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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

Allyson Hatfield, demand planner at MARS Petcare presented. In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. Allyson’s presentation was just that.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

The secondary problem is the lack of definition of process requirements and a buying team that cannot see past simple MRP/MRP II/DDMRP requirements. This year, the program included presentations from Dollar General, Sleep Number, and Western Digital. The 2022 event is in Washington. We hope to see you at the event next year.

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The State of Freight with Anne Reinke

The Logistics of Logistics

Reinke is a Washington, DC native, and graduated from the National Cathedral School. Established in 1978, TIA has consistently demonstrated its commitment to fostering excellence and innovation within the logistics and transportation sector. Features 21 showcase presentations with innovations that will advance the industry.

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Top 14 Logistics and Supply Chain Management Training Programs and Courses in 2016

GlobalTranz

2) Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management at Western Washington University. Below are presented some examples of such paid short courses related to logistics management that can be taken online, to find more opportunities consider searching them at ShortCourses or at AcademicCourses. 3) OnCampus Texas. Short programs.

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How Capital City eliminated duplicate payments with procurement automation

Precoro

With over 1,000 students, the school purchases a lot of supplies for students as well as office supplies for the administration. However, they experienced the biggest purchasing challenge when the school returned to in-person learning after COVID. This resulted in interrupted purchasing operations.

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Top 2016 Supply Chain Strategy Posts from the Supply Chain Link Blog

Arkieva

The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. In this 2-part Supply chain strategy post , the Managing Director at Solventure – Bram Desmet, discusses the key elements of an excellent supply chain. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent? Please subscribe here.

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

“While such benefits are laudable, they do present a significant downside: The efficiency-building measures promoted by S&OP can produce business plans that can be quite rigid, making it hard for organizations to respond to unexpected disruptions. and Walid Klibi, S&OP: A new frontier for supply chain resilience?