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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

This means you can make and receive real calls through your existing phone plan. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon says its prepared for supply chain snarls for holiday season. UPS posts record-breaking profits, plans to hike prices. Apparently the past has arrived. Gopuff arrives in New York.

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

It was a sultry day in Philadelphia. At that time, they planned on spreadsheets. Their goals were lofty, but their understanding of supply chain planning was hazy. In 2006, they made a decision to implement a supply chain planning solution. Tactical Supply. Focus is on a feasible plan.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ).

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Super Coffee Selects Stord for Omnichannel Commerce Software and Fulfillment

Stord

Super Coffee experienced explosive growth, starting from humble beginnings out of the dorm room of a Philadelphia University dormitory in 2015 to over $70 million in sales in 2021. Super Coffee required a truly integrated technical solution to bring needed clarity to its inventory and orders across all its partners.

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Supply Chain: The True Game of Risk

Supply Chain Shaman

For the supply chain leader it is not a game… The stake is business continuity. Gamers do well in the world of supply chain. Designing value networks and managing what-if conditions is fundamental to managing supply chain risks. The move from global to regional supply chains increased risks.

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Wanted: Supply Chain Architects!

Supply Chain Shaman

Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. Supply Chain and Design. This was the beginning of my journey from manufacturing to understanding larger supply chain concepts. I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization.