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Best Logistics and Supply Chain Infographics

Supply Chain Opz

'Following the success of our previous blog rankings titled " Supply Chain Power ", now we extend the rankings further. For the first time, the infographics from various blogs will be examined and a collection of best infographics will be established. Background Blogging has become a heart of the successful business because it can help to solve customer problems, develop thought leadership and create trust within logistics/scm communities.

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Leading Edge S&OP: Periodically check for relevance & compliance

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

'As a sign of how long we have spent living in Romania we have adopted the Domestos si harnici si darnici or spring cleaning routine. The first target of this spring was the kitchen. All cupboards and drawers were emptied including some for the first time in several years. Lo and behold we had forgotten we were the “proud” owners of an item recently voted the world’s worst labour saving device.

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CDP Supply Chain Report 2014

SCM Research

'The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) “is an international, not-for-profit organization providing the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share vital environmental information” Written by Accenture, the CDP Supply Chain Report 2014 has now been published. Its subtitle, Collaborative Action on Climate Risk, indicates the direction of the report’s journey.

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Guest Commentary: Tight Transportation Capacity, Not Flagging Demand, Behind ISM Report Showing Slowing Activity

Talking Logistics

'The consensus opinion of the most recent Institute for Supply Management (ISM) report is that it reveals weakness in U.S. economic output into 2014. Industry pundits were quick to seek reasons for the slowing of activity. “It is the brutal winter weather,” say some. “ It cannot be blamed on the weather ,” say others. Analysts point to the steep decline in orders for new transportation equipment as evidence that manufacturers are seeing weakness.

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

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

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The S&OP Word Cloud

Logility

When the mist clears can we see a picture of S&OP? Last week, with several feet of snow out my window, I had some fun trying to visualize sales and operations planning (S&OP). I came up with this word cloud. A word cloud is a graphical representation of the occurrence of words on a web site or in a document. The more prevalent the word is in a document the more prominent it displays in the graphic.

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Should We Forget About the Forecast? Supply Chain Interview Series

Kinaxis

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Small Business Manufacturing in America: Innovate, Design, Develop and Manufacture

Supply Chain View from the Field

'I had a remarkable interview with a medium sized supplier today, that has truly found a business model which I believe holds a promise for a new industrial revolution in North America. The approach is built on one of America’s most important capabilities that makes it stand out globally: the ability to generate ideas and bring them to market.

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Google Robots and the Rewiring of Automation

MIT Supply Chain

'Does Google’s entry into the robotics industry mark the beginning of a renaissance in manufacturing automation? An article titled Can Google’s Robots Build a New Future for US Manufacturing? In the online publication Supply Chain 24/7 considers the company’s influence on robotics, and, by default, the supply chains that support manufacturing operations in the United States and worldwide.

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Net Impact Develops Strategic Insights for Nonprofits and Social.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'UCLA Anderson School of Management Blog. Archives. July 2014. June 2014. May 2014. April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. December 2013. November 2013. October 2013. More. Blogroll. Wall Street Journal. UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. UCLA Anderson Speaker Series. UCLA Anderson Homepage. UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog. UCLA Anderson Forecast.

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

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.

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Why Santa Disappointed: An Interview with Paula Rosenblum of RSR

BlueYonder

'Most people are aware that some online orders did not arrive by Christmas as promised this past holiday, but do you know why? To find the answer, Supply Chain Nation talked with Paula Rosenblum, managing director of Retail Systems Research (RSR) as part of our Expert Insights series. Following are her thoughts. SCN: Many consumers were disappointed when their online packages were not delivered by Christmas as promised.

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How to Act Fast to a Recall with Automated Data Collection

RFgen

Recalls can happen in any industry and when they occur in the medical supply chain a proper execution is essential. According to a press release, Phillips Healthcare is issuing a worldwide recall of its Respironics Trilogy Ventilators, comprising models 100, 200 and 202. The voluntary recall is due to a defective component on the power management board that could cause the device to malfunction.

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Kelly Reed Recognized as ‘Pro to Know’ by Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Tompkins Blog

'Kelly Reed, EVP Tompkins International. RALEIGH, NC, February 25, 2014 — Kelly Reed, Executive VP, Material Handling Integration, Tompkins International, has been honored as a 2014 “Pro to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. The Pros to Know Awards recognize supply chain executives who are leading initiatives to prepare their companies’ supply chains for the significant challenges of today’s business climate.

