Kinaxis

AUGUST 5, 2016

by Steven J. Puricelli Last month, I launched a new blog series on sales and operations planning (S&OP). I outlined a number of important topics I plan to explore this summer. Building upon my post about the ownership of S&OP , it’s time to talk about defining the operating model for S&OP. Executives frequently ask: “How should I structure S&OP and organize it to account for different divisions, brands, or geographies”?

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S&OP Modeling Supply and Demand Modeling Software 131

Talking Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2016

I celebrated my 46th birthday this week, and commemorated the 8 year anniversary of my father’s passing, by going to the beach. It’s become an annual tradition, as wrote about in a post on LinkedIn this week (“ The Moon in Daylight ”). I actually wrote that post five years ago, but I shared it again because it still conveys my thoughts and feelings today.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 100

Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Predictive Analytics Software 100

APICS

AUGUST 5, 2016

Business and bicycling: It’s not often that those two things are mentioned together. However, this week, Quartz ran a story advising businesses to learn from British Cycling and how it seized an opportunity to get more women involved in the sport.

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Supply Chain Supply and Demand 60

C3 Solutions

AUGUST 5, 2016

Welcome to C3 Solutions' Top Must-Reads series - Volume 5. This is the fifth of a 6 blogs series featuring C3's selection of of the top must-reads on various supply chain and logistics hot topics: Cloud Supply Chain Systems , The Internet of Things , Chain of Responsibility, Becoming a Shipper of Choice , Yard Management & Dock Scheduling systems and best practices.

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Internet of things Resources Supply Chain Software System 60

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 Network Optimization Software

The Network Effect

AUGUST 5, 2016

Amazon unveiled its first branded cargo plane today, and will showcase its fleet of 20 branded 767-300 planes in Seattle WA on Friday. Meet Amazon One “Creating an air transportation network is expanding our capacity to ensure great delivery speeds for our Prime members for years to come,” said Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president […]. The post Amazon One: Amazon Takes to the Air appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Seattle Cargo Capacity Meeting 100

Marianne Hudson

AUGUST 5, 2016

Most angels and investors are quite comfortable using metrics to measure return on investment, or rebalance their portfolios. By the same token, angels need to teach the CEOs of their portfolio companies to use metrics to measure whether their companies are achieving their growth goals. Entrepreneurs seldom ask their angels which [.

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Company Metrics 48

Tailwind

AUGUST 5, 2016

“Ah… Murray… Murray?”. “Oh, hi Prab. I am so glad you dropped by again. Looks like you caught me in my Thought Leadership work again”. “Thought Leadership work?”. “You know Prab – sometimes this Thought Leadership stuff can get to a guy.”. “Well, actually, I checked with Mitch the owner. He said that you were the President… He said that if you weren’t, then he would be the first to know – even before you!”.

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Software Just-in-Time Freight Metrics 32

GlobalTranz

AUGUST 5, 2016

As most professionals in the freight business are already aware, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has been implementing a Unified Registration System (URS) since 2015. It was bound to enact the second phase of the new system this September, but the deadline has been postponed. The idea behind the URS is to unify all data about the entities whose activities are regulated by the FMCSA.

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