GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

This is the first of a two-part series where I will curate and cull information from my 4 decades of experience in logistics cost reduction at various positions in the supply chain. In this first part, I will focus on 6 places that you can apply to your organization to reduce costs and increase profit. According to the CSCMP's "State of Logistics" Report from 2015, logistics costs now make up over 8% of the GDP.

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Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Vendor Strategies Material Savings 168

Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

This week I am busy packing. It is the same feeling that I had as a child getting ready for camp. For the next 18 weeks I will be in the air. I will be speaking and working with clients in wonderful locations in Brussels, China, Germany, London, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa. In the process I needed a visa for China, and I wandered into an old-fashioned photo shop to have my picture taken for the visa application.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

As you may have heard, AIMMS was recently featured in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning (SCP). The Hype Cycle is a great resource for Supply Chain and IT leaders. It offers an overview of the enormous breadth of solutions for Supply Chain planning, giving you insight into the many fields where you can leverage technology to boost your company’s performance.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

by Alexa Cheater It seems like these days everyone in the retail space is playing a game of catch up to Amazon. The online retail giant has had an overwhelmingly strong impact on the way in which businesses sell their goods to the end consumer. Practically defining the very concept of omni-channel, they were early adopters of online and mobile sales.

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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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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

This is the second part of my series on various ways to reduce overall costs as it relates to logistics and warehouse cost reductions. In the first part I put forth 6 areas of focus in order to reduce logistics costs. Today, I will now address how a focus on inventory will allow for warehouse cost reductions as well. These are based on my 40 years working in operations at Schwinn and other companies as well as consulting many companies on how to select the best 3PL for my client's needs.

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Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Waste Reduction Vendor Strategies 159

AIMMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

As you may have heard, AIMMS was recently featured in Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Planning (SCP). The Hype Cycle is a great resource for Supply Chain and IT leaders. It offers an overview of the enormous breadth of solutions for Supply Chain planning, giving you insight into the many fields where you can leverage technology to boost your company’s performance.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Design Software AIMMS 131

Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

by Jonathan Lofton Continuing the story of a man, his dog, and … actually we’re continuing a conversation reflecting on the “10 Principles of Good Design” as applied to Supply Chain and Supply Chain Management ( Design for the Supply Chain ). The topic this week is Principle #2: Good design “Makes a product useful” , which states that, “A product is bought to be used.

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Software Supply Chain 131

GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The Industrial Revolution helped change and bring prosperity into the world of manufacturing. As time passed, procurement gradually gained a larger role in the scope of manufacturing and order fulfillment. By the mid-1950s , procurement had become a commonplace aspect of minor business, and procurement was almost comparable to secretarial work. However, modern technologies are dramatically changing procurement trends and how procurement professionals operate and their role in the company.

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Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Analytics Optimal Sourcing Procurement Solutions 133

Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In September 2015 I began the update of ARC Advisory Group’s global supply chain planning (SCP) market study. In a Logistics Viewpoints article published at that time, I discussed some of the major changes in SCP over the previous decade. I am now concluding this SCP market study update. I have spoken with the vast majority of large SCP software suppliers within the market, discussed their companies’ SCP product roadmaps, learned about the evolving requirements […].

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Supply and Demand Supply Chain Planning Software S&OP Supply Chain Planning 107

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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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

If you are buying widgets, there are many ways to make your purchase, from going to a retail location, ordering online or using a standard procurement software tool that allows you to order lots of widgets and receive them over a specified period of time. However, if your role is managing the movement of widgets from point A to point B, or multiple points, the freight procurement task before you can be labor intensive and time consuming — unless you use a technology solution specifically d

Manufacturing Procurement 101

Manufacturing Procurement Procurement Solutions Purchasing Skills Sourcing Strategies 101

Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

“As shoppers,” writes Tanya Gazdik Irwin (@Tanyairwin), “Millennials are different from older generations.”[1] I’m not sure why Irwin restricted her … Continued. The post Millennials are Shaping a New Kind of Economy appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Supply Chain Technology Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Supply and Demand 100

DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

There is a shift underway right now in the refrigerated freight segment. Two main factors are involved. More restaurant spending, more contract freight. The first, and perhaps the most important influence, is on the consumer side. As a nation, we are spending more money in restaurants and proportionally less in grocery stores. That has a big impact on the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

An advanced supply chain control tower is a hub for analytics. Depending on the problem the analytics can range from simple to very advanced.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Omni-channel continues to generate a lot of buzz in the industry, but what is the current state of omni-channel? What’s real and what’s still hype? “We use the term omni-channel, but the real issue everyone is tackling is consumer centricity,” said Fab Brasca, VP Solution Strategy at JDA Software in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. “Everything is now driving toward serving the individual consumer as opposed to the masses or groups.”.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

