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Collaborate to Win

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Accelerating innovation? Viewing them as partners instead of vendors, as innovators rather than order-takers, as essential rather than expendable. In support of a board level initiative to grow revenues and profitability, they sought to accelerate innovation via better supplier collaboration. Improving CSR/sustainability?

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Conquering the Explosion of Supply Chain Planning Data

Logility

and up to date transaction data (order status, inventory positions, shipment tracking, etc.) A University of Maryland/DHL study found the demand-to-supply ratio of available supply chain jobs to qualified individuals is 6 to 1. to enable rich and continuous analysis and response to unplanned events. This is the reality.

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Has Technology Made Supply Change Management Sexy?

Enterra Insights

. “When I hear the words ‘supply chain’ now,” he writes, “I perk up and pay attention because there’s a good chance a startup is doing something innovative and dare I say, sexy, in the space. For example, Germain explains that Suresh Acharaya, a professor of practice at the University of Maryland Robert H.

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Doing Business in Belgium

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state of Maryland with 30,528 sq km of area. In fact, 23 percent of its GDP in 2017 went to investments in fixed capital and inventories. The new tax plan also includes incentives and other benefits designed to spark innovation, competitiveness and more private investment. The country is about the size of the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

As same-day delivery becomes more important to consumers, retailers are looking at innovative ways to deliver on this expectation. With the new partnership, retailers will fulfill orders from inventory in their stores, and a Flex delivery driver will pick them up from the retailer. Walmart launches new restored goods program.

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Additive Manufacturing continues to Mature

Enterra Insights

. “Where traditionally supply chains followed something like the SCOR model (plan, source, make, deliver, return), 3D printing is innovating that model and putting consumers in the driver’s seat.” ” Industries in which customization is important will also appreciate the fact that 3D printing can help reduce inventories.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11-15, 2013)

Talking Logistics

University of Maryland Selects Resilinc as Supply Chain Risk Partner. We chose Descartes’ home delivery solution because of its innovative approach and comprehensive capabilities from delivery appointment scheduling right through to mobile-enabled proof-of-delivery.” Pushes Omnichannel Focus ( Women’s Wear Daily ).