Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 1, 2014
'The curtain is rising on the third act of supply chain planning. Over the course of the last two decades, we have seen two evolutions of Supply Chain Planning (SCP) software. The first was the rise of Best-of-Breed providers. These first solutions were on the mainframe and with migration to client-server architectures. The market then shifted to include the extended Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) providers.
Supply Chain Opz
JULY 1, 2014
'What is the definition of supply chain management? Despite the popularity of this concept, there are considerable confusions among the practitioners. Because, each professional organization has its own version of the definition. In this article, we will show you 6 attributes that will make you understand more about the meaning. 1) It''s a network Many companies have the department that controls various activities within the supply chain.
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DELMIA Quintiq
JULY 2, 2014
'During holidays and special events, we tend see the same themes in supply chain blog posts. The post on the logistical challenge of Christmas deliveries, the supply chain commentary on Valentine’s Day flower forecasting, harvesting and shipping, and the production processing post on chocolate Easter bunnies. Not quite so frequent (but just as regular) are the posts about the football supply chain, or the supply and demand of food and beverages at stadiums.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 30, 2014
'As I discussed last Friday, Accenture published a report recently on supply chain risk management. Seventy-six percent of the companies that participated in the study described supply chain risk management as important or very important, and “of the more than 1000 companies represented across 10 industries, 25 percent plan increased investments of at least 20 percent in supply chain risk management in the next two years.”.
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Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 29, 2014
'This week, I spoke at the Llamasoft Summercon Conference. It was held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The conference was low-key. The University building was old, and well-worn. The doors hung precariously on their hinges, and the steps were uneven. The shelves needed a good dusting and the air was musty. It was far a cry from the neon and glitzy hotels of Las Vegas where I am often speaking.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 30, 2014
'The Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. released fresh insights a couple of weeks ago on its logistics capabilities ahead of what’s expected to be one of the largest tech IPOs in history. In an updated security filing, Alibaba included additional details, including new insights on its approach to logistics, that were missing in […].
Supply Chains Rock
JULY 1, 2014
'Sara Greenstein is the president of supply chain and sustainability at Underwriters Laboratories - yes, the same company responsible for the UL logo on millions of goods. To my surprise UL offer a number of informative supply chain intelligence products which give every player in the supply chain the tools to be compliant and sustainable. Who knew.
Talking Logistics
JULY 2, 2014
'Live Episode: Tuesday, July 15 at 12:00 ET. When it comes to managing global supply chains, international transportation is where the rubber meets the road. But as many companies quickly find out, managing international transportation is very different from managing domestic transportation. What are some of the risks and complexities associated with international transportation?
DELMIA Quintiq
JULY 4, 2014
'What if: You lost one of your biggest clients tomorrow? A product launch had to be delayed? One of your suppliers hit a bottleneck? Would you know what to do? A lot of people wouldn’t. A scenario planning expert would. When Dr. Freek Aertsen co-hosted a Quintiq webinar with Dr. Michiel Jansen on scenario planning towards effective S&OP, he asked participants how often they conducted scenario planning. 24% of respondents did very little or none at all. 48% only conducted scenario planning wh
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.
SCM Research
JULY 4, 2014
'Are you currently conducting conceptual, qualitative, or survey research? Are you also aiming to publish the results in a top journal? Then I have some tips for you that could bring you one step closer to your goal. These tips can be found in a recent JBL editorial: A Trail Guide to Publishing Success: Tips on Writing Influential Conceptual, Qualitative, and Survey Research.
The Network Effect
JULY 3, 2014
'This part three in a series of posts. In part one , I introduced the concept of “process robots”, and showed how they are already being deployed within supply networks to automatically do the work. In part two, I showed how process robots can be used to match supply and demand across a global supply network. Today I want to show how with advances in platform as a service (PaaS) and cloud infrastructure, there has been significant progress in permission based access and data level security, whic
Talking Logistics
JULY 2, 2014
'I’ve been using the word convergence to describe many of the trends occurring in the supply chain and logistics field today, and convergence was certainly evident at Roadnet’s perform 2014 User Conference a few weeks ago. First, there’s the convergence of companies. Roadnet was acquired by Omnitracs in late 2013, and the combined entity, which also includes FleetRisk Advisors and Sylectus , is aiming to provide its joint customers (and the market in general) with a more integrated, end-to-end f
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Supply Chain View from the Field
JUNE 29, 2014
'As organizations go about building supplier relationships using segmentation approaches, several of the companies I’ve met with are also thinking about how to structure such relationships when their supplier also happens to be an organization that is a major customer. While the dreaded “reciprocity” issue must be avoided at all costs, the fact is that organizations can rarely build a “Chinese Wall” between sales and procurement and completely ignore this issue.
