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As the supply chain exercises more influence over business outcomes, its managers are rising to top leadership positions. Supply chain pros with sights set on a corner office would do well to expand their skill sets and seek job experiences that prepare them for complexity MORE
By Chris Keller | Principal, Supply Chain Design | Chainalytics | The complexity involved in simultaneously optimizing a supply chain network and the inventory within that network has traditionally proven to be a sufficient barrier to completing such exercises. MORE
The European Union is considering creating regulations for the cocoa industry, where importing companies need to exercise due diligence regarding their supply chains. MORE
If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. This exercise would involve you measuring particular functions or aspects of your business and comparing that against other parts of your business. MORE
More consumers purchased bigger, bulkier items – furniture, exercise equipment, etc. If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the resiliency test. What do we mean by that? MORE
Companies must act on the new information to maximize competitive agility; exercise their agilibility and fine-tune this decision-making cycle periodically for continued ongoing improvements. Taking Action. MORE
Planning becomes a modelling exercise, not a guessing game. By setting a solid foundation, inventory planning becomes a modeling exercise. How Do You Turn a Good Demand Forecast into the Optimum Inventory Plan? Your customers don’t care if you have a great demand forecast. MORE
Warehouse optimization modeling exercises examine the upside of being closer to customers versus the downside of carrying more inventory in more locations. Distribution network optimization has become a white-hot topic these days as “the Amazon effect” leads businesses to evaluate how quickly they can get products to customers. MORE
However, supply chain resiliency is not a limited duration, project-based exercise. In the wake of major disasters and crises, many supply chain, procurement and finance executives think about things they can do to be better prepared and more resilient before the next big crisis comes their way. As a result, risk assessments, quantifications, and supplier evaluations are often conducted as limited duration, project-based, response-level measures. MORE
For many companies, transportation spending is a perennial target of budget-cutting exercises and a large, multi-faceted cost centre; some may spend three to six percent of their materials costs on transportation. In order to do this, it is important to connect all partners across modalities and regions, and to not only focus on the tender exercise but also to ensure that the agreements are fulfilled. MORE
Conduct procurement exercises regularly and often. Beyond offering up to date rates for shippers, carriers often benefit from annual procurement exercises. Best practice: At a minimum, conduct your flatbed procurement exercise annually. MORE
The post Regular evaluation of threat models & red-team exercises now common practice appeared first on IT Supply Chain. By Ramsés Gallego (pictured). International CTO, Micro Focus. MORE
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Solid online research and structured interviews with potential vendors are a better way to accomplish that initial shortlisting exercise. #5 One of the reasons for this is that filling out an RFI is an exercise in creative writing for most vendors. MORE
Part 2 in the series explores the “analytical scenario exercise” and how decisions based on certain scenarios heavily impact each aspect of the value chain. This is part 2 of a 2-part series on how to succeed in planning and decisions amid times of disruption. MORE
What happens in our brain when we exercise our intuition? A French scientific magazine recently devoted a fascinating dossier to intuition (Science & Vie, August 2021 [link] ). MORE
We hope it serves as a though-provoking exercise to improve your approach! . Inventory management has always been challenging. How much should we hold? How much is too much? How much is too little? The supply chain shocks of 2020 brought this challenge into focus. MORE
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For example, one modeling exercise determined that the firm was overstocking its fastest-moving items. Looking for a relatively quick way to measure inventory health? “It It all starts with a demand-driven approach,” says Gerrott Faulkingham, director of solution engineering at ToolsGroup. MORE
The ability of a machine to perform human-like functions such as perceiving, reasoning, learning, interacting with the environment, problem solving and exercising creativity to form plans, make decisions and achieve goals. by Alexa Cheater Faster, smarter, more profitable supply chain decisions. MORE
That said, your guidance should make it clear that reallocation of existing resources is preferred to numerous what-if exercises and lengthy trials, and that now is not the time to be developing new analytical capabilities. MORE
Technologies that automate and accelerate this entire exercise help ensure forecasting and decision-making deliver this requirement, opening the door to a continuous cycle of integrated business planning. But this exercise is much more than generating recommendations on next steps. MORE
As truck drivers spend most of their time driving, it can be difficult to find the time to be active. It’s important for drivers to take care of their bodies and although there isn’t a lot of down time throughout your day, it only takes a few minutes to add some activity into your routine. READ MORE. Transportation Truck Drivers MORE
Historically, Supply Chain Design was an exercise companies undertook at most once a year, or when a significant change occurred in their supply chain, such as an acquisition. Live Episode: Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 12:00 pm ET. It was a strategic/tactical analysis, disconnected from day-to-day operations, and the software tools were difficult to learn and use. MORE
Today, leading life sciences companies are starting to view quality through the lens of an enterprise-wide, continuous improvement process that includes overall organizational goals versus a pure compliance exercise. MORE
