Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 29, 2014
'Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people in which there is a desire for harmony within the group, but the result is an irrational or dysfunctional outcome. Wikipedia. You know the drill. The meeting is on everyone’s calendar. It has been set-up by the CEO or a board member’s assistant months in advance.
DELMIA Quintiq
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'With growing consumer expectations for faster delivery, shippers are expecting value-added logistics services from 3PL operators. This increases the urgency for 3PLs to leverage on the best market trends to increase logistics flexibility. I had an interesting conversation about this with Frank Tinschert, Business Unit Director Logistics at Quintiq, and below are his answers. 1.
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The Network Effect
OCTOBER 31, 2014
'Today I want to talk about some of the processes and management strategies that can be used to help a supply chain on the journey from ‘good’ to ‘great’ To read more about this subject and related themes, I suggest you read the new whitepaper, Supply Chain’s New World Order” , Visibility and Measurement. Visibility to the potential value locked in the current environment is a key driver in a supply network transformation and is being provided by advanced cloud based ne
Kinaxis
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'by Prasad Satyavolu Trevor Miles and I have been having a healthy discussion on the Internet of Things and how these technology changes are shaping the way we work. Part 1: SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change. Part 2: Will the Internet of Things (IoT) Help Eliminate Information Latency and Deficiency in Supply Planning? Part 3: SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change.
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
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'Business has been improving for the U.S. trucking industry. The economy is continuing to regain momentum. Shipper demand and carrier availability have come back into balance after several years of excess capacity. But these positive developments are beginning to be overshadowed by concerns about the ongoing driver shortage: CNN has reported there are currently 30,000 open slots for drivers.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
DELMIA Quintiq
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'How do manufacturers manage a complex multi-product plant? How can companies overcome the bullwhip effect – a natural inefficiency that magnifies small increases in order to size all the way down the supply chain? Are there ways for companies operating at maximum capacity to speed up on delivery? Join us at the Quintiq World Tour event themed ‘Smart Planning, Smart Business’ in Istanbul on November 6, 2014.
Kinaxis
OCTOBER 27, 2014
'by Trevor Miles My friends at Cognizant and I have been having a healthy discussion on the Internet of Things and how these technology changes are shaping the way we work. Part 1: SMAC in the Middle of Supply Chain Change. Part 2: Will the Internet of Things (IoT) Help Eliminate Information Latency and Deficiency in Supply Planning? This is part 3 in our series.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'Live Episode: Tuesday, November 4 at 12:00 ET. Most logistics executives tune out when the terms financial supply chain or supply chain financing pop up. The natural reaction is, “that’s finance’s area – not mine.” But there’s more at stake than many of us realize. Kurt Cavano, Founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer at GT Nexus , provides insights every logistics executive should understand about the financial side of the supply chain to reduce risk, lower costs and improve suppl
The Network Effect
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'Note, this is part three of an ongoing series. In part one and part two I explained how the terms “shelf-connected” and “demand-driven” have been in use for years within the supply chain community, but only recently has demand-driven value network technology emerged and matured enough to truly be a game-changer. Here is part three of the checklist with explanations.
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Enterra Insights
OCTOBER 29, 2014
'“Supply chain disruption is one of the leading causes of business volatility,” assert analysts from FM Global. That’s why the … Continued The post Improving Supply Chain Resilience through Effective Risk Management appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
SCM Research
OCTOBER 31, 2014
'Some weeks ago, Thomson Reuters published the impact factors of well-known management journals as part of their Journal Citation Reports. I looked up the impact factors of several supply chain management journals. At least two SCM-related journals have an impact factor larger than 3, indicating that they belong to the best in class in the management realm: Journal of Operations Management and Journal of Supply Chain Management.
Supply Chain Insights
OCTOBER 29, 2014
'Finis is the French word for finished. I love the sound as it rolls off my tongue; but yes, the Metrics that Matter book is finished. I finished the page proofs last week. The book is the end of a long journey. It has been a team effort and I will be glad to hold one in my hand and smell fresh ink. The book is a story of a supply chain leader named Joe.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 31, 2014
'Ralph and Me (right) as Blue Men. The last time I really got dressed up for Halloween was more than twenty years ago, when my friend Ralph and I transformed ourselves into members of the Blue Man Group. Being engineers, we even came up with a way to shoot silly string from our chests. It was a great costume, and we looked great — except we were living in Arizona at the time and nobody outside of New York City (the only place the Blue Man Group was performing at the time) had heard of them
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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'We hadn’t seen R. in the last three years. Now this happened in the middle of the street and after the kisses and hugs, the usual ‘how do you do’ followed. People were pushing us angrily, a clear sign that we had to continue this conversation elsewhere, in a quiet place. And so we did. R. visited us the next day to give us the big news. “I have decided to move in France!
