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Driving Visibility, Intelligence, and Agility through Supply Chain Technology on Cloud

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In a classic literature on innovation, The Innovator’s Solution (ref 1), Clayton Christensen proposes that it is “the absence of conscious, trustworthy theories of cause and effect” that makes success seem random. What are the innovative products where demand is unsure but which have high margin potential?

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JOLLIBEE FOODS CORPORATION successfully deploys IVALUA with CONSUS to transform procurement

ivalua

It operates the largest food service network in the Philippines with 3,316 stores in the country and 2,655 stores abroad as of December 2019. JFC leverages only best-in-class processes and technologies, with its full operational procurement system used over the years to support its rapidly growing store network in the Philippines.

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Keith B. Carter on The Path to Actionable Intelligence

AIMMS

You have amazingly innovative firms like Alibaba, which tend to be great tech adopters, but then there are large conglomerates or 2nd generation businesses that are lagging behind. You need to inject speed into your innovation process. Let’s look at an example. Europe is very close behind.

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Keith B. Carter on The Path to Actionable Intelligence

AIMMS

You have amazingly innovative firms like Alibaba, which tend to be great tech adopters, but then there are large conglomerates or 2nd generation businesses that are lagging behind. You need to inject speed into your innovation process. Let’s look at an example. Europe is very close behind.

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Malaysia a Key Link in Asia’s Disaster Resilience Plan

MIT Supply Chain

This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June. Earthquakes also take a toll; the quake and ensuing tsunami that devastated parts of Japan in 2011 is probably the most infamous example in recent years.

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The Cross-Border eCommerce Opportunity in Southeast Asia

Vinculum

The Chinese market for example might be many multiple times bigger than that of Southeast Asia (SEA) but the Chinese eCommerce market is far more mature and more competitive to penetrate. Thailand meanwhile is predicted to hit a gross merchandise value of around USD 18 billion by 2025 while the Philippines will reach USD 12 billion.

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Earth Breeze Selects Stord Order Management System (OMS) to Manage and Optimize Operations Amid Accelerated Growth

Stord

For example, Earth Breeze needed an automated solution to determine where to route inventory between its network of first-party and partner facilities, including its in-house fulfillment facility and local overflow storage vendors. Eco Sheets dissolve quickly to provide a powerful clean while remaining gentle on clothes and skin.