The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Brad brings it all to the table from characterizing Emerge’s brand and culture, presenting Emerge’s value proposition to the industry, and determining pivotal insights to enhance customer experience. in Exercise & Wellness from Arizona State University and M.S. Brad’s higher education includes a B.S.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 26, 2024

They identify and extract context features such as hour, location, task, history or profile to present an information set that is appropriate for an individual or for a dependent application engaged in a specific process at a specific time and place. 6] Thomas Schelling, “The role of war games and exercises.” Naval War College. [4]

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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. Having justified the project investment, it’s now time to get into the more substantial opportunities that present themselves in these sample $7.5B Looking into opportunities.

Network Design Software 156

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ivalua

JUNE 6, 2019

He gave a keynote presentation about his company’s procurement and supply chain transformation journey – one that is still underway. In this conversation, Cyrille Naux discusses: The business objectives behind Chassis Brakes’ supplier consolidation exercises. How 100% spend insight is not the same as 100% spend under management.

Manufacturing Procurement 100

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 27, 2022

For remote employees, having daily phone calls and video chats will keep people connected and more present in their position. This is necessary for both personal and professional development and should be present in any future-focused workplace. It conditions them to dread when they have to talk to their superiors and coworkers.”.

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AIMMS

MAY 13, 2019

Pursuing accuracy in a long – term planning exercise can bring a lot of unnecessary stress. A digital representation of the supply chain with full flexibility of time horizons and product hierarchies presents the possibility to plan appropriately and optimally at each horizon.

Scenario Planning 156

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ivalua

JUNE 29, 2021

They have now moved from largely being a reporting exercise, to being a business strategy. But since its inception more than 50 years ago, supplier diversity programs have spread beyond public procurements and now many privately held U.S. businesses proudly maintain robust supplier diversity programs. Building Business Cases and Momentum.

Cost Reduction Strategies 162

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QAD

JULY 9, 2020

Adaptability Builds the Present from What Existed in the Past. While it may seem like the present is among the most challenging periods in history, the need to change quickly and successfully has always existed. The boards of directors of the soccer teams asked their players to stay at home.

Resource Reduction 110

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 20, 2018

I recommend conducting frequent “what if” exercises to do just that. Good risk managers don’t just extrapolate the present into the future. They engage themselves in alternative futures exercises. .” Each company needs to determine for itself what types of risks fall into the matrix’s four quadrants.

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Logility

JANUARY 20, 2021

This is much more than a product roadmap exercise or a debate about agile versus waterfall project management methods. We will work our way through each step as we explore how to create a business that can respond and pivot at the pace of disruption, as well as seize opportunities presented by shifting market forces. Register here.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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DiManEx

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Discussing these data points and extracting insights becomes a helpful exercise and results in a transversal approach. Wildenberg explained during his presentation, the Dutch Armed Forces took a very focused approach to enable AM adoption, working with DiManEx as a partner that supported the transition.

Manufacturing Procurement 81

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Proxima

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Albeit still some way off, we seek to explore the opportunity this could present to retailers. Pockets of capacity within ocean freight and warehousing, stemming from weakening demand and additional space created during and post-Covid, present an opportunity for retailers to get ahead of the curve.

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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. There’s nothing like hearing RapidResponse success stories – live. You can check out the full agenda here. Out-of-this-world keynote speakers.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A vision of a completely automated and seamlessly integrated supply chain may be presented, where machines use AI and ML to adapt, solve problems, and respond to supply and demand changes. While many companies tout their sustainability initiatives, without the data to back it up, it’s nothing more than a greenwashing exercise.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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Turvo

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In such tricky times, exercising forward-thinking and planning shipments in advance can help businesses take advantage of the holiday season. For instance, considering earlier deadlines to stock up in-store for the holiday season in the present situation, shippers will need to get their products on ocean vessels sailing quickly.

Freight 85

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 19, 2023

And, despite challenges presented by governmental regulations and red tape, local, state, and national economies depend on successful businesses. Even well-established businesses constantly struggle to remain competitive in an ever-changing business environment. ”[1] The Toronto Region Board of Trade agrees with that sentiment. .”

Resource Reduction 130

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Logility

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Can we at minimum present a series of options inside a planning horizon that gives planners time to evaluate trade-offs and act should they choose to? You could frame this exercise as: if, in 18-24 months, we were better able to do X and Y, what would be the return on investment? Can we help customers thrive versus simply survive?

