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Is the “Autonomous Supply Chain” a Pipe Dream?

Logistics Viewpoints

But we’ve always been building out this technology with the thought of being able to do other things around procurement, finance, and revenue management.” For example, a suggestion from the system might be to transfer 96,154 units of a stock keeping unit to a distribution center in Denver to fill a projected backorder.

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

Our services help clients develop the right supply chain strategy for their business challenges and implement the process and technology solutions to improve Demand/Supply Planning, Procurement and Sourcing, Logistics and Warehousing, and Reverse Logistics business performance.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

VF Corporation (VFC) is a global apparel, footwear and accessories company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The supply plan will include the procurement plan for their raw material supplies (Tier 2) needed for their finished goods suppliers (Tier 1). Its best-known brands are Vans , Timberland , The North Face , and Dickies.

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Grocery Shopping and the Art of War

Enterra Insights

Last October, Bloomberg reported, “In Denver, public-school children are facing shortages of milk. .” We all have to eat and we should be strategic in how we obtain our rations. Current supply chain snarls have resulted in spotty shortages and hoarding that means careful planning is the order of the day.

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Shippers Discuss Freight Procurement Strategies and Concerns at Chainalytics’ Annual FMIC Summit

CHAINalytics

| By Kevin Zweier | Vice President, Transportation | Chainalytics | We recently concluded our Freight Market Intelligence Consortium (FMIC) Summit in Denver in late April.

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30 Supply Chain Leaders Under 30—Class of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

She has already served in an international procurement management program with Volkswagen and built a procurement department from scratch with Porsche Design. She is now part of J&J's capital, construction and facilities services global procurement team for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Rhiana Gallen, Denver Water.

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Are You Afraid that Stakeholders Will Think You Are a Dummy if You Ask Too Many Questions?

EC Sourcing Group

If you want stakeholders to buy in to your procurement process you may need to ask some “dumb” questions. Why would you fly to Denver to make a sales presentation when the participants are scattered across the US or the world? Why would I recommend this approach? Because it works. Uber was founded in 2009.