Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 15, 2013
'The healthcare provider network is fragmented. As the power shifted from the supplier to the healthcare provider, over the last decade, the healthcare provider responded. The hospital built a supply chain organization that is now viewed as stronger than that of its suppliers. Today, providers of healthcare self-assess that they are more successful meeting their goals than the supplier.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 14, 2013
'It’s a rite of passage for the most serious of shoppers. Black Friday. It conjures up images of long lines of intrepid bargain-hunters camped out overnight. Stampedes when the doors open. And frenzied crowds ready to drop-kick their way to door-busting prices on the year’s hottest products. Aside from the sheer entertainment (or blood sport) value, Black Friday marks more than the start of the holiday season when retailers make most of their annual profits.
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Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 14, 2013
'What do supply chain professionals earn and are they at the right salary level? Before answering that question another one arises: How much are you worth? To address that topic, Inspired-Search built a survey. A full report will be available in order to compare your compensation with that of your peers in the industry. In addition it will provide insight in how the industry looks at supply chain roles and their aspects.
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
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 17, 2013
'Today, I launched the The Supply Chain Shaman’s Journal. The Journal will be published quarterly, and will be a collection of posts from the Supply Chain Shaman blog. Each Journal is centered around a theme. It published today in PDF format, and will be released later as an ePub on the Apple iBookstore, and as a.mobi for Kindles on Amazon. In the meantime it can be downloaded as a.pdf from the Supply Chain Insights Journal page.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 15, 2013
'Which challenges are generally perceived to be crucial and which internal changes do retailers and webshops have to implement in order to address these challenges? Master students of Delft University in the Netherlands are currently running a survey focused on the Dutch market to answer these questions and to design a maturity model, that will provide insight in different industries and their maturity on realizing an omnichannel supply chain.
MIT Supply Chain
OCTOBER 17, 2013
'The above question is not as esoteric as you might assume, because the answer influences how you make decisions and the effectiveness of teams. MIT CTL lecturer Dr. Shalom Saar explained how decision-making can be color-coded at the Supply Chain Leadership workshop this month. Thinking preferences can be represented by three colors, and each one describes the mental outlook of the individual.
Supply Chain View from the Field
OCTOBER 14, 2013
'Riva Krut spoke at NC State today, and shared the exciting story of sustainable productivity at Praxair. The company focuses on industrial gases, and serves multiple sectors, including gases that might be in your beer or soda. The company covers a lot of different segments, and with a mission of making the planet more productive, they have developed many sectors around technologies to sustain and protect our planet.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 14, 2013
'While many blogs, articles and websites talk frequently about the changing, evolving and ever-connected consumer, little focus seems to be paid to the practitioners (or end users) of the supply & demand chain software that drive the satisfaction of those end consumers. As the end consumer is evolving, being more connected, “always-on”, social and succinct, so must the users driving the businesses that operate the hundreds of millions of dollars of inventory that circulate the globe.
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.
Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 14, 2013
'This year’s final was predetermined to be the biggest and best yet with more than 300 company teams from 25 countries and over 1300 participants entering the 5th annual Global Challenge of The Fresh Connection. After playing the final round on Wednesday September 25th the Final results became known and the winner was announced at the award gala on Thursday September 26th.
RFgen
OCTOBER 17, 2013
When looking at how to manage inventory in the modern era of manufacturing and supply chains, organizations need to look at the impact software and technology can have. Construction Pros magazine spoke with industry professionals to get their impression of the impact technology can have. Software expert Clark Haley said barcode scanning and data collection methods will give way to big improvements in analytics and other areas of the industry. “It won’t be good enough to know on-hand
The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2013
'MobiVi: Establishing Credit Lending In Vietnam Using Telecom Technologies By Hau Lee (Stanford), Jawad Masood (UCLA), and Christopher Tang (UCLA). Like many developing countries, access to credit for middle and lower classes through formal banking channels is limited in Vietnam. With a population of more than 90 million, there is only one bank branch for 30,000 people and only 20 percent of the population owns bank accounts.
Supply Chain Opz
OCTOBER 14, 2013
'In recent years, the auto-id technology such as bar code and RFID together with the electronic data transmission are considered the holy grail of supply chain visibility. In this article, we will explore the basic concept and propose ways that you can use to create the better visibility. Background Nobody knows exactly how the visibility concept was developed.
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Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 16, 2013
'Last week on my way to Frankfurt, I uploaded software files while over the Atlantic ocean using Lufthansa’s WI-FI service. I was able to work, and be effectively connected to my office, all the way to Europe. As I uploaded a 5 meg file to Slide Share somewhere over England, I smiled. Similarly, tonight, as I write this blog post, country music is blaring from my iPhone.
RFgen
OCTOBER 17, 2013
When looking at how to manage inventory in the modern era of manufacturing and supply chains, organizations need to look at the impact software and technology can have. Construction Pros magazine spoke with industry professionals to get their impression of the impact technology can have. Software expert Clark Haley said barcode scanning and data collection methods will give way to big improvements in analytics and other areas of the industry. “It won’t be good enough to know on-hand
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 14, 2013
'JDA Software recently attended the Shop.org Annual Summit in Chicago where it demonstrated how retailers can put all-channel retail into action. Supply Chain Nation caught up with Shop.org attendee Scott Welty, vice president of retail strategy at JDA Software, and asked him to share some of his insights from the event, discuss top trends and where he sees the retail industry heading in the next five years.
Supply Chain Opz
OCTOBER 14, 2013
'In recent years, the auto-id technology such as bar code and RFID together with the electronic data transmission are considered the holy grail of supply chain visibility. In this article, we will explore the basic concept and propose ways that you can use to create the better visibility. Background Nobody knows exactly how the visibility concept was developed.
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