QAD

MAY 30, 2023

If you haven’t yet listened to or read about them, take a look at our wrap-up blogs covering past episodes of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast. Season 2 of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets is underway and I can’t even begin to tell you how good that feels. And that’s why we created the Auto Supply Chain Prophets.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 14, 2022

Most business consultants today urge CPG manufacturers and retailers to become consumer-centric and demand-driven. Today’s consumer picture is even more confusing as a result of low unemployment rates (which generally means higher demand) and rising inflation (which generally means lower demand).

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SCMDOJO

JULY 7, 2023

is an American electric vehicle manufacturer and automotive technology company which has emerged as a prominent player in the highly competitive automotive industry. The company operates additional facilities in Palo Alto and Carson, California; Plymouth, Michigan; Vancouver, British Columbia; Wittmann, Arizona; and Woking, England.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 14, 2024

Blue Yonder and Microsoft co-hosted the annual Blue Yonder Automotive Connect event in Detroit, Michigan, bringing together 67 supply chain practitioners from 15 companies in the Automotive OEM, Tier 1, and Aftermarket sectors.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2014

It was held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. On Wednesday, the theatre at the Michigan League was bursting at the seams to hold over 500 attendees. The attendees were sitting on the edge of their seats to hear about the next release of Llamasoft software. Today, supply chain design has become a process all to its own.

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Current logistics and supply chain management trends are discussed very often on social media sites. In the year 2000, Journal of Business Logistics published the article named " Ten Mega-Trends That Will Revolutionize Supply Chain Logistics ". How can we identify them really? What''s Next?

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QAD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If you haven’t yet listened to or read about them, take a look at our wrap-up blogs covering past episodes of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast. Season 1 of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast is a wrap and Cathy Fisher of Quistem , Jan Griffiths of Gravitas Detroit and I couldn’t be more proud.

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QAD

MARCH 26, 2020

One October, when I was about 10 years old, my family and I traveled from the east coast of the United States to Michigan for a relative’s wedding. My mother, a Michigan native, told me that those were sugar beets and that they were used to make sugar. IoT and Advanced Technologies. Improve Finished Product Forecasting.

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Logility

JULY 25, 2019

At that point in my life I probably had only heard the term “logistics” as related to the military and the term “supply chain management” hadn’t been coined yet. Again, logistics or supply chain management wasn’t part of my vocabulary or part of a long-term career plan. So off I went to Michigan State.

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Logility

AUGUST 22, 2018

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes — GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). To survive in today’s highly competitive global environment, manufacturers need to piece together the many parts of the supply chain puzzle to lay the foundation for more mature capabilities in the future. What’s next?

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Logility

AUGUST 23, 2018

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes – GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). To survive in today’s highly competitive global environment, manufacturers need to piece together the many parts of the supply chain puzzle to lay the foundation for more mature capabilities in the future. What’s next?

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2013

Today, I finished up a report on supply chain talent. After doing the analysis of the results, I even more firmly believe that supply chain talent is the missing link in the supply chain. As a result, mid-management supply chain talent is getting short shrift. It is large. It is increasing.

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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.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Introducing Amazon Key, a New Level of Delivery Convenience for Prime Members. Kuebix Announces the First Free Multimodal Transportation Management System (TMS). Alphabet looks to snowy Michigan to test self-driving cars (Reuters).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Rather, data and documentation workflows that exist in an automated, paperless environment are well suited to handle compliance without mass disruption. A number of carriers, for example, use cloud technology to offer an e-commerce platform to handle customer transactions. This includes technology capabilities.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 26, 2020

Customers don’t want to think about supply chains; they just want great purchasing experiences. Although the connection between great customer experience and a world-class supply chain should be obvious, customer experience is not the first thing that pops into most peoples’ minds when they hear the term “supply chain.”

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 11, 2017

by Melissa Clow This guest post comes to us from Jim Fulcher , Blogger on the Supply Chain Expert Community. jointly develop technologies for electric vehicles, jointly develop connected-car technology, collaborate on advanced safety technologies, and expand complementary products. billion U.S.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed manufacturers to rapidly shift gears, from addressing work-from-home policies to managing extreme swings in demand and uncertain supply chains. It’s not that an ERP system’s ability to mitigate abrupt business changes hasn’t been noted in the past. Managing shifts in demand patterns.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2018

If you’re a global supply chain executive, you’ve got a challenging job. Amazon’s disruptive effect has put two key strains on supply chain professionals: to ensure inventory availability across a broader network of distribution points, and get product to the consumer in days, if not less.

