Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

'Chutzpah: A personal confidence or courage that allows someone to do or say things that may seem shocking to others. Merriam Webster. If you are fluent in Yiddish, you know chutzpah, meaning nerve , is akin to the Spanish word ” cojones ” meaning courage , but without an anatomical context as in tener cojones. So, as I sit in this uncomfortable seat, fighting sleep, winging my way to Chicago, I am asking myself a simple set of questions.

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DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

'By: Luke Hayfield. Let’s face it. Not all of us possess a DeLorean time machine stashed away in our garage that would enable us to travel to any time period in the future (or past). Till the moment comes when we can just buckle in and set the dial to 10 years from now, we need to equip ourselves with the right tools and skills to forecast for the future.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

'As September comes to an end, many companies and supply chain executives are in the process of developing or finalizing their budgets for 2014. There are the usual line items to complete: transportation costs, technology and capital investments, staffing levels and associated costs, and so on. But there is one very important line item that is likely missing from their budgets: investment in leadership development and education.

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SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

'“What is interesting research?” I recently read an essay by Cachon (2012), What Is Interesting in Operations Management? , published in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, which starts with just this question. The essay discusses Cachon’s view of “the essential characteristics of interesting research in general and in operations management in particular” According to him, “[i]nteresting means unexpected—interesting research piques your curiosit

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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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Logility

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

You’ll note in the headline I use the preposition “of” instead of “to” when describing the “journey of Supply Chain Excellence.” The significance of this wording is that the journey doesn’t have an implied end or completion. Successful supply chain practitioners always seek opportunities to improve, understand the competitive and regulatory environments are fluid, and improvements in process, policy, practice, performance measures, and technology w

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

'What is the path to building successful and lasting 3PL-customer relationships? That was the main theme of a panel session I led at last month’s MercuryGate User Conference 2013 , which included the following 3PL executives: Shelli Austin , VP at Integrated Distribution Services (IDS). Michael Bartz , CIO at ReTrans. Jane Sandifeer , VP Business Solutions at Advanced Shipping Technologies.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As supply chain teams demand the power of best-of-breed supply chain optimization solutions, the question becomes how best to integrate these powerful solutions with an organization’s existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) and advanced planning and scheduling (APS) systems. Recently I sat down with Svenne Juul, president of AdapChain, a third party enterprise integration specialist, on how organizations can avoid the common pitfalls during SCM – ERP integration.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

'It can be all too easy for organizations to jump in head first when it comes to IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing (BPO). However, organizations need to take a step back and establish where BPO fits into their overall IT strategy. What are they trying to achieve? Faster results? Cost reduction? In addition, what applications or processes are best suited to outsourcing?

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

'Tuesday night, I went to Staples with my daughter to buy some printer ink. She was immediately attracted to a colorful display, which caught my attention too. I took a picture of it and shared it on Twitter, which became my most popular tweet of the week: . 3D printer and supplies at #Staples. The future is coming faster and faster. #3DPrinting #SCM #logistics pic.twitter.com/S4tGkRxR5u. — Adrian Gonzalez (@talkinlogistics) September 24, 2013.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

As supply chain teams demand the power of best-of-breed supply chain optimization solutions, the question becomes how best to integrate these powerful solutions with an organization’s existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) and advanced planning and scheduling (APS) systems. Recently I sat down with Svenne Juul, president of AdapChain, a third party enterprise integration specialist, on how organizations can avoid the common pitfalls during SCM – ERP integration.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

'Customer demands for more rapid and cost effective e-commerce delivery seem to be increasing on a daily basis. In fact not a week goes by now without my speaking with retailers and etailers that since the dawn of e-commerce have successfully serviced Canada from one fulfillment operation for the country and are currently rethinking this model. In most cases their national fulfillment operations are either positioned in Toronto or Montreal, as well as some in Vancouver, which up until now have b

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

'The next big disaster of 2013 could be the Category 5 Typhoon Usagi that is set to hit Taiwan, Hong Kong and China Mainland this Sunday. Don’t be surprised if there are supply chain disruptions. Nathan Freeman, Climate Science Applications & Outreach Coordinator, for the NC State program Climate Change and Society , gave me a heads up today about what is in store.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

'Redefining education. A curriculum for online learning that MIT CTL plans to launch next year will provide new sources of supply chain talent across the globe. This article was written by Dr. Chris Caplice, Executive Director, MIT CTL, caplice@mit.edu. The supply chain profession urgently needs to fix the problem of a chronic shortage of talent. We believe that an online learning curriculum now under development at MIT CTL could offer a solution – but we need the industry’s help to shape it.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

'All software companies want to build products that are feature-rich, defect-free, and easy to maintain. Meanwhile, software users demand a rapid ROI, low-cost implementations, and customizable solutions. Users of transportation management systems are no different. They’ve long been searching for the ability to customize software to work the way they want it to work and look the way they want it to look.

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