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Origin of Logistics & Supply Chain Revealed! - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. Origin of Logistics & Supply Chain Revealed! What do we know about "Logistics" and "Supply Chain" to date? The purpose of this article is to shed the new light on this topic, who coined the terms, the true meaning of the terms and its relationship with other disciplines. 1) Current State.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 27-31, 2013)

Talking Logistics

'After a cold and wet holiday weekend, summer has arrived with a vengeance, with temperatures in the 90s yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Time to put away the turtlenecks and find my bathing suit. It was a relatively quiet week for news, but here’s what caught my attention: Descartes Reports Fiscal 2014 First Quarter Financial Results. Transplace Selects New Equity Partner Greenbriar Equity Group.

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What Are the Best Business Schools?

SCM Research

'You are looking for a business school and you do not know where to enroll? A ranking might help. One of these rankings is from Bloomberg Businessweek. As part of their 2013 Best Undergraduate Business Schools ranking, they have now published the top 10 business schools in the area of operations management , an area that focuses on “the processes involved in production and everyday business operations, whether on an assembly line, a supply chain, or even something as common as a movie thea

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Infographic: Big Gaps in Supply Chain Talent

Supply Chain Movement

'Supply Chain Talent infographic showing the current concern of mid-management vacancies and a declining pool of supply chain talent. Supply Chain Talent, The Missing Link research report (November 2012) by Supply Chain Insights.

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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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Segmenting Supply Chain using Portfolio Matrix (2x2 Matrix)

Supply Chain Opz

'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. Segmenting Supply Chain using Portfolio Matrix (2x2 Matrix). Supply Chain Segmentation is the planning process that links a corporate strategy to the executions. But, how should companies ensure that the process is done systematically and timely? This article will show you how to use a simple 2x2 matrix system to segment supply chain with examples across various functions. 1) Purchasing Portfolio Mat

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Exit-Door Avoidance Strategies

MIT Supply Chain

'The shortage of supply chain talent means that companies must do all they can to keep these valued professionals. We asked HR and supply chain managers at a talent management roundtable about their staff retention strategies. Offering generous compensation packages is a common ploy, but it is likely that similar deals are available from competitors.

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EXCHAiNGE The Supply Chainers’ Convention

Supply Chain Movement

'EXCHAiNGE The Supply Chainers’ Convention. Date: 18-19 June 2013. Location: Hilton Frankfurt Airport (Germany). Organisation: PwC & Logistik Heute. Risks in the supply chain: that is one of the main themes of the new international business conference EXCHAiNGE to be held June 18 and 19 in the Hilton Frankfurt Airport and the HOLM Forum at Frankfurt Airport.

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Supply Chain Maturity Model for Capability Assessment

Supply Chain Opz

'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. Supply Chain Maturity Model for Capability Assessment. The concept of maturity model was firstly introduced by Watts Humphrey of Carnegie Mellon University in 1987 with the goal to improve the performance of software development process. Since then, the maturity model has been adopted by many disciplines.

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Creating an analytics organization for supply chain

Supply Chain View from the Field

'I’ve been leading a few calls for the International Institute of Analytics, as a faculty lead for the manufacturing group. We are preparing for the Chief Analytics Officer meeting coming up in Chicago in June. One of the issues that comes up is where the analytics function should reside – in IT or in the business function? We have heard from people on both sides.

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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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Improving Inventory Management with Automated Data Collection

RFgen

Automated data collection can help companies manage inventory, optimize warehouse performance and provide a greater level of transparency across the supply chain. When inventory management systems are integrated with existing accounting and tracking systems, companies can realize numerous benefits. There are various factors that make it likely companies could benefit from integration, explained American Machinist: Prices of products vary.

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Paws for thought: FMCG Inventory Shrinkage and Control

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

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EcoVadis will participate in the Pandathlon 2013

EcoVadis

The Pandathlon is organized by WWF: its a sportive & sustainable event, a 19km trail at the Mont Blanc mountain. The goal is to raise funds to support the work of WWF in the Alps, and take action to protect our natural heritage. EcoVadis is gathering a team of 8 cheerful green pandas, and the company is very generously contributing to half of the funds needed to participate.

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History of Logistics and Supply Chain Management - SupplyChainOpz

Supply Chain Opz

'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. History of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Logistics and Supply Chain Management is a relatively new discipline. Its the crossroads of diverse subjects, covering various branches of business, management and engineering. Understanding of our own roots helps create the appropriate mindset, ending the rhetoric and bringing supply chain integration to reality.

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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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Improving Inventory Management with Automated Data Collection

RFgen

Automated data collection can help companies manage inventory, optimize warehouse performance and provide a greater level of transparency across the supply chain. When inventory management systems are integrated with existing accounting and tracking systems, companies can realize numerous benefits. There are various factors that make it likely companies could benefit from integration, explained American Machinist: Prices of products vary.

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Retail Leaders: Shift from a Static to a Dynamic Supply Chain

BlueYonder

'When discussing the biggest disruption hitting retail today, a super-session panel of leading retailers at FOCUS 2013 in Orlando, Florida agreed it was….the customer! That’s right, it’s not multi-channel or mobile or social commerce, it’s the changing customer, they said. Why? Because meeting customers’ fast-changing desires for shopping convenience and service, and providing a seamless customer experience across channels, is what is driving revenue growth.