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Supply Chain Leadership Series VI: Pam Heminger, Senior Vice President of Procurement & Planning, Caterpillar

NC State SCRC

During her 24 years at Honda of America, she helped implement many of the supply chain best practices that have now become renowned, including cost modeling, supplier development, supplier quality assurance, lean manufacturing, and many others, which evolved under the original North America leadership of Dave Nelson.

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My Take: LLamasoft Buys Barloworld Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Shaman

As an analyst in the battered supply chain software market for a decade, it is fun to watch you grow. Clients buy your software because you make it real. I always start the discussion of all software acquisitions with the same statement: the acquisition of software is seldom a good deal for the buyer/user of software.

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

SCMDOJO

Cloud and Machine Learning services: Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Provides cloud computing infrastructure, storage solutions, and machine learning services to businesses and developers worldwide. Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery.

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HWI Unleashes Continuous Innovation

Logistics Viewpoints

They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. A Value-Added Service (VAS) team can provide on-site management, installation, equipment, inventory management (just-in-time deliveries), heating solutions, and testing.

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The Hidden Costs of Ghost Inventory: What You Need to Know

ShipBob

Often, the items accounted for in the asset register do not reconcile with what is in the inventory. And this data discrepancy is because of poor inventory management and tracking. Ultimately, it results in struggles with business spending, purchasing, and productivity. What is ghost inventory?

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How to Handle Spare Parts Inventory Management (& Who Benefits from What)

Unleashed

Manual methods that relied solely on a keen eye are now the core of some leading manufacturing software. Inventory management is one of the most practical applications that maximise the capability of existing programs, diving into the nuts and bolts of a manufacturing operation. What is spare parts inventory management?

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Top 12 New Logistics Startup Companies Making Noise

ShipBob

Think about your most recent purchase. This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Inventory management. More agile on fulfilling requests and custom solutions. Freight forwarding.