GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 9, 2015
Industrial IoT and big data are converging to enable demand-driven 'smart supply chains.' The advancements in 3D printing and 'Additive Manufacturing,' coupled with supply chain efficiencies, could make distributed manufacturing a reality, ushering in the era of smart manufacturing. The Continual Coverage and Now Reality of Smart Manufacturing with 3D Printing.
ToolsGroup
OCTOBER 6, 2015
A recent Gartner study, conducted annually, sheds some light on what matters most to top executives in supply chain technology. I attended the Supply Chain Technology User Wants and Needs Study delivered by Dwight Klappich at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference two weeks ago in London, where he laid out Gartner’s latest findings about the things that matter most in supply chain performance.
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Kinaxis
OCTOBER 7, 2015
by Kirsten Watson These days it seems you can’t spend ten minutes surfing the internet without seeing an article about millennials. Heck, we’ve even written about the generation of people spanning those born in the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. At the same time, in supply chain forums, media, and blogs, talk of the talent shortage in the industry is inescapable.
DELMIA Quintiq
OCTOBER 6, 2015
Retailers are still debating the logistical and financial feasibility of same-day delivery while racing to offer it – in equal measure. Apple provides same-day delivery for some of its products for a flat fee; Neiman Marcus pulled it off with panache just for Father’s Day in 18 markets; and Macy’s is aggressively expanding its same-day delivery service to cover more regions.
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GlobalTranz
OCTOBER 5, 2015
The list of relevant applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) era technology across multiple industries and market segments continues to grow. Current and future applications have the potential to provide new methods of value creation and sources of revenue streams for companies in the digital age. For supply chains, this advancing technology enables the building of a framework in which rapid responses and solutions in an increasingly intricate network can be designed and implemented quickly
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Kinaxis
OCTOBER 5, 2015
by Alexa Cheater Take a look around. How many women are currently working at your company? A recent report by the APICS Supply Chain Council shows if you’re in the manufacturing business, probably not very many. Their latest report, Minding the Manufacturing Gender Gap: How manufacturers can get their fair share of talented women , produced in conjunction with the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte , explores why manufacturing is struggling when it comes to narrowing the gender gap.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 6, 2015
In my keynote, I stressed that Smart Manufacturing initiative around the world, are all inspired by research that indicates that manufacturing growth, competitiveness and resilience are directly correlated with high technology intensity and manufacturing complexity as well as quality. These three key factors can be improved and maintained by investment in product, process and productivity innovation.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 5, 2015
“People always ask, ‘What’s the one thing that keeps you up at night?’ ” United Technologies Chief Executive Greg Hayes said last month. “It’s the ramp. The technology, I’m very confident we’ve got that right. But you’re only as good as your worst supplier. When you’ve got 8,000 parts in an engine, one of those parts aren’t there, you’re not building an engine.”.
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Once upon a time there was an FMCG company that I will refer to as “Foresight”. “Foresight” had spent many years and many Euros creating an acknowledged slick Supply Chain. Top class regional and global buying. Flexible and cost effective factory network. State of the art ERP. Rigorous S&OP/IBP with top team buy-in. With all those important boxes ticked they must be successful….but they were not; not even close.
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Procurement and supply chain leaders have faced their share of disruption and economic turmoil these past four years. Whether from geopolitical tensions or the havoc caused by the pandemic and its aftershocks, plenty of challenges remain. Despite this, leaders are seeing a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel — inflation is decreasing, interest rates are leveling off and supply chain volatility is easing.
Kinaxis
OCTOBER 9, 2015
by Alexa Cheater Okay, so there may be a bunch of readers out there thinking ‘Huh? It’s not even close to Thanksgiving yet.’ Well, for us folks up here in the Great White North, aka Canada, Thanksgiving will be gloriously celebrated on October 12 with family, fond memories, and in my case, a turkey dinner with all the fixings. And my oh my how I do love my turkey!
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 8, 2015
Top supply chain officers across the industry were recently surveyed¹ on their biggest barriers to effective inventory management. Their top two responses were “Can’t Optimize Network Holistically” and “Demand Volatility”. It’s no wonder: often inventory placement decisions are made in a vacuum without considering the end-to-end supply chain impact.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 8, 2015
“The biggest mistake companies make as they’re growing is leaving supply chain management and human resources behind.”. Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, shared that insight during his keynote address at last week’s Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference. His point was that you need great people and a world-class supply chain to effectively grow a company, but many companies underinvest in those areas until it becomes an issue.
The Network Effect
OCTOBER 9, 2015
The People Speak!/Flickr. Friedrich Nietsche said “Most bad habits are tools to help us through life.” This is especially true in the world of retail supply chain planning. When retailers embark upon implementing time-phased planning, it is tempting – from a change management standpoint – to tell people “this isn’t much different than what we do today” or “we’re essentially doing the same thing in a different way” While this is partiall
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SCM Research
OCTOBER 6, 2015
Last week, I visited UNICEF’s Supply and Logistics headquarters in Copenhagen, together with my International Logistics Management students from Copenhagen Business School. I was very impressed by interesting presentations about UNICEF’s supply chain and the processes of their almost fully automated warehouse. Keep on doing your important work that is essential to fulfill children’s rights to health, education and protection.
Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 7, 2015
“Companies today are rushing headlong to become more digital,” write Karel Dörner and David Edelman (@davidedelman). “But what does digital … Continued. The post What Does Becoming a Digital Enterprise Mean to You? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Live Episode: Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 12:00 ET. Over the past few years, as supply chains have grown in scale and complexity, so has the logistics sourcing process. Mature sourcing organizations, which have been doing traditional sourcing and category management, are starting to plateau in terms of savings and impact to their organizations, yet each year are faced with increasing savings mandates and pressure to improve performance.
The Network Effect
OCTOBER 9, 2015
The Titans: Alibaba, Amazon, and Walmart: Game Changing Strategies: Time FOR YOU TO Respond! is a road map that guides you through steps on how to respond to the Titans and gain profitability. Throughout the month of October we will be sharing glimpses of three game changing strategies as discussed in the video. The first is: Alibaba is the leader in Crossborder Commerce.
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Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.
Logility
OCTOBER 6, 2015
The struggle to balance customer demand with available supply is as old as trade itself. Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes have evolved over the last 30 years to address this age-old problem, yet recently SCM World declared “S&OP is still the top inquiry within the SCM World community.”* Gartner and Aberdeen have also indicated that S&OP innovation is a top priority for companies seeking to balance and align future demand and supply, predict capacity and mate
Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 6, 2015
“The technological shifts over the next 10 years and beyond will reverberate through all aspects of business, government and society … Continued. The post Technology Will Continue to Transform the Supply Chain appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 5, 2015
Live Episode: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 12:00 ET. In a recent guest commentary , Greg Kefer, Vice President of Corporate Marketing at GT Nexus, writes, “We’re at the dawn of a new age in supply chains. As cloud-based technology moves into the mainstream, extended partner networks that make up the global supply chain are harnessing it to share information in new ways and collaborate online.
Arkieva
OCTOBER 6, 2015
If you are running a manufacturing or distribution business, you have to deal with inventory. In supply chains, inventory acts as a shock absorber just like the ones in your car. If there were no shock absorbers in your car, you would feel every bump in the road. Similarly in a supply chain you would have a very bumpy ride without inventory to absorb at least some of the variations.
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Elementum
OCTOBER 8, 2015
E-commerce is expanding at lightning speed. Consumers around the world are expected to spend around U.S. $1.672 trillion online this year—about 7.3% of the overall global sales—and much of that growth is coming from developing economies. We examine the benefits and obstacles to e-commerce in Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa. Why Developing Economies are Clicking “Buy”.
ModusLink Corporation
OCTOBER 5, 2015
We’re highlighting our four minute click-to-ship capability in Philadelphia Every year, the National Retail Federation (NRF) puts on the Shop.org Digital Summit to foster productive discussion amongst the brightest and most innovative players in the digital retail world. The event, specifically designed for digital and multichannel retailers, is expected to attract more than 5,400 professionals […].
NFI Industries
OCTOBER 6, 2015
The pop-up store concept has grown in popularity in recent years as short term real estate arrangements have experienced exceptional growth 1. A pop-up location is considered a shop or event that opens for a temporary amount of time. Temporary real estate has continued to grow at a rate of 16% year over year as companies. READ MORE.
Tompkins Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2015
Jim Tompkins, CEO of Tompkins International, supply chain and retail operations strategy expert, reveals what your business needs to know about The Titans: Alibaba, Amazon, and Walmart, in his newest thought leadership video coming soon. The post New Video Coming Soon The Titans: Alibaba, Amazon, and Walmart appeared first on Tompkins International.
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MIT Supply Chain
OCTOBER 8, 2015
MIT has opened up new pathways to online education and professional master’s degrees, with the introduction of a unique online credential called the MicroMaster’s credential and a new route to gaining an MIT master’s degree. And these revolutionary changes are being developed within a pilot program in MIT CTL’s number-one-ranked Supply Chain Management (SCM) program. […].
ModusLink Corporation
OCTOBER 6, 2015
For one day this week, some of the sharpest minds in the supply chain industry will be in my back yard as the End2End Supply Chain Conference takes place October 8 in Dublin, Ireland. This is Ireland’s biggest supply chain show each year – and this year’s theme is going to be “Supply Chain in […]. The post Are We Facing A Supply Chain Talent Shortage?
NFI Industries
OCTOBER 5, 2015
The pop-up store concept has grown in popularity in recent years as short term real estate arrangements have experienced exceptional growth 1. A pop-up location. Read more. 10/06/2015. Distribution. Supply Chain. Transportation. Distribution, Transportation, Supply Chain.
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