SCM Research
OCTOBER 9, 2017
We cannot spare our students the dark secrets of supply chain management. As future decision makers, they need to understand the social and ecological consequences their decisions might have somewhere else on this planet. The chocolate supply chain is a perfect illustration of the complex relationships between consumerism, supply chain management, value creation, and ethical consequences.
Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Logistics service providers should innovate more,’ is a commonly heard complaint by shippers. This innovation-related discrepancy reared its head once again following an international study by Supply Chain Digest published earlier this year. 69 percent of the shippers surveyed said it was very important for logistics service providers to be innovative.
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Rootstock
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Is your company considering replacing or upgrading your current ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system? Don’t let cost dictate your decision of this critical business investment. As Apple’s Steve Jobs once famously said, ‘ Think Different.’ Think first of what you need and why you need it, and keep your ERP selection process focused on those factors.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 9, 2017
I grew up listening to stories about the great Indian epic Mahabharatha, an 18-day war between factions of a family as they battled for control of the kingdom. Abhimanyu, a brave prince fighting on the side of good, encountered the Chakravyuh, or blooming lotus, war formation. While he knew how to break into the pattern, the strategic genius of the Chakravyuh made it impossible for Abhimanyu to decrypt a safe passage through it.
Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller
As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe
Logistics Bureau
OCTOBER 9, 2017
What is a KPI? Well, I asked Bob Arnold, one of our performance management experts, exactly that question! I hope his answers help you. What is a KPI? Can you explain what a KPI is? And where do you start to get people to use performance management? With the essentials, naturally! Sometimes there is misunderstanding about some of the basic, but important, concepts underlying performance management, and it’s imperative to start off correctly.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Supply Chain Digest
OCTOBER 9, 2017
JB Hunt Tells Customers Driver Issues May Send Near Term Rates Up 10 Percent
GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Editor's Note: Our friend, Jim Bierfeldt with LogisticsMarketing.com , came up with a 3PL Survey for buyers of logistics services. Take the survey below. Over the past few years, we have surveyed about 350 different buyers of logistics services. Not about logistics strategy, but about how they make buying decisions and the quality of communications they have with providers looking to build a relationship with them.
Freightos
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Freight Rates Still Down, But Is There Change In The Air? By John Edmonds, Research & Marketing, Freightos. It’s the peak of peak season. But over the past eight weeks, China export rates have decreased nearly every week. Beyond that, China-US East Coast rates have now declined for seven consecutive weeks, while four of the seven Freightos International Freight Indexes are tracking at least 15% lower than this time last year.
Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 9, 2017
The upside potential of smart cities is enormous. As more people flock to urban areas, the requirement for cities to … Continued. The post Silos belong on the Farm not in Smart Cities appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.
CHAINalytics
OCTOBER 9, 2017
By Todd Barker | Director, Integrated Demand and Supply Planning | Chainalytics | Walmart’s current suppliers have now officially moved over to the retailer’s updated service metric of “On-Time-In-Full” (OTIF), which took effect in August of this year. Previously under the Must Arrive By Date (MABD) guidelines, suppliers of fast-turning products, as well as perishable … The post Walmart’s OTIF Policy Will Continually Impact Forecast and Planning Strategies appeared first on
TradeGecko
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Keeping track of key sales and inventory forecast metrics takes the guesswork out of business planning and goal-setting. With the right data at your disposal, you can form a realistic picture of projected sales and revenues over a defined period, and keep an appropriate level of inventory on hand to meet customer demand.
3PL Insights
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Based on statistics as of 2015, the following U.S. shipping ports are included in the list of largest ocean ports in the world. Thus, these are America’s largest ocean ports: The Port of Los Angeles, The Port of Long Beach (California), The New York/New Jersey Port (Newark, NJ), The Georgia Ports (Savannah, Brunswick, Bainbridge & Columbus) and The Northwest Seaport Alliance (Washington State).
Kinaxis
OCTOBER 9, 2017
by Dr. Madhav Durbha I was at the recent LogiPharma US conference for the pharmaceutical supply chain leaders. However, most of the insights and the stories I took away from the event are applicable to other industries as well. Here they are: 1. Personalized medicine demands supply chain agility: During a highly engaging panel discussion on “Building a patient-centric supply chain”, Kevin Cook, VP of North America supply chain at Sandoz (a division of Novartis) talked about the unique nature of
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
Tailwind
OCTOBER 9, 2017
If you’re going to take the time to invest in a truck, it has to be rugged, tough, and completely durable. It doesn’t really matter what type of truck you have, whether it’s a specialty truck, platform truck, or even a van, it’s important to make sure your vehicle will be able to withstand the heavy loads you intend to carry. Having the right durable features will make your truck last much longer than a vehicle coming off of the factory floor.
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