BlueYonder
JULY 1, 2014
'Earlier this year, PwC conducted a global survey of Consumer Goods and Retail CEOs to get their thoughts on the economic outlook for their marketplace, the key issues they face, and the importance of their supply chains in a multi-channel world. Supply Chain Nation spoke with Lee Gill, JDA vice president retail strategy EMEA, to get his reaction to what the survey found out about the EMEA marketplace.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
JULY 1, 2014
'Global Transportation: Get the Customer Service You Deserve. The recent rejection of the P3 alliance by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has brought these large scale steamship unions under greater scrutiny than ever. Many ocean carriers have been struggling since 2008 when shipping demands practically came to a screeching halt. Despite several efforts—like turning vessels into scrap, slow steaming, and dry docking—little has been accomplished to reverse this trend.
Supply Chain Cowboy
JUNE 30, 2014
'“Before you send that email, there are a few lines I want to take out. We don’t want to share that information with that supplier.” “Really? But this supplier has done so much for us – shouldn’t they know what’s going on?” “Not yet. Maybe later – but we don’t want to put any tension on our relationship right now.” Most companies have a list of key suppliers that you just couldn’t live without.
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Tecsys
JULY 2, 2014
The recent Becker’s Hospital Review Annual meeting in Chicago was invigorating and thought-provoking, with many presentations from CEOs of many leading healthcare systems. I wanted to share an overview of three breakout sessions that spoke specifically to Healthcare Supply Chain. The post Supply Chain Visibility at Becker’s Annual Meeting appeared first on Tecsys.
EcoVadis
JULY 3, 2014
Dell Inc recently announced its advance in green packing and closed-loop recycling, which are heralded as industry “firsts”, a result from collaborating with its strategic suppliers. Dell’s goal is to include up to 50 million pounds of recycled content in products by 2020, and the company has already saved $18 million dollars in material costs. This is the holy grail of supply chain sustainability management.
Talking Logistics
JULY 2, 2014
'Live Episode: Thursday, July 10 at 12:00 ET. Transportation is a hot topic in Washington, DC right now, as debate continues on Hours of Service and how to fix the Highway Trust Fund. But there are other important regulations and activities in the works, such as Electronic Logging Devices and Minimum Carrier Insurance requirements, that shippers and carriers need to stay informed about in order to plan effectively in the months and years ahead.
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Supply Chain Opz
JUNE 30, 2014
'Business Process Management (BPM) has become one the most popular best practices in supply chain management for more than 25 years. In this article, we will show you some of the most outstanding resources that will provide you with fresh ideas to improve supply chain process. Background In 1989, Graham C. Stevens published one of the most highly cited paper called " Integrating the Supply Chain ".
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
JULY 2, 2014
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The Network Effect
JULY 2, 2014
'In January 1971, Fordham University Rams played an NCAA basketball game against the then mighty University of Massachusetts Redmen team. The game was played in Amherst, at the legendary arena known as the Cage. UMass, at the time, was almost unbeatable and hadn’t lost a game at The Cage for almost 2 years. They were led by none other than the famous Julius Erving – Dr.
Infosys Supply Chain Management
JUNE 30, 2014
'In my last blog on workforce management I have highlighted some of common issues that a Service Provider organization faces in managing their field work force. Issues like more time to analyse the work request, accurate assessment of the resource availability with the right skill set, lack of optimum utilization of resources, lack of visibility on the work execution, communication gap between field force and administrative office etc lead to high operating and administrative cost.
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CH Robinson Transportfolio
JULY 3, 2014
'Editor’s Note: On July 2, Mike Otto contributed a blog post for The Road®. We’re sharing his original post here because it is a timely topic. Please share your thoughts and read the blog post, Fourth of July: Logistics Fun Facts. Whether the Declaration of Independence was actually signed on July 2, 1776, or August 2, 1776, as some believe, our nation officially celebrates our independence from Great Britain on July 4.
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