Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2018

According to a 2017 Michigan State University Supply Chain Management study , “supply chain and product complexity possess a number of sources that vex supply chain operations…customer accommodation is the first,” including the demand for speed and visibility into shipments. Data is the fuel that powers the modern supply chain.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Background Expert opinions appear to be the most important source of information for a trend prediction. The authors of this article are the late Donald Bowersox, David Closs and Theodore Stank (at that time all of them were at Michigan State University). What''s Next?

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Logility

AUGUST 22, 2018

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes — GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). An estimated, 75% of available supply chain data originates from outside the ERP system. Accurate demand forecasts lay the foundation for an effective supply chain. Products beamed right into your house. Beam me up Scotty!!

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Logility

AUGUST 23, 2018

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes – GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). An estimated, 75% of available supply chain data originates from outside the ERP system. Accurate demand forecasts lay the foundation for an effective supply chain. Products beamed right into your house. Beam me up Scotty!!

Supply Chain Planning Software 101

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 11, 2017

jointly develop technologies for electric vehicles, jointly develop connected-car technology, collaborate on advanced safety technologies, and expand complementary products. Those sources also said the manufacturing facility would require at least 1,000 acres of land. billion U.S.

South Carolina 135

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

Supply chain technology industry analyst and Supply Chain Matters Founder Bob Ferrari provides added perspectives and highlights to last week’s announced acquisition of Starboard Solutions by Logility. Noted customers include Porsche , Deloitte , CBRE , Flexe, Geodis, Miele, One Network , and Topco , among others. Added Highlights.

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QAD

DECEMBER 3, 2019

It means buying food that is sourced and/or grown within a geographical location that could be considered “local”. Some examples include sugar from Michigan grown sugar beets, cereals from midwest grain producing states, and potato products from Idaho grown potatoes. Is “eating local” the next-generation of the “organic” trend?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2013

It is the sourcing and development of mid-management talent. The most difficult positions to fill are in the areas of planning that require both a technical mastery of technology and an organizational understanding of the business drivers. In figure 1, I outline the company’s biggest gaps. It is large. Isn’t this ironic?

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Logility

AUGUST 24, 2022

ATLANTA (August 24, 2022) American Software, Inc. million for the same period last year, and software license revenues were $0.3 Company and Technology. a Traverse City, Michigan based innovator of supply chain network design software. and Demand Management, Inc., and Demand Management, Inc.,

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 29, 2020

Therefore, the challenge to establish the ranking method is to find a more economical data source and the unbiased metrics. Number of Copies in WorldCat Library System: we also check how well each book performs by looking into WorldCat Library System. Anyway, the access to this database costs an arm and a leg. & Tang, C.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 1, 2023

My colleague Jason Miller from Michigan State is an expert at navigating the many different publicly available government database, and interpreting the tea leaves. Walmart will pay more for domestic sources, but will not be burdened with the inventory and purchasing FOB. Inflation will persist.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

In Part I of this series , I discussed why retailers, manufacturers and distributors are struggling to adjust to the new demands of the omni-channel consumer. Machine Learning technology has finally come of age. We can train our phones to recognize our voices and our photo management software to recognize faces within our images.

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FLEXE

MARCH 28, 2017

Because of this, a simple activity like mapping and visualizing supply chain flows can often spark critical questions such as, “Why are materials sourced from Region A, produced in Region B, then air-shipped as finished product back to Region A?” Planning and execution systems are critical to running a business. About LLamasoft.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Today, China based EV automakers and suppliers have notable cost advantages in materials sourcing, production and labor costs. He has further been a former faculty member at the University of Michigan. Thus, some U.S. production needs and capabilities. Professor Jacobs is a noted observer and published author on labor union strategy.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. The magazine and site focus on logistics services, technology and equipment.

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FLEXE

MARCH 29, 2017

Because of this, a simple activity like mapping and visualizing supply chain flows can often spark critical questions such as, “Why are materials sourced from Region A, produced in Region B, then air-shipped as a finished product back to Region A?” So what is design and where does it fit in?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

FreightWaves’ news, content, market data, insights, analytics, innovative engagement, and risk management tools are unprecedented and unmatched in the industry. FreightWaves is the leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. FreightWaves’?

