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My Take: E2open Buys Terra Technology

Supply Chain Shaman

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. The initial software product release name was Real-Time Forecasting. The product naming convention changed to Demand Sensing (DS) in 2005. History of Terra Technology.

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How to Get a Job in the Supply Chain Sector

Logistics Bureau

It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. Supply chain management is increasingly making an impact on the overall functioning of the business and influencing C-suite decisions. Do you want to be managing people?

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Supply Chain Case Study: the Executive's Guide

Supply Chain Opz

The reason why they can do this is that customized products are sold directly to customers so they have the higher profit margin to compensate the higher transportation cost. Managing transportation at this scale is the absolute challenge. In order to streamline the delivery, Coca-Cola implemented a vehicle routing software.

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Demand Planning. When The Answer To Two Simple Questions Is Not So Simple.

Supply Chain Shaman

The Company focused primarily on retail planning and wanted to extend its capabilities into a consumer products manufacturing solutions offering. In implementing planning, most of the focus in purchasing technology in the sales cycle is on optimization. Water buffalo butting heads symbolize the organizational issues of demand planning.

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Warehouse Management: Systems, Processes, & Strategies

Unleashed

Warehouse management encompasses a range of tasks, including: Inventory tracking Order fulfilment Organising storage spaces Optimising layouts Managing personnel Efficient and organised warehouse management plays a crucial role in supply chain management by contributing to timely deliveries and overall customer satisfaction.

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Intro to Bonded Warehousing: When to Use a Bonded Warehouse vs. a 3PL

ShipBob

Bonded warehousing could be the perfect solution to this challenge. When you’re importing a large number of goods from a foreign country, the cost can be considerable with added duties and taxes on top of the cost of goods and transport. Needing longer-term storage solutions. What are customs bonded warehouses?

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When The Wheels Fall Off

Supply Chain Shaman

Historically, most supply chain investments were for engines–bright guys built fabulous optimization code and plonked the software onto a relational database. For example, Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) has very little to do with Transportation Planning (TMS). Transportation Reliability. Let me explain.