Supply Chain Planning Software 139

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DELMIA Quintiq

JANUARY 14, 2014

The point of this exercise is to arrive at a range of what’s possible. It’s one thing to say that the present KPI targets are too low. Next, we re-introduce constraints. For example, we might assume that the time windows are 24 hours instead of the usual one hour. What are the costs now? This raises another difficulty.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

From a behavioral perspective, he was correct — society’s cumulative actions landed us in our present condition. The late historian David McCullough, once said, “History is who we are and why we are the way we are.” Nevertheless, understanding society’s cumulative actions (i.e.,

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FLEXE

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Not only does it include data from the survey, but it will also include a second exercise – Dynamic Capacity Modeling. The information was so telling that we decided to write a white paper to further illustrate some of these trends. We will be releasing that paper at the end of September.

Survey 28

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Resilinc

APRIL 13, 2021

2) Executive sponsors provide quarterly updates to the CEO and biannual updates to the board, including presenting examples of what went well and areas for improvement. 6) Supplier metrics, scorecards, and goals are presented at quarterly business reviews.

Supply Chain Design Software 62

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2021

I recently attended a great presentation during which the presenter referred to a BHAG —a big hairy audacious goal. The person who gave the presentation I attended offered the example of a speech by late US President John F. The BHAG—the Big Hairy, Audacious Goal. I think we’ve seen that in a lot of businesses.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 12, 2024

By turning complex concepts and problem-solving exercises into game-like scenarios, these platforms engage students in a fun and interactive way. Conclusion Online learning in less conventional subjects presents a realm of opportunities for college students.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Each line shows the number of shipments present for each piece of flatbed equipment. 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.

Optimal Sourcing 44

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Under both US Imports and Exports Law and Regulation, the importer/exporter is required to “exercise reasonable care” or perform “due diligence”. Legal Framework of US Imports and Exports. Among others, see the US Customs Modernization Act , which established the reasonable care standard. See 19 U.S.C.

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Proxima

MAY 19, 2020

This presents challenges for procurement leaders. In some ways, COVID-19 has been helpful in showing where opportunities for cost reduction are – you could almost say that for some businesses, COVID-19 has been equivalent to a zero-based budgeting exercise. Just as the world is having to change, Procurement will need to change too.

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QAD

JULY 9, 2020

Adaptability Builds the Present from What Existed in the Past. While it may seem like the present is among the most challenging periods in history, the need to change quickly and successfully has always existed. The boards of directors of the soccer teams asked their players to stay at home.

Resource Reduction 59

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Even though things seem to be going well (all of the meeting details are well-executed and the speaker is giving an energized presentation), the room is eerily quiet. The audience listening to these presentations does not have the courage to raise their hands and ask the question, “How do you define demand-driven value networks?”

Supply Chain Planning Software 309

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 18, 2021

It cannot be understated how important these topics are to our present and to our future. All of this means that businesses and governments have to take the necessary steps to address and correct the present reality. This governance should be exercised by all stakeholders for any organization, including government level representation.

Supply Chain Design Software 64

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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. The Google Robot, Your Future Logistics Worker. Number one on his list was “‘Non-Zero’ Supply Chains Win.”

Predictive Analytics Software 201

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

These treatments are most effective if you take care of yourself via a balanced diet, regular exercise and the routine medical checkups that you qualify for based on age, such as a colonoscopy, mammogram, and annual blood work. And most importantly, listen to your body. So what does all of this have to do with my “Movember” beard?

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Additionally, you should present the tasks, key decisions, and challenges. Standalone metrics of metrics borrowed from other companies have a low chance of success because : They are not part of an overall supply management program. They do not relate to any overall company procurement goals and objectives.

Vendor Strategies 56

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Organisation need to demonstrate a real value and commitment to listen to Gen Z and make sure that inclusion and diversity is being followed as an on-going process and not just remain on paper presentations for Annual Reporting purpose to shareholders. BETTER SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ETHOS. THE STRUGGLE IS TO BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL.

Material Savings 238

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2016

One of my predictions from a couple of years ago was that more companies would treat Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. A company that has successfully gone through this journey is CHEP , a leading provider of pallet and container pooling services.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The only way that Procurement can share in that ownership is be educated in the category, present performance criteria that make sense to the business and the supplier for determining success or failure, and through doing so earn a seat at the table with shared ownership interest in the supplier relationship. What is the driver?

Optimal Sourcing 83

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2017

It may be time to evaluate your transportation network and approach to procurement and make the move from simply fixing logistics problems as they present themselves to a more strategic, scalable model derived from analytics and not simply rates.

Capacity 101

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 30, 2015

My recommendation, which I first made a couple of years ago in Try This Exercise with Your Supply Chain Team , is for supply chain leaders (“teachers”) to introduce the QFT process at their next team meeting, and present team members (“students”) with a Question Focus (QFocus), which is “a prompt that can be presented in the form of a statement or (..)

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