Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 23, 2014
'Details matter. Execution is essential. …it might make a difference on what is under your tree. In 2014, ecommerce strategies grew in importance. In the last decade, ecommerce was a permissible and desirable channel only for retailers. At that time, manufacturers talked about customer-centric supply chains, but were afraid to aggressively adopt ecommerce strategies.
Kinaxis
DECEMBER 18, 2014
'by Bill DuBois Since the Holiday season is upon us, what better way to celebrate than with a top 10 list, which I hope will put everyone in a festive mood! Here is the ‘Top 10 Reasons Why Santa Has the Best Supply Chain. #1 No ERP system, just a list. Now, he does do some risk assessment… using patented approved simulation. For example, what if Johnny is good this year?
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GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'Today begins our series about electronic data interchange or EDI in transportation. We take pride at Cerasis, as a third party logistics company who has developed a proprietary web-based transportation management system , to offer technology solutions to our shippers so they may remain as efficient as possible and have access to information at their fingertips.
Supply Chain Opz
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'Over the years, supply chain professionals have been trying to improve supply chain efficiency so they can gain an edge over the competitions. In this guest commentary, Thomas Roemer, Executive Director of the Leaders for Global Operations at MIT Sloan School of Management will show you where the problem lies and ways we can deal with this issue. Companies seeking to further improve their supply chain efficiency will have to continue fighting their old foe – variability – albeit in a set of new
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DELMIA Quintiq
DECEMBER 28, 2014
'As another year comes to a close, we want to say a big thank you to all our readers for another great year on the Quintiq blog. To end on a high note, we’ve decided to break convention and have our team pick the posts they liked most this year. Enjoy: 1. Next generation supply chains: The inside story. An intelligent planning solution can do wonders for you, but are your people open to change?
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Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2014
'Tomorrow starts a new year. It will take me awhile to adjust. Intellectually, while I will know that year has changed, I will screw-up time, and time, again by writing 2014 on documents for many, many months. For me, tonight sitting facing the city skyline in the dark, 2015 sounds so far in the future; but, I know that it is on the horizon. I take the years that end in the numbers five and zero a bit more seriously than other years.
Kinaxis
DECEMBER 15, 2014
'by Prasad Satyavolu Trevor Miles and I have been having a healthy discussion on the Internet of Things and how these technology changes are shaping the way we work. Part 1: SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change. Part 2: Will the Internet of Things (IoT) Help Eliminate Information Latency and Deficiency in Supply Planning? Part 3: SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change.
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 12, 2014
'According to a research study from Forrester, EDI continues to prove its worth as an electronic message data format. This research states that “the annual volume of global EDI transactions exceeds 20 billion per year and is still growing.”. As a shipper in today’s growing market, there are many advantages to shifting to the use of transportation EDI with your transportation providers or 3PLs.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 8, 2014
'“Communicate, Collaborate, Innovate” — I’ve been using that line as the subtitle of my keynote presentations this year. My first question to the audience: Why communicate, collaborate, and innovate in that order? Why not innovate first? The short answer is that communication and collaboration — especially, and most importantly, between people — is the foundation of supply chain management, and you can’t effectively innovate without that strong foundation.
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DELMIA Quintiq
DECEMBER 17, 2014
'There’s been an awakening. Have you felt it? You would, if you had joined hundreds of business influencers who attended the Quintiq World Tour this year. Themed “Smart planning. Smart business”, the inaugural Quintiq World Tour is a series of high-powered events held in 10 of the biggest cities around the world. From planning the most modern train in Europe to optimizing the logistics of crude oil delivery along the Mississippi River to managing one-third of the world’s airspace, Quintiq World
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 2, 2014
'My earlier blog (What is Hadoop and Why Should a Supply Chain Professional Care?) generated a lot of attention and I was asked to write a follow up. While Hadoop has a future in supply chain management, because of the massive amounts of data generated, so do plenty of other big data technologies. Think about […].
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 18, 2014
'It was a stuffy, hot day, and I found myself sitting by Bridget. The supply chain team was attempting to explain their demand-driven project. They were asking for funding; and Bridget, the treasurer, was not buying the message. On my way back to the train, I struggled with what had just happened. I had worked hard to teach the team presenting to talk the language of demand , but it was not understood at the board-room level.
Kinaxis
DECEMBER 12, 2014
'by John Westerveld Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Over the next several weeks, I’ll outline these issues and discuss some ideas around how to avoid these practices. You can find the previous posts here: Reason #1: Offshoring without getting the full picture.
