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Let the Design Begin…

Supply Chain Shaman

It was held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. On Wednesday, the theatre at the Michigan League was bursting at the seams to hold over 500 attendees. It could no longer be just about inventory levels. This analysis needed to be completed monthly and fed to newer forms of inventory optimization technologies.

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Digital Twins and Phygital Fitness

Enterra Insights

This technology took a step further in 2002 when Michael Grieves publicly introduced the concept and model of the digital twin at a Society of Manufacturing Engineers conference in Troy, Michigan. ” Today’s business world moves at computer speed — and that presents a decision-making challenge. will be taken for granted.

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Guest blog: With the Truck Driver Shortage, How Many More Drivers will be Enough?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Robinson Director of Research and Market Intelligence: The truck driver shortage is top of mind for many as supply chain disruptions continue, port backlogs persist, and the gap between inventory supply and sales demand widens. Our relationships with research firms and universities like Michigan State, combined with C.H.

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Evans Distribution Systems Launches New Business Intelligence Tool: evans365

3PL Insights

“Our customers identified a need for a data insight tool that shows trends in their inventory and transactions,” Evans says. Evans365 accesses and analyzes data sets from Evans’ warehouse management system and other data sources and presents findings graphically. Click here to download the press release.

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IoT Speeds Over-the-Road Shipment Tracking

Talking Logistics

According to a 2017 Michigan State University Supply Chain Management study , “supply chain and product complexity possess a number of sources that vex supply chain operations…customer accommodation is the first,” including the demand for speed and visibility into shipments. Data is the fuel that powers the modern supply chain.

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7 Best Supply Chain Books of All Time

Supply Chain Opz

Our personal observation is that scholarly articles cite SCM books because most books present building block concepts and citations usually appear in the literature review section. Obsolete and out-of-print books are not included. Editor's decision is used to finalize the list of the best books. - The links below are #paid links.

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A Brief History of the Founding of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative (SCRC)

NC State SCRC

It covers a bit about what motivates our team and how this organization evolved to what it is today… In 1999, I came to NC State, leaving the cold north of Michigan State behind me. My good friend, Cecil Bozarth, was key in convincing me to come here. That is something that really sets us apart.