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Who's Fast Fashion and Who's Not

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'Felipe Caro and Victor Martínez-de-Albéniz.   (This blog is based on the article "Fast Fashion: Business Model Overview and Research Opportunities" to appear in Retail Supply Chain Management: Quantitative Models and Empirical Studies , 2nd Edition, Springer, New York, NY.).   Fueled by its success, the term fast fashion has become ubiquitous and it has been used indiscriminately to describe almost any specialty apparel retailer with prices below a certain threshold, spann

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

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.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: 14 Tons of Cigarettes.

Global Trade Management

'Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. International trade is the engine of global prosperity today. The size of global trade has nearly doubled since 1990. The healthy growth continues as world merchandise trade continues to grow with an average of 10% per year. By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high.

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How to Act Fast to a Recall with Automated Data Collection

RFgen

Recalls can happen in any industry and when they occur in the medical supply chain a proper execution is essential. According to a press release, Phillips Healthcare is issuing a worldwide recall of its Respironics Trilogy Ventilators, comprising models 100, 200 and 202. The voluntary recall is due to a defective component on the power management board that could cause the device to malfunction.

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Big Data Analytics

Tecsys

Big data is all around us. As we have seen, big data is characterized by its volume, velocity, and variety (the infamous three 'V's). Great, you have a lot of data.now what? Well, these untapped 'dark data assets' give rise to vast opportunities for those organizations that seek new ways to compete. Studies have shown that organizations that compete on analytics by focusing on their core competencies fare much better than those who do not.

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What The Success of '12 Years a Slave' Really Means to Steve.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'UCLA Anderson School of Management Blog. Archives. July 2014. June 2014. May 2014. April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. December 2013. November 2013. October 2013. More. Blogroll. Wall Street Journal. UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. UCLA Anderson Speaker Series. UCLA Anderson Homepage. UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog. UCLA Anderson Forecast.

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Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability

How can businesses gain a competitive edge in an era marked by relentless competition and economic fluctuations? The secret is mastering strategic cost management strategies. This GEP bulletin, "Strategic Cost Management Approaches to Unlock Growth and Increase Profitability," breaks this down into clear, actionable steps. Discover how these strategies can boost your enterprise's financial health, helping not only to keep up but to excel in today's market.

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Supply Chain Cowboy - Learn How to Analyze Big Data for Free

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The Eternal Dilemma of Decision Making: Human Judgment or.

Kinaxis

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Prepare your ERP for 3PL

The Logistics of Logistics

'Prepare your ERP for 3PL. Adopting a 3PL (third party logistics) provider model is common practice as businesses seek to exploit value throughout the supply chain. During adoption, supply chain directors tend to focus on commercial contracts, logistics between the production site and the warehouse, warehouse staffing and training, picking returns procedures and so on.

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Student Profile: Brian Schoelkopf ('15) - UCLA Anderson School of.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'UCLA Anderson School of Management Blog. Archives. July 2014. June 2014. May 2014. April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. December 2013. November 2013. October 2013. More. Blogroll. Wall Street Journal. UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. UCLA Anderson Speaker Series. UCLA Anderson Homepage. UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog. UCLA Anderson Forecast.

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The Art of Consistent Perfect Order Delivery: Smart Order Fulfillment Through Orchestration

Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 24-28, 2014)

Talking Logistics

'I have a plane to catch this morning, so let’s go straight to the news… 3Gtms Announces the Inaugural Release of 3GTM Transportation Software. Ryder Launches Customer Web Portal to Simplify Fleet Visibility and Compliance. XPO Logistics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results. DB Schenker expands its contract logistics capacity in Dubai due to global customer demands.

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Happy Anniversary TomTom! - Value Unchained - ModusLink

ModusLink Corporation

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Will Market Incentives Help Real Estate Survive Climate Change.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'UCLA Real Estate Wire. Search. Contact. For blog inquiries: julie.lindner@anderson.ucla.edu. For media inquiries: JackSkelley@JSPRLA.com. For general inquiries: ziman.center@anderson.ucla.edu. Links. Homepage. Alumni & Friends. News & Events. Research Briefs. Working Papers. Resources. Archives. June 2014. May 2014. April 2014. March 2014. February 2014.

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FEMBA Council - FEMBA Speaks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'FEMBA Speaks. Search. Archives. May 2014. April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. December 2013. November 2013. April 2013. March 2013. February 2013. Categories. 1st year. 3rd year. Amber Jackson. Kali Falk. Prashant Talwar. Contact. For blog inquiries: femba.admissions @anderson.ucla.edu. « Networking Tips | Main. | FEMBA Events » 02/28/2014.

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More Than 40 New Manufacturers Join Configura’s Platform in 2023

More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.