GlobalTranz
JANUARY 4, 2017
Who doesn't love a good contract? Of course.everyone.right? Well, not entirely. When it comes to the logistics industry, whether it's transportation management contracts or warehouse contracts, there are a million moving parts, and as many questions. In the below is a real world example of a consultant coming to a third party logistics company with the goal of choosing a warehouse and 3pl provider.
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 3, 2017
What is it like to be a supply chain manager? In this article, we will show you some typical tasks that many supply chain managers do on day-to-day basis. Supply chain management is a relatively new field with lots of opportunity for people who are willing to learn and work hard. However, many people ask questions about supply chain jobs like, "What does a supply chain manager do?
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AIMMS
JANUARY 5, 2017
As we step into 2017, we took some time to reflect on the most popular posts on our Supply Chain blog last year. T rending topics included S&OP, Prescriptive Analytics, Supply Chain Optimization, Supply Chain Centers of Excellence and Supply Chain Analytics. What are you interested in learning about this year? Let us know in the comments and check out the curated list of our most well-read blog posts in 2016: . 1.
ToolsGroup
JANUARY 3, 2017
Scenes from a recent ToolsGroup user conference. The ToolsGroup customer base of more than 300 companies has allowed us to access a wide array of supply chain planning data for benchmarking in different industries and different circumstances. We wanted to share the results from our study, including industry leader best practices. Prior to a recent ToolsGroup user conference, we carried out an initial survey of our clients, completing it with the known data of our installed base and analyzing the
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
Kinaxis
JANUARY 5, 2017
by Alexa Cheater Innovate to survive. It’s a common mantra among businesses these days, driven by the digital revolution and all that entails. It’s changing the way the world works, and how we as consumers interact with it. Your supply chain and S&OP process isn’t immune to the impacts. Keeping up with digitization, big data and the Internet of Things (IoT) requires a supply chain that’s flexible, scalable and adaptable.
Supply Chain Brief brings together the best content for supply chain and logistic professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
AIMMS
JANUARY 5, 2017
As we step into 2017, we took some time to reflect on the most popular posts on our Supply Chain blog last year. T rending topics included S&OP, Prescriptive Analytics, Supply Chain Optimization, Supply Chain Centers of Excellence and Supply Chain Analytics. What are you interested in learning about this year? Let us know in the comments and check out the curated list of our most well-read blog posts in 2016: . 1.
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 4, 2017
Most analysts agree that companies organized around principles developed during the industrial age must transform themselves into digital enterprises if … Continued. The post Trends & Predictions 2017: Digital Transformation appeared first on Enterra Solutions.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 4, 2017
There’s a lot of buzz and hype today about enabling the digital supply chain. But companies have been using technology, such as the internet and software, to enable their supply chain processes for many years. So, what is new and different today as it relates to “digitizing” the supply chain? “The real new thing is the new role and importance of IT,” said Frauke Heistermann, Member of the Management Board at AXIT- A Siemens Company in a recent episode of Talking Logistics.
SCM Research
JANUARY 2, 2017
We certainly all agree: Trust between supply chain partners has a lot of benefits. However, in their forthcoming study of trust in the buyer–supplier relationship , Villena and her co-authors argue that there is a “duality of trust”: Trust has benefits but it can also become dysfunctional if it is excessive. The results of their study show “that trust follows an inverted-U shape with performance”, i.e., at a certain point the negative effects offset the benefits of trust and performance declines
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.
The Network Effect
JANUARY 5, 2017
by Alex Barrio, Senior Project Consultant, Tompkins International Supply chain professionals know that running a distribution operation comes with several. The post Warehouse Strategy: Put Wall Systems appeared first on The Network Effect.
River Logic
JANUARY 4, 2017
The increasing prevalence of robots and intelligent operating systems in our workplaces, particularly in sectors such as logistics, has led to some experts predicting that a new C-suite role will become common over the next decade.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 6, 2017
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing holiday. 2017 started right where 2016 left off: with plenty of supply chain and logistics news. Below are the headlines that caught my attention this week. But before diving in, any guesses as to what this routing map is all about? The answer is at the end. Descartes Acquires Datamyne. Amazon is secretly building an ‘Uber for trucking’ app, setting its sights on a massive $800 billion market (Business Insider).
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 1, 2017
Operations management by Heizer vs Stevenson vs Krajewski, which one is the best? We will show you the best OM textbook that works for working professionals. Is Operations Management Important? From where we stand, operations management is the most practical subject you should study. We entered business world with a liberal arts degree. With the help of operations management textbook, we can learn how the products and services are designed, produced and delivered to customers in systematic manne
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The Network Effect
JANUARY 5, 2017
by Kevin Hill, Quality Scales Unlimited Every few years the business world experiences a new tide of change. Some areas. The post Supply Chain and Transportation Trends to Jump On Now appeared first on The Network Effect.
