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The Importance of Value-Added Services in Logistics and SCM!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Do you have a Freight Management Strategy or are you Spinning your Wheels? The goal of supply chains is to add value to the manufacturing and distribution processes. Furthermore, whether purchased in a store or plucked right from their doorstep, buyers want to receive their products immediately and in excellent condition.

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Should We Celebrate this Marriage?

Supply Chain Shaman

At the time, we were both deployed as consultants for Manugistics to help a manufacturing company to implement end-to-end planning. The software planning footprints are reminiscent of the work done in the 1990s when we struggled with insufficient memory using 32-bit hardware. Ellen currently works as a consultant at Cap Gemini.

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Top 10 Best Supply Chain Job Boards

SCMDOJO

Supply Chain Job Boards are aplenty, but how do we classify the ones worth our time as SCM Professionals? National Association of Educational Procurement. Indeed, it is a handy tool to locate jobs. I have used Indeed for several years and am very grateful for this tool! Supply Chain Management Jobs.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. Accelerating the shift. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. Enter Big Tech.

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What Exactly Is Supply Chain Management? 10 Different Definitions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Yet all of the functions that we now associate with Supply Chain have been around for a very long time: Planning, Inventory Management, Logistics, Procurement and Purchasing, Warehousing and many more. Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management and oversight of a product from its origin until it is consumed.

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Supply Chain Movement 21 – S&OP + IT

Supply Chain Movement

12 | SCM IT Subway Map 2016. The supply chain software industry is in a considerable state of flux. furthermore, because the continuing growth in outsourcing is making global businesses ever-more susceptible to disruptions, supply chain risk management software is also on the rise. 29 | Checklist Freight Spend Management.

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How to Prevent the Next Semiconductor Shortage

QAD

One of the reasons cited for the shortage was insufficient forecast information to provide adequate planning for the 22 week lead time, which is typical of semiconductor manufacturing. Long-term planning information is critical for the lower tier suppliers to plan and purchase their materials wisely.