like you, such as this email from D.P.,

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2015

I worked with consultants defining a business case for cloud-based supply chain solutions and new vendors looking to use artificial intelligence to solve the problems of master data management. It was not a good week for supply chain leaders. On the road, I scanned the newspapers… read newsfeeds.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Bringing big data into the supply chain is not always as simple as buying the right software. A company first has to build a foundation of mobile data capture technology that can accurately record the information big data relies upon. Ford Motor Company and Big Data.

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In the world of manufacturing and maintenance, effective spare parts management is essential for maximizing equipment uptime and reducing costs. In this detailed guide, you’ll delve into the most effective ways to manage spare parts. Yet, handling spare parts can be tricky and needs careful planning and execution.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Get the insights beverage companies need to meet today’s biggest supply chain challenges. Port congestion, shipping delays, and other supply chain disruptions are affecting industries across all economic sectors, and that includes beverages of all types. Feeling far from bubbly? Key Takeaways.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “ Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. Subscribe Here!

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Global Trade Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The expansion of global supply chains has introduced complexities and increased the length of the journey that products take from farm to table. The expansion of global supply chains has introduced complexities and increased the opportunity for fraudulent activities.

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RFgen

MAY 12, 2015

Modifying mobile data collection applications to communicate with ERP software should be seamless. What can manufacturing organizations do when their enterprise resource planning software becomes a liability instead of an asset? Take Time to Reassess the Current ERP System. The Price of ERP Software Customizations.

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RFgen

MAY 12, 2015

Modifying mobile data collection applications to communicate with ERP software should be seamless. What can manufacturing organizations do when their enterprise resource planning software becomes a liability instead of an asset? Take Time to Reassess the Current ERP System. The Price of ERP Software Customizations.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 1, 2016

With many folks taking off early for the holiday weekend, I’ll just go straight to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Exporters Wary as Shipping Safety Rule [SOLAS] Kicks In (WSJ – sub. With Amazon in mind, Wal-Mart to offer free shipping for 30 days (Reuters).

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 14, 2023

[Read More: 6 Logistics KPIs Attributes That are Essential ] Defining ‘Orchestration’ Orchestration is a process that integrates data to connect different systems used in a business’s logistics operations. As a result, orchestration simplifies data management, making it easier for businesses to work more effectively.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. companies have been increasingly moving supply chain closer to home.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 18, 2015

Sales & Operations Planning has been accepted more and more by both academia and practitioners as the way to balance demand and supply. Professor Zondag is a professor from supply chain program at Western Michigan University which is ranked one of the best program in the nation.

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AFFLINK

JUNE 14, 2016

We've suggested four of the most valuable key performance indicators (KPIs) to determine whether or not your sustainable supply chain management strategy is meeting your intended outcomes. Supply Chain Waste. Supply chain waste is an issue in all sectors.

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