DELMIA Quintiq
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'Not so long ago I was chatting with the management team of one of the top ten bulk transporters in Europe. The company in question had an enviable track record and those at the helm were thinking long and hard about its future. What would it take to build on its success and ensure its position as a leading logistics service provider in the 21st century?
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
'by John Westerveld Reason #4 Making key decisions by modelling the supply chain in Excel. Over the years, working for and with numerous manufacturing companies, I’ve seen many supply chain practices that cost companies money. Over the next several weeks, I’ll outline these issues and discuss some ideas around how to avoid these practices. You can find the previous posts here: Reason #1: Offshoring without getting the full picture.
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Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
'Same-day delivery continues to generate a lot of buzz in the industry. Check out the following developments in just the past few months: Macy’s, Inc. Outlines New Developments in Omnichannel Strategy and Technology. Target tries out same-day delivery service in select markets (Retailing Today). Amazon Same-Day Delivery Selection Grows in New York (Re/Code).
SCM Research
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
'This year, the CSCMP’s Annual Global Conference 2014 was held in San Antonio, Texas. The Educators’ Conference, which provides academics and students a forum to hear the latest in our research field, has become an integral part of it. As every year ( see my previous post from Denver last year ), several leading supply chain management journals have used this forum to present their best paper awards.
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The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
'Before I answer the title question, let’s have a quick refresher on what exactly Lean and Six Sigma are. Six Sigma owes its roots to the Statistical Process Control developments made by Dr. Walter Shewhart of Bell Laboratories in the 1920′s and later expanded upon by Dr. W. Edwards Deming. The technique later evolved into the Six Sigma business strategy driven through innovations by Motorola and General Electric.
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Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
'When studying computer science, one will inevitably be introduced to the traveling salesman problem (TSP). Since it was first written about in 1832, it has taken many forms, but the most common is the symmetric TSP, which looks like this: Given a list of cities and the distances between each pair, what is the shortest possible route that visits each city exactly once and returns to the origin?
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
'“A decade ago,” writes Stephanie Strom (@ssstrom), “C. K. Prahalad, a University of Michigan business professor, in his book ‘The … Continued The post Selling to Consumers at the Bottom of the Pyramid appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
'Looking ahead, it is clear that competition will drive the formation of value added networks as well as supply chains differentiated by product and region. R&D will continue their trend of outsourcing to contract research organizations (CROs) and the manufacturing of medical devices and pharmaceuticals will also continue their shift toward outsourcing; for example, pharmaceutical contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs) are expected to grow from USD 32 billion in 2011 to USD 60 billion
Kinaxis
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
'by Bill DuBois. It’s an exciting time of the year at Kinaxis as we gear up for another user conference. Kinexions will take place this year in San Diego with the theme set as Innovation at Mach Speed (with some Top Gun references), a keynote from Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill and Afterburner (actual fighter pilots) , along with a unique Customer Appreciation event.
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Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
'I’m attending CSCMP’s Annual Global User Conference this week, one of the best conferences in the supply chain field for learning and networking. I look forward to sharing my takeaways from the conference in a future post. In the meantime, in case you missed them the first time around or want to read them again, check out the Top 10 Talking Logistics Blog Posts we’ve published from May through August of this year.
Supply Chain Network
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
'There has been much discussion on what Logistics is and the emerging role and recognition of the importance of Logistics professionals within organizations. In fact a recent post of mine even asserted that ‘Logistics is the New Black!’ Highlighting this point, the Logistics profession continues to grow rapidly and is projected to grow 22% by 2022 (27,600 jobs) a rate much faster than the average of all occupations according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014
'This week I experienced the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference for the first time. The conference brought together thought leaders and practitioners from all industries and backgrounds to San Antonio to discuss, debate, and challenge each other on a host of supply chain topics. I was there for two reasons: to […].
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'Supply Chain Forecasting & Planning Conference. Date: 19-21 november 2014. Venue: Doubletree by Hilton Amsterdam Central Station, Amsterdam. Organisation: IBF. URL: https://www.ibf.org/conferences. Supply Chain Forecasting and Planning Conference. Forecasting is a key element of any supply chain or S&OP Process. “Getting the forecast right” at least gives you the opportunity to deliver real supply chain improvement.
