Supply Chains Rock

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

'Who said supply chains are boring? Whenever I tell a friend, colleague or family member about my job as soon as the words "supply chain" are muttered I immediately see glassy eyes followed by a yawn or two. Little do they realize that every time they discard or recycle a carton of milk they are completing the end of the supply chain cycle. Without supply chains consumers would be stuck using products that they had to make or grow with their own two hands.

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Shipping Supply Chain SCM Oakland 133

SCM Research

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

'Recently, the use of laboratory experiments has attracted attention in SCM research. The Journal of Supply Chain Management dedicated a discussion forum to that topic , which is introduced with an essay by Eckerd and Bendoly. In this forum, Bachrach and Bendoly “touch on some of the basic tenets of rigorous behavioral experimentation” and “promote such rigor in future SCM behavioral studies” The commentary by Rungtusanatham et al. deals with scenario-based role-playing e

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

'Steelwedge , the leader in cloud-based sales and operations planning (S&OP) and integrated business planning (IBP) solutions, announced today that industry analyst Nari Viswanathan has joined the company as Vice President of Solutions Marketing. A renowned IBP expert, Mr. Viswanathan comes to Steelwedge from Aberdeen Group where he led the research firm’s supply chain management practice.

Supply Chain Planning Software 87

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Analytics Software Demand Planning Software 87

ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

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Supply Chain Execution 87

Supply Chain Execution Supply Chain Supply and Demand 87

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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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

'Ever walk through a distribution center and look down a line of rack? What do you see? Lots of steel, lots of product on trays or pallets, and lots of…air. We spoke about the disadvantages of shipping air in cube utilization for pallets, so you probably know that storing air isn’t such a great plan either. But so what? It’s just a little empty space, right?

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Distribution Material Savings Waste Reduction Optimization Software 97