NFI Industries
JANUARY 3, 2017
As shippers expand their networks and diversify their logistics partners, it can become a complex system that can be complicated and time-consuming to manage. Whether it’s due to capacity constraints or the lack of internal labor and assets, shippers are seeing the value in establishing partnerships with third-party logistics providers (3PL) with the expertise to.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2017
Note: Today’s post is the first in a new series titled “Editor’s Pick” where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. Today’s post is by Diogo Quintas, formerly with LLamasoft, on techniques companies can leverage to improve and streamline their supply chain modelling activities.
Arkieva
JANUARY 6, 2017
Happy new year! Over the past year, the Arkieva Supply Chain Link Blog provided thought leadership and informative posts on supply chain strategy tips, trends, and news. Just in case you missed some of our supply chain strategy posts , we’ve compiled a list of our popular supply chain posts from 2016 below (ranked based on shares and views). If you’d like to avoid missing a post in the future.
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CHAINalytics
JANUARY 3, 2017
By Patrick Boyle | Principal, Supply Chain Operations | Chainalytics Over the past two years I have worked closely onsite with a manufacturer of consumer durables to merge two former competitors into one manufacturing entity. This project has had complex inner workings–from both supply chain operations and personnel training and reallocation perspectives–and multiple streams of … The post Change Management: More than Just a Corporate Buzzword appeared first on Chainal
Material Handling & Logistics
JANUARY 4, 2017
While 83% of manufacturers have been adversely affected in the past by suppliers' inability to meet their needs, only one-third anticipate a shortage of parts or services in 2017, according to the ASQ 2017 Manufacturing Outlook Survey. read more.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 5, 2017
There’s a growing discussion today about how companies need to look at the various processes that have historically been called supply chain management through a different lens — namely, a global trade network lens. What’s the difference between the traditional supply chain model and a global trade network model? Why is making this transformation important today?
Oracle SCM
JANUARY 5, 2017
The world’s most strategically managed supply chains create opportunities for top-line business value. They are rare by number but not volume, and include some global electronics, industrial, life sciences, and consumer products companies that already drive massive benefits by managing end-to-end supply chain performance. That doesn’t mean a company has to be big or even global to keep advancing toward a demand-driven loop of friction-free fulfillment and replenishment capabilities.
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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.
Tompkins Blog
JANUARY 3, 2017
In the healthcare sector cost cutting is fast becoming a daily mantra, as organizations from pharma to medical products all look for ways to maintain profit margins in the face of lost patents to new healthcare reimbursement levels. The post The Healthcare Supply Chain in Simple Terms appeared first on Tompkins International.
Material Handling & Logistics
JANUARY 3, 2017
Bloomberg. Plant managers responded to the brighter outlook by adding to staff at the fastest pace since the middle of 2015. read more.
Supply Chain 24/7
JANUARY 4, 2017
After years of writing about supply chains, Jim Tompkins is building out an ambitious e-fulfillment network for retailers and e-tailers.
TMC
JANUARY 5, 2017
Even containers don’t like to wait in line. Dwell time—the amount of time a container remains parked in a marine terminal waiting to be picked up after it’s been offloaded from a vessel—is a drag on supply chain efficiency, especially when it becomes excessive. Rising container volumes, fluctuations in demand, and the constant need for just in time inventory have increased the impact of dwell time over recent years.
More than 40 manufacturers across the commercial interior, material handling, and kitchen and bath industries expand offers via Configura’s CET platform in 2023.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
JANUARY 4, 2017
Manufacturing & Logistics IT spoke to a number of key spokespeople from the vendor and analyst communities about recent developments in the world of supply chain management-related solutions – including those involving mobility, Cloud/SaaS and Big Data.
Material Handling & Logistics
JANUARY 6, 2017
The Carbon Disclosure Project’s 2016 Annual Report of Corporate Water Disclosure concludes that disclosing companies reported $14 billion in water-related impacts in 2016, a fivefold increase from 2015. read more.
MIT Supply Chain
JANUARY 5, 2017
Even with today’s sophisticated inventory management systems, retailers are woefully unaware of just how low on-shelf availability is for many of the products they carry. Our research, carried out in collaboration with a major consumer goods manufacturer, suggests the problem is significantly worse and costlier than many retailers assume. The culprit is “phantom inventory”—goods that […].
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