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Through reviewing 94 articles, and a Q-sorting exercise, we identify four (i.e. Strategies and practices to achieve supply chain resilience have been at the heart of supply chain management practice and research for almost a decade. However, such efforts have often focused on ways to make supply chains more reactive to turbulence and disruptions. In our recent article, Antecedents and Dimensions of Supply Chain Robustness , my co-authors, Christian F. Durach and José A.D. MORE
Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another. MORE
Finding the right Master’s program can be a difficult exercise. In spite of their sometimes oversimplifying nature, rankings can provide a first indication to make this exercise a bit easier. One of such rankings is the 2013/2014 Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking, provided by SMBG, a French consulting company, and based on a global survey of recruiters, students and representatives of academic institutions. MORE
We hope it serves as a though-provoking exercise to improve your approach! Inventory management has always been challenging. How much should we hold? How much is too much? How much is too little? The supply chain shocks of 2020 brought this challenge into focus. MORE
However, with the new generation technologies, it now is practical to keep the data feeds fresh to make the modeling exercises a continuous, ongoing discipline. MORE
In addition to bikes, Peloton sold many other types of work-from-home exercise equipment, including treadmills, and its Mirror home workout system. The steady, daily drumbeat of negative news in March and April was hard to ignore. MORE
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Dramatic shifts are happening too quickly to reserve strategic planning as a traditionally annual exercise. Competing in an environment of constant change is always a challenge. MORE
But companies need to exercise extreme caution when choosing such an […]. The customer is always right – except when you no longer want to do business them. Firing customers is a valid risk mitigation strategy when the business they bring is under threat or unprofitable, or they are out of alignment with your strategic goals. MORE
Hence the drive to move from orchestrated forecasting exercises to continuous planning, or “viewing the supply chain while it’s happening.” You can’t control circumstances, but you can control your response. Take charge now to ensure the best outcomes later. MORE
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JUNE 30, 2015
As truck drivers spend most of their time driving, it can be difficult to find the time to be active. It’s important for drivers to take care of their bodies and although there isn’t a lot of down time throughout your day, it only takes a few minutes to add some activity into your routine. READ MORE. Transportation Truck Drivers
USC Consulting Group
JULY 7, 2020
In addition to bikes, Peloton sold many other types of work-from-home exercise equipment, including treadmills, and its Mirror home workout system. The steady, daily drumbeat of negative news in March and April was hard to ignore.
The Supply Chain Journal
JUNE 2, 2021
Last-mile delivery Modern Shipper News Recent News Aviron B2b B2C cerasis COVID-19 pandemic direct-to-consumer DTC Exercise equipment GlobalTranz home fitness home gymHeading into 2020, the U.S. fitness club i ndustry was on a roll , with projections that it would reach $39 billion in the U.S.,
BlueYonder
JANUARY 31, 2017
Supply Chain Exercise Life-hack Mind Tips TricksN ulla vel euismod eros. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse lacinia finibus ipsum vitae tempus. Nam vestibulum pretium leo a facilisis. Ut id tincidunt neque. Morbi sit amet varius velit. Pellentesque eget metus et velit maximus placerat ut in quam. Pellentesque luctus ligula id ipsum gravida, quis scelerisque mi congue. Morbi vehicula neque ex, non ultricies arcu ullamcorper sit amet.
Supply Chain Digest
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
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AIMMS
JANUARY 20, 2021
We hope it serves as a though-provoking exercise to improve your approach! . Inventory management has always been challenging. How much should we hold? How much is too much? How much is too little? The supply chain shocks of 2020 brought this challenge into focus.
ToolsGroup
JUNE 8, 2021
Solid online research and structured interviews with potential vendors are a better way to accomplish that initial shortlisting exercise. #5 One of the reasons for this is that filling out an RFI is an exercise in creative writing for most vendors.
Logility
MAY 6, 2021
Dramatic shifts are happening too quickly to reserve strategic planning as a traditionally annual exercise. Competing in an environment of constant change is always a challenge.
SCM Research
MAY 30, 2014
Finding the right Master’s program can be a difficult exercise. In spite of their sometimes oversimplifying nature, rankings can provide a first indication to make this exercise a bit easier. One of such rankings is the 2013/2014 Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking, provided by SMBG, a French consulting company, and based on a global survey of recruiters, students and representatives of academic institutions.
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AIMMS
JANUARY 20, 2021
We hope it serves as a though-provoking exercise to improve your approach! Inventory management has always been challenging. How much should we hold? How much is too much? How much is too little? The supply chain shocks of 2020 brought this challenge into focus.
ToolsGroup
AUGUST 20, 2021
For example, one modeling exercise determined that the firm was overstocking its fastest-moving items. Looking for a relatively quick way to measure inventory health? “It It all starts with a demand-driven approach,” says Gerrott Faulkingham, director of solution engineering at ToolsGroup.
Logility
MARCH 19, 2021
That said, your guidance should make it clear that reallocation of existing resources is preferred to numerous what-if exercises and lengthy trials, and that now is not the time to be developing new analytical capabilities.
DELMIA Quintiq
DECEMBER 28, 2020
Part 2 in the series explores the “analytical scenario exercise” and how decisions based on certain scenarios heavily impact each aspect of the value chain. This is part 2 of a 2-part series on how to succeed in planning and decisions amid times of disruption.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 21, 2021
However, with the new generation technologies, it now is practical to keep the data feeds fresh to make the modeling exercises a continuous, ongoing discipline.