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GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of focus on planning and also getting ready for any peak season you may experience due to the holidays or otherwise. Today we will focus on more of the internal practice by focusing on what you can do in the distribution center. Tomorrow, we will talk more about external when we focus on how you can better work with Carriers and also your customers to communicate effectively and manage expectations and operations so now peak season has you unpr
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 11, 2014
'“We will see $300 a barrel — or roughly $250 in today’s dollars — because oil supply will be so short. If you want that oil, that’s what you will have to pay for it. That will be in 2015, after the peak of oil [supply].”. Charles Maxwell, a well-known analyst at Weeden & Co., made that prediction in 2008 (see the Barron’s article What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You ).
Demand Solutions
DECEMBER 30, 2014
New Year’s resolutions: useful gimmick for getting your life in order, or standing joke? The answer to this question is entirely up to you. But regardless of whether you plan to read a book every week, go running every day at 6 AM, or finally put some money in your IRA, I believe the New Year is a perfect time to make some resolutions about your supply chain.
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 9, 2014
'I am not sure exactly when it happened, but one day I woke up and realized that supply chain solutions such as warehouse management systems (WMS) are finally considered “mature” software applications. Being in the logistics Industry for 45 years, this was quite an epiphany for me. I spent my early years working with companies […].
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Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 10, 2014
'If you ask companies if they would like better inventory and global supply chain visibility, you will get an overwhelming answer of, “Yes!” However, if you ask companies how they define and deliver global business visibility, you will get stares like, “Doesn’t everyone know what global visibility means?” The answer is simple.
Kinaxis
DECEMBER 1, 2014
'by Melissa Clow The 2014 Strategic Road Map for Supply Chain Visibility research recently conducted by Gartner (and included in our new Supply Chain Visibility: Envisioning the Broader Need paper) , describes the current state of maturity as it relates to visibility, as follows: “Most supply chain organizations are at Stage 2 or 3 of supply chain maturity, and thus have an inside-out view of supply chain plans, events and data.
GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 5, 2014
'Keeping the supply chain operation at peak efficiency requires efficient and economic transportation of goods. This all starts with an eye to detail towards the most effective transportation management practices. There is a strong relationship between mismanaged supply chains and transportation and loss of profits, as an effectively structured supply chain will reduce business operation expenses.
Enterra Insights
DECEMBER 16, 2014
'One area in which you can find a wide variety of predictions is digital marketing. The reason for all this … Continued The post 2015 Predictions: Digital Marketing appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
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Demand Solutions
DECEMBER 9, 2014
There has been a lot of debate in recent years about whether supply chain planning and demand planning solutions actually deliver their much-touted benefits. And I think that’s a good thing. Any time you see an industry accepting the status quo and displaying hostility to new ideas, you have a recipe for stagnation. And stagnation is the opposite of innovation.
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 3, 2014
'I wrote a Logistics Viewpoints article in October that discussed how Diageo has transformed its supply chain from a cost savings function to an enabler of growth-driving innovation. This case discussed how supply chain was elevated to a strategic level due to its critical role in executing new product introductions. I found the connection between […].
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 10, 2014
'Live Episode: Tuesday, December 16 at 12:00 p.m. ET. Adrian Gonzalez will discuss in more detail his top six supply chain and logistics predictions for 2015, which he wrote about in Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015. What do you think of Adrian’s predictions? What are your predictions for the coming year?
Kinaxis
DECEMBER 5, 2014
'by Melissa Clow Today’s Friday post is to let you know that we have posted the on-demand version of last week’s webcast on “ Continuous S&OP for Life Sciences – Breaking the Mold ” (registration required). In this webcast, learn about the unique S&OP challenges for Life Sciences companies, the importance of changing S&OP mindsets, and how to break the S&OP mold from both a process and technology perspective.
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GlobalTranz
DECEMBER 29, 2014
'We continue our top blog posts of 2014 from our main categories today by focusing on something at Cerasis we are experts in : Logistics. We’ve already listed the top 10 manufacturing blog posts and the top 10 supply chain blog posts last week. If you are familiar with the term logistics, then you undoubtedly know it conjures up a different meaning to different people , different countries, and different companies even.
The Network Effect
DECEMBER 5, 2014
'Loren Kerns (Flickr). Today‘s supply chains are undergoing significant pressures to become more “demand-driven”. Retailers, distributors and manufacturers are forced to choose the approach they hope will make them the most profit. Is it producing and making goods available to forecasts of expected consumer demand, or by reacting to what consumers have already bought?
Enterra Insights
DECEMBER 10, 2014
'In this article, which continues a series of articles about predictions about the upcoming year, I want to discuss the … Continued The post 2015 Predictions: Supply Chains, Part 1 appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
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