Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2019

I’ve been an industry analyst for over 20 years and achieving timely and accurate supply chain visibility has always been — and continues to be — a top priority for companies across all industries. It’s an ongoing challenge because supply chains continue to get more fragmented, more global, and more dynamic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The company had access to huge amounts of trade data, for example. And total value includes the dimensions of quality, driving innovation in the supply base, and risk. The post BD Achieves End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. But I was skeptical.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 16, 2018

If supply chain and logistics executives were granted one wish to make their work lives easier and more productive, most of them would probably say, “I wish I had end-to-end supply chain visibility.” Why has end-to-end supply chain visibility been so difficult to achieve?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Julian Duerschmidt, VP Global Supply Chain Optimization at GEODIS , discusses the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: Why has achieving global end-to-end supply chain visibility been such a challenging goal to achieve. What are some of the big hurdles and blind spots?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2019

Achieving global supply chain visibility is a journey that companies have been on for many years, but most haven’t reached that promised land yet. How do you translate global supply chain visibility into actual business benefits? Defining Global Supply Chain Visibility. The journey.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2018

Supply Chain Visibility Gaps. I began our discussions by asking John why visibility gaps still persist despite continued focus on this area. John noted that the complexity of supply chain operations is a key factor, especially now that more companies must deal with international shipments such as ocean freight.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

John Martin, Director of Business Development at MercuryGate and Brian Thompson, Chief Commercial Officer at SMC3 discuss the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: In your experience working with clients, what are the biggest gaps in supply chain visibility and why do those gaps still exist?

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Adexa

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Is Supply Chain Visibility the Answer? Many supply chain professionals are putting much focus on systems to get better supply chain visibility including, so called, Control Towers and S&OP solutions. It is not clear what is meant by visibility. appeared first on Adexa.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 25, 2018

Achieving end-to-end supply chain visibility has been the Holy Grail for industry executives — always desired, but seldom achieved. This has been an ongoing challenge, in part, because supply chain networks, technologies, and processes are always changing, making supply chain visibility a moving target.

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Turvo

AUGUST 18, 2020

In the modern supply chain, selecting the right supply chain technology and software can make or break company goals. Unfortunately, choosing the right supply chain visibility software is even more complicated. Not all supply chain visibility software works in the same way.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

For years pundits have hailed the virtues of achieving end-to-end supply chain visibility. For example, Jett McCandless (@JettMcCandless) CEO of … Continued. The post Achieving Supply Chain Visibility: How Long will It Take? appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2017

While in some ways obtaining supply chain visibility has gotten more difficult over the years, due to globalization, outsourcing, product proliferation, and other factors, in other ways it has gotten easier thanks to advancements in technology. One area, for example, is trading partner and system integration.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Do you feel there are gaping holes in your supply chain or between your execution systems? Supply chain visibility could help alleviate some of your pains and drive bottom line benefits. Supply chain visibility enables you to perform “what-if” scenarios. no supply chain visibility.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

As digitization continues to modify the global supply chain landscape, its unprecedented data sources and solutions will lead to not only the demise of disparate information systems, but to the rise of true, end-to-end, supply chain visibility. Improve lead times and performance.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 10, 2015

For example, if you have five trucks and you can see that one truck is blocking the others, of course visibility helps. In complex situations (such as supply chains), visibility provides a wonderful bird’s eye view of the chaos. They believe problems somehow get resolved once you can see them.

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Clear Spider

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Examples of Vendor Managed Inventory Relationships. Below we’ve outlined just a few common VMI examples: Vendor-Owned Industrial Vending Machines – The vendor will often place representatives at each of their customers’ locations, where the vendor retains ownership of their inventory until the moment the customer takes an item for use.

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Bristlecone

JANUARY 19, 2021

Ever since the onset of the COVID-19 disruption, I have come across many organizations and ‘initiatives of the month’ focusing on improving supply chain visibility. This got me thinking about the nuances of supply chain visibility – what is it and why should organizations care about it, at this moment in time?

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Supply chain visibility and big data are hot topics and everyone is trying to figure out how to extract and analyze the data they have for better visibility and decision making. Financial data and visibility into the costs associated with shipping are critical to improving corporate financial performance.

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Arkieva

JUNE 7, 2018

Here's how you can use different types of maps to enhance your supply chain visibility. Using the Power of Maps to Enhance Your Supply Chain Visibility was first posted on June 7, 2018 at 7:57 am.