Logility
OCTOBER 1, 2021
Technologies that automate and accelerate this entire exercise help ensure forecasting and decision-making deliver this requirement, opening the door to a continuous cycle of integrated business planning. But this exercise is much more than generating recommendations on next steps.
Inbound Logistics
JULY 24, 2019
As the supply chain exercises more influence over business outcomes, its managers are rising to top leadership positions. Supply chain pros with sights set on a corner office would do well to expand their skill sets and seek job experiences that prepare them for complexity
Demand Driven Technologies
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
What happens in our brain when we exercise our intuition? A French scientific magazine recently devoted a fascinating dossier to intuition (Science & Vie, August 2021 [link] ).
Logistics Bureau
APRIL 19, 2021
If you’ve never done a benchmarking exercise before, read on. This exercise would involve you measuring particular functions or aspects of your business and comparing that against other parts of your business.
ToolsGroup
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Planning becomes a modelling exercise, not a guessing game. By setting a solid foundation, inventory planning becomes a modeling exercise. How Do You Turn a Good Demand Forecast into the Optimum Inventory Plan? Your customers don’t care if you have a great demand forecast.
CHAINalytics
MARCH 28, 2017
By Chris Keller | Principal, Supply Chain Design | Chainalytics | The complexity involved in simultaneously optimizing a supply chain network and the inventory within that network has traditionally proven to be a sufficient barrier to completing such exercises.
Kane is Able
JUNE 27, 2019
Warehouse optimization modeling exercises examine the upside of being closer to customers versus the downside of carrying more inventory in more locations. Distribution network optimization has become a white-hot topic these days as “the Amazon effect” leads businesses to evaluate how quickly they can get products to customers.
MIT Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
But companies need to exercise extreme caution when choosing such an […]. The customer is always right – except when you no longer want to do business them. Firing customers is a valid risk mitigation strategy when the business they bring is under threat or unprofitable, or they are out of alignment with your strategic goals.
QAD
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Today, leading life sciences companies are starting to view quality through the lens of an enterprise-wide, continuous improvement process that includes overall organizational goals versus a pure compliance exercise.
Supply Chain Movement
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
For many companies, transportation spending is a perennial target of budget-cutting exercises and a large, multi-faceted cost centre; some may spend three to six percent of their materials costs on transportation. In order to do this, it is important to connect all partners across modalities and regions, and to not only focus on the tender exercise but also to ensure that the agreements are fulfilled.
GlobalTranz
APRIL 6, 2021
More consumers purchased bigger, bulkier items – furniture, exercise equipment, etc. If your company’s supply chain survived 2020 and the disruptions of early 2021, it’s safe to say it has passed the resiliency test. What do we mean by that?
Logility
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Hence the drive to move from orchestrated forecasting exercises to continuous planning, or “viewing the supply chain while it’s happening.” You can’t control circumstances, but you can control your response. Take charge now to ensure the best outcomes later.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Conduct procurement exercises regularly and often. Beyond offering up to date rates for shippers, carriers often benefit from annual procurement exercises. Best practice: At a minimum, conduct your flatbed procurement exercise annually.
SCM Research
MARCH 2, 2015
Through reviewing 94 articles, and a Q-sorting exercise, we identify four (i.e. Strategies and practices to achieve supply chain resilience have been at the heart of supply chain management practice and research for almost a decade. However, such efforts have often focused on ways to make supply chains more reactive to turbulence and disruptions. In our recent article, Antecedents and Dimensions of Supply Chain Robustness , my co-authors, Christian F. Durach and José A.D.
DELMIA Quintiq
JUNE 8, 2021
Companies must act on the new information to maximize competitive agility; exercise their agilibility and fine-tune this decision-making cycle periodically for continued ongoing improvements. Taking Action.
Talking Logistics
MAY 17, 2015
Historically, Supply Chain Design was an exercise companies undertook at most once a year, or when a significant change occurred in their supply chain, such as an acquisition. Live Episode: Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 12:00 pm ET. It was a strategic/tactical analysis, disconnected from day-to-day operations, and the software tools were difficult to learn and use.
Kinaxis
MARCH 27, 2018
The ability of a machine to perform human-like functions such as perceiving, reasoning, learning, interacting with the environment, problem solving and exercising creativity to form plans, make decisions and achieve goals. by Alexa Cheater Faster, smarter, more profitable supply chain decisions.
Resilinc
JANUARY 7, 2016
However, supply chain resiliency is not a limited duration, project-based exercise. In the wake of major disasters and crises, many supply chain, procurement and finance executives think about things they can do to be better prepared and more resilient before the next big crisis comes their way. As a result, risk assessments, quantifications, and supplier evaluations are often conducted as limited duration, project-based, response-level measures.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Until we have this kind of pervasive visibility, inventory management will continue to be largely an exercise in futility. For more than a year, global supply chains have been buffeted by one major disruption after another.
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