SCM Research
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'Are you planning to integrate process modeling in your supply chain curricula? I am currently teaching a new course about supply chain process re-engineering at Copenhagen Business School. As part of a group work, the task of the students is to model processes between supply chain partners using the standard Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN).
Supply Chain Network
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'“Plan to deliver” tagline succinctly reinforces JDA’s leading end-to-end solution suites — offering everything from “planning to delivery” for retailers, manufacturers and distributors. SCOTTSDALE, AZ and NEW YORK, NY – October 28, 2014– JDA Software Group, Inc., and Lippincott, a leading global branding firm, today unveiled a new brand identity and logo for JDA featuring an important new tagline for the company: “Plan to deliverTM.”.
Supply Chain View from the Field
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'Bob Trebilock, editor of the Supply Chain Management Review , sent me an interesting email today that poses an interesting set of questions. Bob writes: “A friend sent me an email today with a link to a column by Peter Morici, a well-known conservative economist and writer (you see him on Xerox commercials wearing a bow tie) titled: Lift Vocational Education, not Minimum Wage, to Fight Inequality.
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Supply Chain Movement
OCTOBER 27, 2014
'If you’ve not been into a Tiger store yet, it probably won’t be long before you do. The company is growing so fast it’s virtually flying and the supply chain is running on a wing and a prayer. It’s been dubbed the posh pound store in the UK and the Danish company is certainly bringing style to discount shopping across Europe. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit it continues to open about three stores a week and launches 300 new products per month.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'On October 28, 2014 JDA Software announced a new brand identity with a new brand logo and tagline – Plan to Deliver ™. In conjunction with the launch, Supply Chain Nation asked JDA CMO, Kevin Iaquinto, for his insights on the new identity and what it means for JDA’s customers and the larger market. SCN: The first thing our readers will likely want to know is why change a well-known and established brand like JDA?
MIT Supply Chain
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'There is no better way to show the impact of major disruptions on supply chains than to convey the level of risk involved through a clear, impactful, visual device. MIT CTL researchers Ranjana Mary Ninan and Christopher Sean Wang created such a device for their SCM Program thesis Visualizing and Quantifying Global Supply Chain Risk . They collaborated with two service providers, Sourcemap and AIR Worldwide, to develop an interactive mapping tool that evaluates operational risk, and flags the r
Supply Chain View from the Field
OCTOBER 31, 2014
'I was recently interviewed by Jon Hansen on Blog Talk Radio , discussing my new book “The Procurement Value Proposition” co-authored with Gerard Chick. In the interview, I discuss some of the major changes going on in the procurement area, and how we are at a crossroads for driving change. Gerard added a great blog post to the discussion, which I’ve included below…Thanks Gerard.
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CH Robinson Transportfolio
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'The most surprising thing to me about last year’s bad weather was how it caught transportation professionals off guard. Bad weather is bound to strike again. Developing a proactive plan to deal with it is the best way to prepare yourself for whatever happens. Last winter was brutal for shippers, from Minnesota’s frigid temperatures to Atlanta’s unexpected snowfall.
BlueYonder
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'If you go back as many years in this business as I do, you remember the good old days when doing business as usual was a good thing. It meant that operations were running smooth and steady, supply and demand were generally in balance, and there were few major problems or disruptions keeping you up at night. In case you haven’t noticed, those days are long gone because business as usual is dead.
Supply Chain Digest
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'HP 3D Printing Breakthrough, China May be Creating its Own Robot Bubble, US Truckload Rates Continue to Soar, Goldman Sachs Says Oil Prices to Keep Falling'
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 28, 2014
'The logistics service provider (LSP) market landscape is undergoing a titanic shift. The traditional boundaries between brokers, carriers and 3PLs are blurring, particularly in the small- to mid-sized LSP market. Many of these companies are experiencing a blending of the time-honored functions that once separated these distinct service providers. Many of the larger companies, due […].
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CH Robinson Transportfolio
OCTOBER 29, 2014
'There have been numerous articles published on this topic in various trade journals showing how almost everyone in the supply chain is being impacted by this congestion. The Federal Maritime Commission hosted a few open forums to discuss this situation. C.H. Robinson and other Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCOs) participated to ensure that customers’ voices are heard.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 27, 2014
'“We all have to do more with less” — it’s become a tired phrase in the industry. At countless conferences this year, I’ve heard speaker after speaker preface their presentations with the same words: “We all have to do more with less these days,” which is why we implemented this software solution, or decided to outsource this function, or took this other action to become more productive.
Supply Chain Digest
OCTOBER 30, 2014
'Remarkable Decline in Solar Panel Costs have Made Solar Quite Competitive, and Likely to Undercut Other Sources Soon.
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