Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 9, 2024

The industry struggles with groupthink. The industry is awash with ex-execs advising companies, speaking at events, and consulting. They are unconscious that they are underperforming their peer group and have not driven industry improvement. (For a more detailed analysis, check out the Power point summary.)

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 29, 2022

Mike is a Client Engagement Director at JBF Consulting , a supply chain execution strategy and systems integrator for logistics-intensive companies of every size and any industry. Mike earned his BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Tennessee. About Mike Wolf. About JBF Consulting.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 13, 2015

This troubling trend is explored in more detail in a new white paper published by the University of Tennessee Center for Executive Education titled, “Unpacking Risk Shifting: A White Paper Challenging Unreasonable Risk-Shifting in the Transportation and Logistics Industry.” However the analogy can be applied in the 3PL industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2023

Avian flu continues to be a thorn in the side of the poultry industry. To avoid a full-on outbreak, all farms within six miles of the affected farm in Tennessee were quarantined. If these birds are carrying avian flu, this can have a ripple effect on the entire industry. This included about 30 farms.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

According to a report published by Nikkei Asia ( Paid subscription or metered view ), the chemical and electronics provider signed a memorandum of understanding with the State of Tennessee involving a 420 acre facility to be located in Clarksville, Tennessee. Industry Supply Network Implications.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 9, 2024

Automotive Industry Targeting The UAW announced increased organizing efforts after the labor union’s 2023 labor contract gains with U.S. based Chattanooga, Tennessee plant have signed cards to join the UAW , less than sixty days after the workers announced their campaign to form a union at the German automaker’s only U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 1, 2022

He’s been in the freight industry for 10 years and has touched everything from carrier sales to customer operations to account management. The industry today has changed dramatically from when he started, and that’s what excites him the most. Nick earned a Bachelor of Enterprise Management from University of Tennessee.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Event Companies Are the Nemesis of the Industry. I writhed in my seat when Daniel spoke at the University of Tennessee forum on improving cash-to-cash by increasing payables to 160 days. Mondelez also underperformed the industry average in growth, inventory turns, and Price-to-Book valuations.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 28, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. Included in this update are updates involving Fisker , Lucid Group , Volkswagen and BYD. Workers After securing new ratified labor agreements among three major U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 24, 2021

I was fortunate to have grown up in the Appalachian Mountains in eastern Tennessee, where I could enjoy fresh air, clean water, and beautiful mountain countryside. Those who know me know I am a big nature lover and always have been since my days as a boy scout. Well, here are my suggestions: Re-use developed land. Encouraging.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 27, 2021

What’s Driving the 3PL Industry Consolidation with Spencer Tenney. Joe Lynch and Spencer Tenney discuss what’s driving the 3PL industry consolidation. Spencer and his team at Tenney Group are mergers and acquisitions advisors who work with business owners in the 3PL, trucking, and bus industry. About Spencer Tenney.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Careful analysis of the industry dynamics suggests that the UAW is primed to focus on the burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) battery sector. Organizing these workers under the union’s banner would not only bolster the UAW’s membership but also ensure a growing relevance of the UAW at the center of the industry transformation.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 21, 2021

Harry Drake, engagement director at TCS Global Supply Chain Consulting, insists collaboration is one of the keys to success in the Industry 4.0 ”[1] They add, “End-to-end optimization is not easy. ” Concluding Thoughts. environment.

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

This is a recent example of why this industry must prioritize inventory management to provide the safety and health benefits its consumers demand. People affected by the salmonella outbreak live in New Jersey, New Mexico, Tennessee, Ohio, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin. Supplement Recalls.

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RFgen

MARCH 28, 2016

This is a recent example of why this industry must prioritize inventory management to provide the safety and health benefits its consumers demand. People affected by the salmonella outbreak live in New Jersey, New Mexico, Tennessee, Ohio, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin. Supplement Recalls.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

An extreme example of this is a ride from Chicago to Colesburg, Tennessee taking 18 days, 13 hours, and 57 minutes! Over the years, I have partnered with a number of customers across a variety of industries as part of their supply chain planning transformation journey.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 26, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides added highlights of supply chain planning and execution orchestration provider Kinaxis ’s annual customer conference held last week, both physically in Nashville, Tennessee , and virtually livestreamed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In the United States alone, cargo theft is a $15 to $35 billion industry. Eight US states have made package theft a felony: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article outlining how cargo theft is on the rise.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 1, 2016