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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 For the Supply Chain business, professional services revenues for the quarter ended July 31, 2022 increased by 8% to $5.2 Company and Technology. and Demand Management, Inc.,

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights past comments from Akio Toyoda, former CEO and now Chairman of Toyota Motor , and now the potential realization of what he predicted. He rather steered the company toward providing varying power train options for consumers and for countries, which included hybrid power technologies.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 25, 2016

Tom Albrecht, Managing Director at BB&T Capital Markets shared his outlook of the transportation market — in short, a lot of factors are leading to weak demand today, including the current state of commodities, but he expects supply and demand to balance out by the end of the year, with capacity maybe tightening in 2017.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson Director of Research and Market Intelligence: The truck driver shortage is top of mind for many as supply chain disruptions continue, port backlogs persist, and the gap between inventory supply and sales demand widens. Our relationships with research firms and universities like Michigan State, combined with C.H.

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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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Elementum

AUGUST 15, 2018

In a market where consumers are demanding instant gratification from brands, the importance of supply chain to a business’s success has never been greater. What should the supply chain industry be doing to encourage the best talent? Why The Supply Chain Shortage Exists. Blockchain.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Those, combined with the supply chain disruptions caused by the hurricanes, have led to tight capacity in southern Idaho, and outbound rates continue to climb out of Twin Falls. Apple season is fairly short in Michigan , so prices on some outbound lanes drifted down. Chicago to Kansas City also had a big increase at $3.48/mile,

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Elementum

AUGUST 15, 2018

In a market where consumers are demanding instant gratification from brands, the importance of supply chain to a business’s success has never been greater. However, a shortage of certified supply chain professionals remains a problem for the industry. Why The Supply Chain Shortage Exists. Blockchain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 29, 2020

She also has 25 years of experience in applied brain science, using her hands-on experiences to help her coaching clients understand how to stay focused, be engaged, and energized given the demands of the 21st-century workplace. About Ann Holm’s Coaching Practice. Below are some of the highlights from the interview with Ann.

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FLEXE

MARCH 28, 2017

Many of the world’s best known companies’ supply chains grew from a series of historical accidents rather than intentional design. We at LLamasoft eat, sleep, and breathe supply chain design every day and the largest and most successful companies leverage this technology to lead the pack.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Supply chain management is a career that perfectly matches the skill set of the Millennial generation—if they can be persuaded to pursue it. Pero, department chair, Supply Chain Management, with Michigan State University. Pero, department chair, Supply Chain Management, with Michigan State University.

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Elementum

JULY 25, 2017

They aren’t afraid to venture out to different fields and reorganize business structures so long as their strategy intelligently answers the demands of the market. By investing heavily in improving web traffic and a strong delivery network while rationalizing supply chain, the company managed to outpace competition.

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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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3PL Insights

JULY 15, 2021

To meet that demand, firms need to hire workers.”. Evans Distribution Systems, a Melvindale, Mich.-based Demand for Evans’ services has been strong since last summer, when “consumer goods basically started flying off the shelves of stores,” said Patrick Swaney, vice president of human resources. Read the article online: [link].

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FLEXE

MARCH 29, 2017

<p>Many of the world’s best-known companies’ supply chains grew from a series of historical accidents rather than intentional design. How is design differentiated from planning and execution, how can I leverage the technology, and how can I turn it into a sustainable it business process?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2016

But, the changes are not limited to warehousing, and you need to understand how they will impact the modern supply chain. Consequently, warehouses are creating new picking procedures and using advanced software systems to automatically identify what items should be picked in a given order. Warehousing Expansion Is a Must.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

If you’re like me, staying up to date on supply chain news is critical. 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. Experts’ Choice: Supply Chain and Logistics Email Newsletters.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In this second Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S. based production and supply network strategies in the coming years. He has further been a former faculty member at the University of Michigan.

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