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2018

While that evolution in thinking, which includes a higher level of problem-solving, is admirable, many employees have spent the past few years diligently—and not without some difficulty—learning the technology required to do their jobs. Pero, department chair, Supply Chain Management, with Michigan State University.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

Data also shows that half of US states are experiencing out-of-stock rates between 40% and 50%: Image source: Flipboard. The Risk of Outdated Forecasting Software. Supply chain shortages, global events, and inflation all make it harder than ever for companies to accurately predict customer demand. Image source: Sturgis Journal.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Join us as we explore how cutting-edge technology and a dedication to science converge to deliver lifesaving medications around the world. Efficient supply chain technology and manufacturing processes are two major factors that contributed to over $58.4 A combination of technology and human genius makes these teams successful.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Take, for example, this whitepaper by Michigan State University’s Department of Supply Chain. Diversify sources for materials. Diversifying source materials, offshoring, and switching to domestic warehouses haven’t worked for the past 20+ years—and they certainly won’t work now. Digitize supply chain operations.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Take, for example, this whitepaper by Michigan State University’s Department of Supply Chain. Diversify sources for materials. Diversifying source materials, offshoring, and switching to domestic warehouses haven’t worked for the past 20+ years—and they certainly won’t work now. Digitize supply chain operations.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

The problem of supply chain strategy misalignment has always been there for Kmart, ever since the first of its concept stores opened in Garden City, Michigan. Supply Chain Technology. But Kmart and Wal-Mart have always been polar opposites when it came to the understanding of supply chain technology.

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EMERGE App

AUGUST 5, 2018

You might be using pencil-and-paper, spreadsheets or sophisticated inventory management software to do this. Nowadays it refers to inventory management software because computational power is needed to effortlessly calculate, for example, landed costs for purchases and CBM for your packing lists. He gazed longingly over Lake Michigan.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

Consumer demand across many product categories experienced a sudden shift, as well, with demand for essential products like food, cough medicine, disposable gloves and toiletries increasing sharply, while demand for non-essentials like clothing and jewelry declined sharply.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 1, 2023

A year into the crisis, Sriram Narayanan , the Kesseler Family Endowed Faculty Fellow of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, explained, “Supply chain management plays a central role in the quality of life we enjoy every day, whether it be products we shop in a retail store or meals that our kids are served in school. .”[2]

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

percent, 214,500 jobs), Michigan (13.5 percent), Michigan’s 2nd (57,500 jobs, 18.6 Weak growth of domestic demand is also a major contributor to the relatively weak manufacturing recovery. The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) works with small and mid-sized U.S.

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Logility

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Back in the mid 1990’s when I first entered the Supply Chain field as a freshly minted MBA from the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University, I was full of “state of the art” knowledge from visionary teachers like Don Bowersox, David Closs, Steven Melnyk and others.

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EcoVadis

APRIL 7, 2017

The past few years have seen a large increase in the number of green technologies registered with patent offices around the world. Additionally, every type of green technology patent tracked by the CEPGI has seen steady increases in numbers since 2002. Source: CEPGI. Growth of Green Patents. Geographical Differences.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2023

In a previously published Supply Chain Matters commentary in February, we highlighted Ford’s plans to operate and manage a battery production plant in Michigan , with technology collaboration from South Korea based battery producer CATL who will license its intellectual properties for battery technologies to Ford. powered EV’s.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 15, 2021

“Advancements in the accessibility and capacity of tools for collecting, transmitting, storing, analyzing and acting upon data is making it easier to gather information and turn it into knowledge.”[1] Yet, from Cape Town to Flint, Michigan, and from rural, sub-Saharan Africa to Asia’s teeming megacities, there’s a global water crisis.

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AFFLINK

MARCH 13, 2018

Earlier in 2018 , for example, the administration announced a new 30% tariff on imported solar panel technology in an attempt to protect domestic manufacturers from overseas competitors. Just how long that demand sustains itself, however, remains to be seen. The Impact of New Tariffs and Beyond.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2023

the extent to which organizational members (including top-level executives, middle managers and lower-level employees) make decisions based on the insights extracted from data and create shared data environments through mobile technologies for collaborative supply chain decision-making.”.

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Resilinc

APRIL 27, 2021

“We’ve learned too well [from the pandemic] that the security and resiliency of supply chains has a direct relationship to our national security,” said Mike Gallagher, a Republican Congressman from Wisconsin and co-leader, with Michigan Democrat Elissa Slotkin, of the House Armed Services Committee’s Defense Supply Chains Task Force.

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