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FourKites

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Our topic for the day was the importance of location data in building the digital infrastructure for the supply chain of the future. 3M, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of N95 respirators and a FourKites customer, is an excellent example of this. To watch my full conversation with Adam, Bart and Peter, click here.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 16, 2020

Answers to this question is in the 2020 Supply Chain Visibility Report based on research by Reuters Events and eyefortransport (eft), sponsored by Blue Yonder. The interdependencies between all levels of the global supply chain are being acutely demonstrated during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Veridian Solutions

AUGUST 26, 2019

Supply chain management has evolved, and the underlying technologies used by supply chain leaders have transformed the way supply chains operate. Gains within supply chain visibility have a direct benefit on profitability, proactive management, and more. appeared first on Veridian.

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Savi

JUNE 14, 2019

As businesses become more customer-focused, there is even more pressure to solve for supply chain challenges and reach 100% supply chain visibility. Other stakeholders want better logistics tracking, lower costs and less supply chain risk too. 100% Supply Chain Visibility and Accurate ETAs.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

A key priority for Chipotle moving forward has to be improving its supply chain visibility, which based on comments reported in the Wall Street Journal last week , appears to have some blind spots. Part 1: 6 Critical Disciplines to Becoming a Supply Chain Leader.

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Precoro

APRIL 18, 2023

This can be achieved by improving supply chain visibility. In this blog post, we'll answer the following questions: What is supply chain visibility? What do high-visibility supply chains look like? How can supply chain visibility be achieved?

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

And in cases where medicine is needed for humanitarian crises, the importance of pharmaceutical supply chain efficiency is magnified. Avoiding disruption and reducing costs are two very compelling business reasons for pharmaceutical companies to invest in tools to improve their supply chain visibility.

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synchrono

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Supply Chain Market reported the closest any manufacturer can get to the magic bullet is supply chain visibility. Supply chain visibility is needed to achieve a manufacturers’ goal of saving money quickly and inexpensively. After all, financial performance is what pays the bills.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2021

A driving factor is the lack of air cargo visibility. With the rapid growth in e-commerce, a growth only accelerated by the pandemic, retailers and manufacturers cite lack of supply chain visibility as one of their largest challenges today. Pharmaceuticals are often extremely temperature-sensitive.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 31, 2020

Our hope is this new solution will be of value to customers delivering medical equipment, protective face masks, medicine, food, and water to ensure supplies get to the people that need them the most. And we have created a COVID-19 response center.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

FourKites , the global leader in real-time supply chain visibility, has launched a Sustainability Dashboard where companies can see miles traveled to create a baseline for emissions. FourKites Sustainability Dashboard also enables companies to identify the highest source of freight-related emissions across the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 4, 2023

Improved business performance through connected planning McKinsey & Company reports that 77% of companies consider supply chain visibility critical. For example, it’s critical to identify where to focus advertising and how to allocate it for specific products across countries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2021

One example is an alert that a truck will be late based on a GPS feed. Four Kites and Descartes are examples of software companies whose solution provides this type of alert. There are supply chain visibility solutions for Risk, Source, Make, Deliver, and Returns/Recalls. – mentioned above.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 27, 2022

For example, I am working with a client that has deployed Ariba from SAP, GT Nexus from Infor, Everstream, and Project 44. For example, deeper analytics into poorly implemented planning systems makes terrible decisions faster. Or increased visibility of orders and shipments to improve order delivery reliability.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 16, 2022

SCCN is a collaborative solution for supply chain processes built on a public cloud – many-to-many architecture – which supports a community of trading partners and third-party data feeds. SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain.

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RFgen

MARCH 13, 2017

Coordinating data across the supply chain is a key component of end-to-end supply chain visibility. Information technology advances are emerging as a prominent option for businesses facing mounting pressure across their supply chain, inventory management and fulfillment services.

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RFgen

MARCH 13, 2017

Coordinating data across the supply chain is a key component of end-to-end supply chain visibility. Information technology advances are emerging as a prominent option for businesses facing mounting pressure across their supply chain, inventory management and fulfillment services.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 9, 2023

Infor is one example of a supplier that offers both advanced visibility and supply chain planning. If things are normal, for example there are no exceptions in the forecast, there are no ‘situations’ that are out of control, then the system will just move you forward day-to-day. You don’t need to touch it.”.

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