“As an industry,” writes Kimberly Knickle (@kimknickle), Research Vice President at IDC Manufacturing Insights, “manufacturing is ‘hot’ ”[1] She reports that … Continued. The post Industry 4.0: The Fourth Industrial Revolution appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Industrial Industry Manufacturing Procurement Research 100

Oracle SCM

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Interested in Oracle Procurement Cloud? Join Inspirage for an educational webinar on Thursday, 2/25 and discover how to reduce costs, manage risk and improve decisions. Register here ! Oracle Procurement Cloud can reduce costs through better negotiations, bid analysis and award recommendations. Join Inspirage for an informative webinar on the topic and learn how to simplify your sourcing activities with guided navigation, negotiation styles and intuitive tools and see how to qualify suppliers to

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

A three-wheeled electric vehicle called the Persuasive Electric Vehicle (PEV) that can autonomously travel to pick up points in dense urban centers, is one of a fleet of innovative conveyances that could have a major impact on future logistics networks. A prototype of the PEV, which is being developed as a collaboration between MIT’s Media […].

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Supply Chain Collaborator

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Order-to-Cash (OTC or O2C) describes the set of business processes to transpire between when a customer order is placed and when payment for the delivered order is ultimately received and recorded in the ledger. With lean supply chain/inventory strategies and just-in-time fulfillment at the forefront of contemporary business practices, it has never been more critical to shorten the gap between purchase order and settlement.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Half a dozen years ago the AGI-Goldratt Institute published a white paper in which it reported, “The core constraint of … Continued. The post Digital Enterprise Transformation: Enterprise Resilience is a Good Reason to Make the Move appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Arkieva

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

I think I first heard about supply chain as a phrase in 1998 when I was still in grad school rounding up my degree in a non-related field. After I got past my initial guess that it had something to do with the supply of chains (oops!), I was informed by some of the more informed fellow graduate students that it had to do with getting the right product to the right place at the right time.

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ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

As you may have read, ModusLink has been on the receiving end of a number of industry awards as of late. Most recently, our 4-Minute Click-to-Ship was awarded a 2016 BIG Innovation Award, and just this week I learned that I was named by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as a 2016 Pro to Know. […]. The post ModusLink’s Award-Winning Mentality appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Contents Supply Chain Movement 20 – 2016 Q1. Publishing date: 26 February 2016. 6 | News & Background. New business models are essential. Winner and loser of last quarter. Gartner and Supply Chain Media formalise partnership. Gradual changes in the European supply chain consulting market. 10 | SCM Consulting Map Europe 2016. The major consultancy firms are still acquiring smaller niche competitors to intensify their supply chain expertise.

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Oracle SCM

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

During last month's MSCE event in San Jose, Oracle CEO, Safra Catz took the stage to discuss the path customers can take in moving their supply chains to the cloud. She was joined by Cindy Reese, Oracle SVP Operations, who discussed Sun's supply chain transformation.This latest Forbes article includes some of the highlights of that session. Click here to read the article.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

NJ-Based Logistics IT Solution Provider Continues Growing its Profile among Retailers. February 17, 2016 – Fair Lawn, NJ – UltraShipTMS announces the latest addition to its growing roster of valued client companies –The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., a regional department store. The Milwaukee, WI and York, PA based retailer operates 268 department stores across 26 states and has a robust online/ecommerce site.

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ModusLink Corporation

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

As the saying goes, “time is money.” In the global supply chain industry, however, the saying should be “real-time is money,” meaning that real-time visibility into your global supply chain operations can help you save – as well as make – quite a bit of money. For example, if you have real-time visibility into your […]. The post Understanding How Visibility and Real-time Information Can Save You Money appeared first on ModusLink Global Solutions.

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

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Marc Engel has joined the Unilever Leadership Executive (ULE) as Chief Supply Chain Officer on 1 January 2016, according to the Unilever website. His appointment follows on from his position as Executive Vice President in Unilever’s East Africa business where he was responsible for laying the foundations for accelerated growth in emerging markets. In his 20-year career with Unilever, Engel has worked in Singapore, the Netherlands, UK, Brazil, Switzerland and Kenya.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

NORTH CAROLINA ’ S SUPPLY CHAIN. Conduit for Commerce & Economic Development. An Economic Impact Statement & Analysis. This recent study on the state of the supply chain industry and its impact on the North Carolina economy was completed by a team of who students recently presented both in front of the North Carolina Legislature (Subcommittee on State Logistics) and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals in their Charlotte Roundtable.

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AFFLINK

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about food safety. Most of it revolves around sanitation, pesticides, and GMOs. However, there’s another aspect to food safety that doesn’t always attract as much attention: commercial food packaging. But the FDA’s recent decision to ban three compounds used in food packaging has sparked increased interest in how the materials used in packaging affects the food inside.

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