E-Commerce Boom Roils Trucking Industry (WSJ – sub. Cloud Logistics Partners With The University Of Tennessee – Knoxville To Enhance Supply Chain Technology Education. Lawsuit accuses Target of not paying overtime to some warehouse workers (Reuters). Rand McNally Introduces New Low-Cost, Plug-and-Play E-Log Device.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. The customers at the conference included very large food & beverage companies, the largest 3PL in the world, and companies from other industries as well. But getting it implemented means overcoming the objections of the IT department.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2023

That evening, the UAW elected to again ramp up the pressure for holdout Geneal Motors by ordering workers at a final assembly facility in Tennessee to walk off the job. However, we speculate that the rancor, targeting and combative language of the UAW will likely linger in the minds of senior auto industry leaders.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Spencer is President & CEO of Tenney Group, trusted M&A advisors to transportation industry. Spencer and his wife, Lauren, reside outside of Nashville in Franklin, Tennessee and have been married for 13 years. Spencer Tenney and Joe Lynch discuss transportation M&A. He also owned a music publishing company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

There have been stories of autonomous vehicles crashing which seems to set the industry back every time. The 30-megawatt solar-generated system will be located in the North Huntsville Industrial Park, surrounding the Toyota engine plant. Interest in autonomous vehicles continues to grow, but so do safety and practicality concerns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

I don’t think so; yet, there is an IBM sponsored whitepaper from the University of Tennessee sharing insights from Mondelez leadership in supply chain management. Overall, the industry is not aligned with the definition of supply chain excellence. Is this leadership?

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

This is number 15 in a series that looks critically, industry by industry, to understand relative improvement of peer groups on the Effective Frontier. Let’s take a look at Figure 1 which is a summary of cash-to-cash for the semiconductor industry. We see this in industry after industry. Reflections.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

It also gets very positive endorsements from supply chain industry experts. Goldsby is an award-winning professor and Chair in Logistics at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He has an MBA from UCLA. Our Rating: 5/5 2. Author Credentials: The main author, Thomas J.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Curtis has spent 16 years in the LTL industry – 8 of those with Old Dominion Freight Line, and the last 8 with Reconex, FreightPlus, and Understand LTL – which he recently launched as an LTL focused education firm. About FreightPlus Founded in 1988 by trucking industry veteran, Russ Aborn, FreightPlus (formerly Aborn and Co.)

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 4, 2022

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. I worked for a small trucking company in East Tennessee while in college, and I fell in love with the fast pace and constant challenges that would arise. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 10, 2022

Northeast see less snow and rain than usual as La Niña causes storms to dump more precipitation over the Great Lakes, Ohio and Tennessee River valleys? For a look at how climate – in particular, drought – is impacting the food supply chain, among other industries, download our Special Supply Chain Report: Global Drought Tracking.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 22, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of supply chain planning and execution orchestration provider Kinaxis’s annual customer conference held both physically in Nashville, Tennessee , and virtually livestreamed. His message was that industry supply chain are being tasked with the charge of transforming in the pocket.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Ford has elected to partner with South Korean based battery manufacturer SK Innovation , in building and the joint operating of three battery production facilities, two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. The combination of industry transformation to EV supply and production networks facilitated by U.S. Both of these U.S.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 5, 2024

Volatility and uncertainty in the logistics industry have dominated the news in 2024. Key labor issues Disrupting Global Supply Chains There are a number of key labor issues that are affecting the logistics industry. Labor continues to have a significant impact on the logistics industry.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 10, 2014

He is a seasoned professional with 22 years’ leadership experience in multiple areas of the Supply Chain Industry. Andy received both a BS Degree in Logistics and Transportation and an MBA from the University of Tennessee. He is an active member of several Industry organizations including both WERC and CSCMP. .

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This begs the question: Even if the industry gets more truck drivers, just how much is enough to relieve the strain on trucking capacity? Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2022

In 2010, he transitioned to a career in sales, cutting his teeth in door-to-door office supply sales for 15 months before accepting an opportunity with a leading technology and data provider in the transportation industry. Xpress–two top trucking firms headquartered in Chattanooga. About TextLocate.

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2023

That said, Autokiniton, the second-largest Body-In-White and vehicle-frame supplier in North America, was as ready as any business could be when an EF-3 tornado struck its Eastgate Plant in Tennessee and damaged another nearby. This is a relatively new but rapidly growing shift in the industry.

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Saddle Creek Logistic Services

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

After working at the company for the past months, I can say with confidence that Saddle Creek has a working environment like no other company in the industry”, Ryan explains. You can only learn so much about the industry from school,” he explains.

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