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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
'Guillaume Roels. This is a follow-up on my previous blog post. At the core of the negotiation between Hachette and Amazon lies the choice of contract, between the following two types: - The wholesale contract , according to which the publisher sells each unit at a pre-agreed wholesale price and the distributor is free to set the price, typically twice the wholesale price. -
BlueYonder
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
'In today’s digitized and connected world, we have become ever more demanding and fickle consumers. If we don’t get what we want, when we want it, where we want it, our way, we dump a brand in a click! Consumer behavior and expectations have crossed critical inflection points. Omni-channel commerce necessitates highly adaptive and nimble supply chains.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
'I’m an ex-academic, but I’m not a fan of most of the research produced by supply chain or industrial engineering departments. Most of it is just not relevant to supply chain professionals. But there is an article that MIT published called Analysis of Truckload Prices and Rejection Rates that was an exception. The researcher, Yoo […].
MIT Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'How can supply chains make better use of POS data? Each point of sale (POS) in a retail supply chain generates a goldmine of demand data. The data can be used to drive upstream decisions, but the amount of time, effort, and cross-team collaboration needed often frustrates such applications. The MIT CTL researchers developed models to show how a leading CPG manufacturer can use large volumes of POS data to improve supply chain performance.
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RFgen
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
One of the most difficult aspects of running an organization focused on manufacturing and distribution is inventory control. According to Logistics Management, an online news source for supply chain management, the costs of an inefficient inventory management solution can be just as detrimental as transportation expenses. Moving goods and components across various geographies are often cited as the biggest process cost because of the complexity of the supply chain and the impact human involvemen
CH Robinson Transportfolio
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'An interview with Thomas J. O’Donnell, attorney at Clark-Hill, PLC. Trek Leather, Inc., and its owner were found guilty by the Court of International Trade (CIT) in 2011 for violating 19 U.S.C. §1592 for the undervaluation of imported merchandise. United States v. Trek Leather, Inc., and Harish Shadadpuri, 781 F.Supp.2d 1306, (CT.Int’l Trade, 2011).
Global Trade Management
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
'A transportation management system (TMS) helps companies move freight from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost effectively. In a TMS survey, ARC found that respondents indicated freight savings of approximately 6 percent with the use of a TMS application. TMS achieve these savings based on process enforcement, visibility, analytics, and optimization.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
'While “Big Data” has been getting all the attention, analysis of all that data can be improved if it is married with “Small Data.” In the emerging world of an industrial Internet of Things (IoT) – IoT applications used by industry – more and more smart devices with sensors are using Internet protocols to transfer […].
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RFgen
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
One of the most difficult aspects of running an organization focused on manufacturing and distribution is inventory control. According to Logistics Management, an online news source for supply chain management, the costs of an inefficient inventory management solution can be just as detrimental as transportation expenses. Moving goods and components across various geographies are often cited as the biggest process cost because of the complexity of the supply chain and the impact human involvemen
CH Robinson Transportfolio
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
'Maintaining a cold chain is a science, especially in today’s global market. There are numerous factors that must be considered at all times to secure the integrity of the temperature sensitive products being transported. Successful cold chains require planning, communication, and the right technology at every step of the journey. The science behind transporting materials at specific temperatures to maintain or extend their shelf life is an ongoing process.
DELMIA Quintiq
SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
'A friend of mine is a big baseball fan – so much so that he sacrifices many nights of sleep to watch major league baseball games live on television. In contrast, I don’t know a lot about baseball, but one of the basic rules is clear to me: three strikes and you’re out. Following recent news about pilot strikes at Air France/KLM and Lufthansa, I get the feeling that the same rule of baseball may apply here in a variety of ways: Passengers, airline management, planners ?
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
'Google owns search. Except in one area, product searches. When it comes to product searches many prospective consumers start by going to the Amazon web site. Google is trying to do to Amazon, what Amazon has done to traditional bricks and mortar retailers, crush them. In the last quarter, Amazon’s sales rose 23 percent; yet […].
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The Logistics of Logistics
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
'This is a list of the Top 25 LTL Carriers 2014. Ranking is based on 2013 revenue including fuel surcharges. Revenues provided are based on LTL operations only, unless indicated otherwise and include Canadian operations. *Revenue is mainly LTL and inludes less than 10% for truckload and other services. FedEx Freight – The number one LTL carrier got even bigger.
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
'The unrest – what a terrible BBC understatement that is – in Ukraine does not look to be going away in the near future and will possibly be hanging over us for considerably longer. The “unrest” is not localised and it obviously involves many other countries and regional bodies with political, economic and territorial interest in the area. One recent escalation has been to ban the sale of EU goods inside Russia which is rather a throw-back to Cold War days when the same rule applied to iconic we
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
'Live Episode: September 30, 2014 at 12:00 ET. Evaluating whether a transportation management system (TMS) meets your functional requirements remains critically important. But after that list has been checked off, you need to give equal time and consideration to evaluating the user experience. Many user interfaces are crammed with too many features and too much information that users don’t need or want to accomplish their tasks; have non-intuitive workflows that don’t align with the way users ar
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