Supply Chains Rock

AUGUST 8, 2011

'Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Little do they realize that every time they discard or recycle a carton of milk they are completing the end of the supply chain cycle. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands.

Supply Chain Design 140

Supply Chain Design Supply Chain SCM Supply and Demand 140

Logility

AUGUST 25, 2011

I can remember the industry abuzz about VMI 10 years ago. Then, it just faded away. The reasons for its fade were quite simple. VMI was widely hyped to dramatically reduce inventories, cut costs and improve efficiency across the supply chain. While it did accomplish these goals some of the time, its key hurdle and reason for the lack of continued support was the absence of true collaboration between trading partners.

Vendor Strategies 100

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ModusLink Corporation

AUGUST 11, 2011

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EcoVadis

AUGUST 22, 2011

In China, the textile industry was classified as the top 5 most polluted industries in 2007, which is caused by waste water discharge (containing toxic and hazardous substances) from “wet processing” technology which includes dyeing, washing, printing and finishing. Despite implementation of sewage treatment plants, toxic substances can not be completely removed.

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The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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Logility

AUGUST 12, 2011

We’ve been in the Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization (MEIO) business for more than 10 years helping companies such as Procter & Gamble, HP and Stanley Black & Decker gain competitive value through reduced inventory, freed-up working capital and improved service levels. We, along with our customers, think Voyager Inventory Optimization is cool.

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EcoVadis

AUGUST 11, 2011

What does the development of social responsibility guideline ISO 26000, mean for supply chains? The goal of ISO 26000 is “to provide a simple, easy to use guidance document for non-specialists and encourage voluntary commitment to social responsibility”. This new ISO standard was always going to be ambitious; it was developed with the largest working group in ISO history, of 400 people, from 99 different countries, 69 of which are developing nations.

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ModusLink Corporation

AUGUST 4, 2011

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ModusLink Corporation

AUGUST 2, 2011

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Freight 87

ModusLink Corporation

AUGUST 16, 2011

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Learn how centralizing slow-moving SKUs can help reduce fulfillment costs by $300M+ while boosting fulfillment efficiency.

Cost Reduction Strategies

ModusLink Corporation

AUGUST 9, 2011

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ModusLink Corporation

AUGUST 18, 2011

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