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Indiana Jones and the supply chain bullwhip effect

Kinaxis

This question of demand management led me to wonder if any bullwhip manufacturer or supplier ever ran into a situation that caused them to experience the bullwhip effect in their own supply chains. Many Indiana Jones wannabees emerged, due to the popularity of the film. How ironic would that be?

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Faster EDI is a Competitive Advantage with Erik Kiser

The Logistics of Logistics

Erik is the Founder and CEO of Orderful , a complete cloud EDI platform that is revolutionizing the way manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and technology companies trade EDI data. The product is built for users, bringing control and agility back to supply chain operations.

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Overcoming Last Mile Hurdles with Luke Denny

The Logistics of Logistics

About Luke Denny Luke Denny is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader with extensive experience in software and supply chain logistics. With 15 years of experience in software and 6 years in supply chain, logistics, and transportation, Luke has founded three separate companies and sold one of them in early 2022.

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Amplify Your Supply Chain While Capitalizing on your IT Infrastructure

Logility

Ampacet Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer of the pelletized pigments that add colors to plastics. The company spans the globe with 12 manufacturing sites on four continents. Managing the supply chain of such a global enterprise is challenging. We can train new users in less than 15 minutes.

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10 Greatest Supply Chain Management Books of All Time

Supply Chain Opz

Supply chain management books that are praised by supply chain executives, consultants and supply chain management professionals at all levels. Background In dynamic supply chain management environment, people have to make the quick and decisive actions against various issues.

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Plant-location decisions and potential supply chain risk

Kinaxis

by Melissa Clow This guest post comes to us from Jim Fulcher , Blogger on the Supply Chain Expert Community. The outcome is expected to either significantly impact an existing automotive supplier network or prompt manufacturers and suppliers to move or begin operations. What supply chain risks do you see?

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Introducing the Journal of Supply Chain Management (Guest Post by the Co-Editors-in-Chief)

SCM Research

In today’s guest post, Mark Pagell, Brian Fugate and Barbara Flynn highlight what will guide them in their tenure as the new Co-Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Supply Chain Management. Mark Pagell holds a Chair in Global Leadership and is a Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Management at University College Dublin, Ireland.

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