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Today, nine out of ten supplychains are stuck. Despite two decades of advancement in supplychaintechnologies, companies are struggling to gain balance at the intersection of operating margin, inventory turns and case fulfillment. My goal is to understand the impact of technologies and processes.
“How do I know if I am ready for cool technologies? This week’s topic was cool technologies. In preparation for the call, I had given the group a list of emerging technologies that I am watching and I asked each person to come to the call ready to talk about technologies that they are working with.
Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supplychain 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.”
Or agreement on the definition of supplychain excellence. Sometimes, even the definition of a supplychain is not clear. The focus is on digitization—automating today’s processes—versus rethinking process excellence based on the art of the possible. Confluence of New Technologies. Why does it matter?
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Körber SupplyChainSoftware (Körber SCS) hosted its 2023 Elevate User Conference in Orlando this week. The conference theme was finding your rhythm – a fitting metaphor for supplychains across the globe as they return to more predictable patterns after experiencing disruptive fits and starts over the last couple years.
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Labor is an important input with 50-60% of employees of the company reporting through supplychain organizations. Supplychain processes are relatively new. There is a belief that investments in technology, processes and talent improves balance sheet results and organizational agility. Is talent a cost or an asset?
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The gloomy streets will soon be alive with Mummers to ring in the New Year in Philadelphia. The Mummers Parade is a Philadelphia tradition. This thing called research in the supplychain market has many arms and legs. Bimodal SupplyChains Are a Viable Strategy. The streets below me today are icy and wet.
It was a pleasure to attend this month’s SupplyChain Insights Summit in Philadelphia. The conference, organized by SupplyChain Shaman Lora Cecere and her team, was structured around a compelling theme: “imagine the supplychain of 2030.” Technology and priorities.
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Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supplychain management. SupplyChain and Design. This was the beginning of my journey from manufacturing to understanding larger supplychain concepts. I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization.
I am writing this blog post in the air, sitting in seat 4c, somewhere over the Midwest en route to Philadelphia. High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supplychain planning. In this tough market excellence in supplychain planning is a critical element to be competitive.
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The SupplyChain Matters blog provides perspectives relative to despite having a tentative back-to-work wage negotiation, the outstanding issue of port automation provides added concerns for global industry supplychain teams. ports lag behind other global ports in automation focused on increased throughput.
So, I thought that I would grab a cup of coffee and pen a short blog post before I take off for Phoenix to work with clients and attend the Manhattan Software event. Then it is off to Dallas to speak on SupplyChain Metrics That Matter at the Dallas CSCMP roundtable and complete some more client work.
It was a pleasure to attend this month’s SupplyChain Insights Summit in Philadelphia. The conference, organized by SupplyChain Shaman Lora Cecere and her team, was structured around a compelling theme: “imagine the supplychain of 2030.” Technology and priorities.
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At Quintiq World Tour Philadelphia 2016, attendees were encouraged to think about the past, present and future of their businesses from a fresh perspective as they gained insights into the latest analytics and optimization technology.
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I walked into the event early before my speaking slot and sat down to listen to the CFO of Samsung Europe wrap-up his speech about his supplychain. After his presentation, there was a facilitated networking session on the role of the CFO in supplychain. Supplychain capabilities disappoint. You can help.
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A look at the supplychain readiness of several major U.S. cities, and their adoption of smart-city technologies. Deloitte Consulting and the Metro Atlanta Chamber have teamed up to analyze how seven large metropolitan areas of the United States are transforming their traditional supplychain base into digital supplychains.
Moving on, here’s the supplychain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Swisslog acquires Power Automation Systems (PAS).
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