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Fair deal. A new tool enables procurers to negotiate product prices without bargaining away supplier goodwill. When bargaining with suppliers over a product price, how can procurement professionals secure the best deal without damaging a valued relationship by being overly aggressive? MORE
“ Why am I focused on the supply chain? The answer is simple. It is a barometer of my business. All the problems show up first in the supply chain….”. Dell Founder, Chairman and CEO, Michael Dell. I love this quote from Michael Dell. MORE
What happens when you bring together a large group of shippers and carriers and put them in a conference room? At the Manhattan Associates Momentum 2013 conference last month, the answer was a great conversation about transportation trends, challenges, and opportunities. MORE
Does the world really need another supply chain blog? If it’s just another blog, probably not. But if the blog is filled with tips for helping companies lower their costs as they power our national economy, then we say yes. And so we’re announcing the launch of the Demand Solutions blog. MORE
This year turns out to be the anniversary year of two of the major SCM-related conferences in Europe. First, as summarized by Gyöngyi in her blog, the NOFOMA was held for the 25 th time. Second, the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) just celebrated its 20 th International Annual Conference in Dublin, Ireland this week. I very much liked Mark Pagell’s keynote address. Herein, Mark compared the North American and European systems of training Ph.D. MORE
I’m short on time this morning, so let’s go straight to the news. Transplace Updates, Enhances TMS Freight Allocation Module 2.0. Infor Delivers Automotive Innovation Throughout The Value Chain. Wal-Mart buys a ‘predictive analytics’ firm ( Internet Retailer ). Google finalizing $1.3 MORE
Over the past few years, shippers have been talking about wanting to get out of one-way truck freight — that is, take freight off the truckload grid and shift more volume to rail, intermodal, and dedicated. At the same time, we’re seeing e-commerce continue to grow, which is driving more companies to ship via parcel. And even some large trucking companies are emphasizing their intermodal and 3PL services over their trucking operations. MORE
133 Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 10, 2013
“ Why am I focused on the supply chain? The answer is simple. It is a barometer of my business. All the problems show up first in the supply chain….”. Dell Founder, Chairman and CEO, Michael Dell. I love this quote from Michael Dell.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 11, 2013
What happens when you bring together a large group of shippers and carriers and put them in a conference room? At the Manhattan Associates Momentum 2013 conference last month, the answer was a great conversation about transportation trends, challenges, and opportunities.
SCM Research
JUNE 12, 2013
This year turns out to be the anniversary year of two of the major SCM-related conferences in Europe. First, as summarized by Gyöngyi in her blog, the NOFOMA was held for the 25 th time. Second, the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) just celebrated its 20 th International Annual Conference in Dublin, Ireland this week. I very much liked Mark Pagell’s keynote address. Herein, Mark compared the North American and European systems of training Ph.D.
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Demand Solutions
JUNE 12, 2013
Does the world really need another supply chain blog? If it’s just another blog, probably not. But if the blog is filled with tips for helping companies lower their costs as they power our national economy, then we say yes. And so we’re announcing the launch of the Demand Solutions blog.
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Supply Chain Nation
JUNE 11, 2013
Supply Chain @ MIT
JUNE 13, 2013
Fair deal. A new tool enables procurers to negotiate product prices without bargaining away supplier goodwill. When bargaining with suppliers over a product price, how can procurement professionals secure the best deal without damaging a valued relationship by being overly aggressive?
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 14, 2013
I’m short on time this morning, so let’s go straight to the news. Transplace Updates, Enhances TMS Freight Allocation Module 2.0. Infor Delivers Automotive Innovation Throughout The Value Chain. Wal-Mart buys a ‘predictive analytics’ firm ( Internet Retailer ). Google finalizing $1.3
Talking Logistics
JUNE 10, 2013
Over the past few years, shippers have been talking about wanting to get out of one-way truck freight — that is, take freight off the truckload grid and shift more volume to rail, intermodal, and dedicated. At the same time, we’re seeing e-commerce continue to grow, which is driving more companies to ship via parcel. And even some large trucking companies are emphasizing their intermodal and 3PL services over their trucking operations.
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