Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 15, 2018

This month, I traveled the globe helping companies understand the potential impact of technology innovation on the future of supply chain processes, I find the term “digital innovation” is a bit like tulip mania. Consultants are rebranding traditional processes and technologies as digital innovation. Exciting Trends.

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Logility

MAY 5, 2023

According to Mark Balte, executive vice president of Supply Chain Innovation at Logility, the growing popularity of intelligent digitalization is only part of the story. Routine firefighting of inventory issues is a symptom of inventory strategies treated as a once-a-year exercise.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

While businesses differ in complexity and size, for this exercise we extrapolated based on these $7.5Bn baselines. The largest value comes from you posing great questions and exploring new, innovative scenarios. The largest value of optimization comes from you posing great questions and exploring new, innovative scenarios.”

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2020

.” Challenges, old and new, are often overcome through innovative thinking and action. Ten types of innovation. For an idea to be called an innovation, it must be actualized. My preferred definition of innovation is contained in the innovation formula, which is: innovation = new x valuable x realized.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 27, 2022

And we know they are necessary for innovation. But, despite these words of wisdom from one of the greatest innovators who ever lived, here’s the thing: According to a study by DDI , only 7% of leaders say failure is strongly embraced for innovation. In addition to losing the innovative ideas (and passion!)

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

As I look at the financials, I question what the value could be if we got serious about innovation through new forms of analytics. For a gal like me, innovation is painfully slow. Companies are hanging their hats on marketing buzzwords, not innovation. While the term AI is bandied-about, innovation is slow.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Continued Innovation even Amidst the Pandemic. This investment in equipping employees with future ready skillsets has put the organization in good stride to tackle the challenges brought on by COVID-19; allowing Schenker to accelerate investments and efforts in innovation even as many other organizations are struggling to stay afloat.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

Seen optimistically, this challenging trade environment is a catalyst for a slew of innovative measures and creative tactics to mitigate tariff costs – although one could argue that supply chain optimization from a cost and performance perspective is something that firms should already be doing on an ongoing basis. Business model strategies.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Said another way, the ultimate benefit for a research-intensive industry such as life sciences lies in the fact that cloud computing aids innovation. In essence, all clouds enable the users to engage with each other, operate and innovate in smarter ways. But success depends on boldness of vision and proper expectation-setting.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2022

It’s time to focus on how we innovate and optimize our businesses and operations in this permanently altered world. This is not a continuous improvement exercise, but a matter of survival as greater unpredictability prevails in our markets, continually taxing resources, and challenging forecast accuracy on both the demand and supply sides.

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USC Consulting Group

JUNE 26, 2023

Another innovative solution is cloud-based POS systems and e-commerce management software. Companies can use it to track sales and customers, exercise better point of sale control, automate inventory replenishment, and generate reports with detailed analysis of gross margin ROI.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Kristi Montgomery, a Vice President at Kenco Innovation Labs, explains, “The rapid pace of technological advancement and adoption means that innovation is taking place all around us, from the way we communicate to how we get around cities — even to how we shop for groceries. In particular, the supply chain is ripe for innovation.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 19, 2023

Such clarity is the key to creating economic environments that boost innovation, efficiency and prosperity.”[5] Nowadays, when everything can be copied, [an enterprise] must constantly seek for its own distinguishing mark and be one step ahead [with] their ideas, innovations, and with service. 6] They are: 1. .”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

The past two years has strongly focused the logistics industry to introduce innovative solutions to keep functioning despite many challenges. The introduction of advanced supply chain technologies, has given organisations the ability to adapt to new imperatives of continuous innovations, customer centricity and agility.

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ThroughPut

APRIL 17, 2024

After all, even though AI can help with novel ideas and data analytics, it cannot fully replicate human capabilities in innovation or critical thinking. A collaborative approach where human workers and AI technologies join hands to improve operational efficiency, innovation and decision-making. What will work in this case?

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 12, 2024

Innovative Teaching for Uncommon Subjects Interactive Online Platforms Advanced e-learning platforms are transforming the way uncommon subjects are taught. Gamified Learning Challenges Incorporating gamified learning challenges is an innovative way to teach uncommon subjects, such as quantum computing or archaeoastronomy.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Simply put, I admit upfront that my supply chain and logistics predictions below are biased and flawed, but I make them anyway because it’s a fun exercise, and also because I hope it generates some thoughtful conversations and ideas. For related commentary, see Insights from Ryder Innovate 2014. Innovating the final mile.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2024

Teamwork isn’t just about getting along; it’s about combining strengths to forge innovative solutions that push boundaries. By actively engaging with the latest in the supply chain, you’re not just learning but preparing to be part of the next wave of innovation.

