Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 19, 2015

I had the opportunity to speak to a group of utility companies and many of their direct suppliers at the annual Utility Supply Management Association in Savannah, Georgia, on Monday. This was a great opportunity to share insights from our recent research, on the subject of driving closer buyer-seller relationships , and the role of analytics.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 30, 2021

.'” Despite the apparent confusion, Gartner defines resilience as “the ability to adapt to structural changes by modifying supply chain strategies, products and technologies,” and defines agility as the ability to sense and respond to unanticipated changes “without sacrificing cost or quality.”

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 8, 2022

MHI shared that from March 28-31, “Over 37,047 visitors connected with over 857 exhibitors across 405,000 square feet of exhibit space at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center,” noting the attendee number as record-breaking at “20% more visitors than the last pre-pandemic show.”

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 5, 2022

New sources of data and AI driven models can be applied across companies’ product development, supply chain, and sales lifecycles to give them greater confidence, knowing they are on the right path to growth. .” 2] Georgia Wilson, “ 2022: Future Tech in Supply Chains ,” Supply Chain Digital, 10 October 2021. [3]

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 2, 2020

Joe received his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. factors need to be integrated into sourcing strategy decisions and therefore into supplier selection criteria. What are some of your greatest achievements in Business?

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

The machine that produces carpet was invented in Chattanooga and Dalton, Georgia (just south of here), and that carpet needed to be hauled. The more money you can get into your employees’ hands, the better quality of life they’ll have. [38:44] In the early 2000s, a guy at C.H. There are very low real estate taxes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

SaaS product, SONAR, is the leading freight market analytics tool and dashboard, aggregating billions of data points from hundreds of sources to provide the fastest data in the transportation and logistics sector. The more money you can get into your employees’ hands, the better quality of life they’ll have. [38:44] FreightWaves’?

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Blockchain offers a viable solution for tracing and tracking of goods from source to shelf, and given its immutability, traceability and inability to change historic data, evidence and proof of where goods come from is now completely traceable and can be made publicly available.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With an effective logistics strategy, companies can deliver the right products to the right customers at the right time, at the highest quality and the lowest possible cost. Justin Honaman @jhonaman Justin is the President and Chief Commercial Officer of Contender Brands, LLC based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2020

Strategic National Stockpiles and Sourcing for the National Interest! These Rare Earth Elements have long ago been abandoned for mining and processing here in the United States and are part of our reliance on Chinese sources of supply. sourcing #rareearthelements. Subscribe Here! Email Address. What are Rare Earth Elements?

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 23, 2025

Supply chain journalist Georgia Collins reports, “AI and machine learning have the potential to automate complex decision-making processes, enabling predictive maintenance and personalized logistics. 5] Georgia Collins, “ Top 10: Trends of 2024 in Supply Chain ,” Supply Chain Digital, 11 December 2024. [6]

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

While many projects funded by the bill could take years to be completed, senior administration officials said they are working to accelerate that process, including a change in how grant money is allocated that will allow the Port of Savannah in Georgia, which has been snarled by congestion, to move cargo quicker.

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