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20Cube Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The technology revolution in supply chain logistics is experiencing a transformational wave of new innovations and challenges. IoT is one such innovation that is transforming the complex supply chain into a seamless process. IoT is one such innovation that is transforming the complex supply chain into a seamless process.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2024

That is: exercise restraint with analytics and machine learning, to be transparent about their business models, to offer consumers a fair and transparent trade for data about them, and to innovate in privacy as well as data mining.

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QAD

JULY 9, 2020

Instead, companies and organizations look for innovative technologies and methodologies to build on their existing frameworks to help them adapt as necessary. They took steps to ensure their players could maintain their fitness levels by providing exercise machines and fitness bands to track their physical condition.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

A passionate citizenry exercised its right to advocate for issues important to them and the candidates who they believe the nation, the state, the local government would be best seated with. We will always welcome and work with all associates who exercise their varying viewpoints in their local communities.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

An RFP is a data intensive exercise. They learned that Emerge could do more, they had an innovative freight procurement solution. Any shipment moving from Siloam Springs to Bentonville, Arkansas, for example, would be one lane. On the outbound side, they were using a transportation management system from e2open.

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Logility

JANUARY 20, 2021

We believe your innovation strategy must include a strategic partner. This is much more than a product roadmap exercise or a debate about agile versus waterfall project management methods. Collaboration inside a silo is worthless, at times even harmful.

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DiManEx

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Last month, we participated in the AM for Defense Conference , a virtual event which offered a window into the innovative uses of Additive Manufacturing in the defense industry. Discussing these data points and extracting insights becomes a helpful exercise and results in a transversal approach.

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Arkieva

MAY 26, 2016

When embarking on a customer product segmentation exercise, keep in mind the following pitfalls. For example, Unilin Panels, a Belgian company that produces boards, decorative panels and finished products, conducted a customer segmentation exercise without paying attention to product segmentation. Segmentation is a strategic exercise.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 2, 2017

The mainstage will come alive with presentations from leading innovators, including Honeywell, Schneider Electric, DJO and Lippert Components. Fun, exercise and a touch of Supertramp. This year, we have an impressive lineup of customer speakers, with twice as many customer breakout sessions as 2016! Out-of-this-world keynote speakers.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Suppliers exercised timely product innovation, business, and respective supply network pivots to accommodate these unanticipated market needs, overcoming their own respective challenges. In many cases, two-way collaboration in resources and supply chain influence helped to secure needed new components or transport needs.

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Proxima

MAY 15, 2020

Although the signs point towards aggressive cost reduction campaigns, but they also lead to a need for greater innovation, automation, and sustainable long term solutions that differentiate. Embrace Innovation to unlock new sustainable value. It’s not a one-off exercise. Possibly not. Fair Factories Clearinghouse b.

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Provenance

MAY 13, 2019

So we’re here to bring you the key developments, innovations and events from the businesses leading the way. Using sustainability as an opportunity to innovate. “If The openness to innovation and progress pushed them to work harder and establish an honest relationship with customers. Welcome to our monthly Transparency Roundup.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Taking a cue from this new information, organisation need to be more creative & innovative to bring new remote-work options, and time-off benefits and change for a better environment. Opportunities for innovation abound and the first step for Organisations is to listen and respond to the voices of Gen Z.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 16, 2021

Supply Chain Innovation from I/T. By empowering the team with the room and the time to envision, to imagine, and to innovate they created and implemented a Blue Ocean concept and capability. I/T was going to be at the epicentre of the strategic and operational leadership of the company. The Smart Supply Chain in Conclusion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

But the further up the supply chain BD went, the less incentive suppliers had to participate in these exercises. And total value includes the dimensions of quality, driving innovation in the supply base, and risk. And this would continue until a product supply chain was mapped. Their managers are tasked with improving total value.

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Adexa

APRIL 29, 2020

We continue to expand and provide our innovative solutions to both industry and government authorities for not just healthcare but also for state of readiness in urgent situations that require deployment of many different agencies and forces that need to come together.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 8, 2024

This current complexity represents the culmination of decades of supply chain evolution, aligning with new innovations, changing customer expectations and a growing understanding of environmental concerns. There is also no hiding place anymore, such are the regulatory stipulations placed on organizations in the current climate.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Innovation – What are the proposed ideas to drive improved outcomes across all of these other factors? This criteria is becoming much more important in evaluating supplier capabilities, particularly if you are offering innovative new technologies that reduce carbon emissions. Quality/Safety – How is quality defined? What is the driver?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 22, 2016

James and Curry have come to dominate the NBA in two very different ways, and in doing so embody two very different types of innovation. Most teams win—and most players succeed—through a series of incremental innovations that provide continuous, but gradual improvement. Imagine an NBA team like a product.

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