Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Last night, I took my 13-year-old son to see the movie Air, which tells the story of how Nike pursued basketball rookie Michael Jordan in 1984 to sign with the company. That move, and Michael Jordan’s incredible talent and business acumen, has turned the Jordan brand into a multi-billion-dollar business.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 9, 2025

I had the pleasure of attending the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit 2024, held on Dec. This event offered a unique opportunity to engage with industry leaders and gain firsthand insights into the latest trends and innovations in supply chain planning. Director Supply Chain Digital Transformation).

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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Jordan Strauss, managing director in the Forensic Investigations & Intelligence Practice of Kroll, LLC, details the major risks of corruption existing in supply chains today, and offers tips on addressing them.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2014

The numbers speak for themselves: 42 video episodes produced in 2014, totaling more than 47,600 views and 1,260+ minutes of conversations with thought leaders and newsmakers in the supply chain and logistics industry. How to Use Big Data to Improve Supply Chain Visibility. Freight Audit and Payment – Alive and Kicking!

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 13, 2024

TriumphPay offers supply chain finance to brokers, allowing them to pay their carriers faster and drive carrier loyalty. About TriumphPay TriumphPay is the payments network for freight brokers, factors, shippers and carriers in the US trucking industry.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 23, 2025

In the ever-evolving landscape of supply chain planning, Blue Yonder has again emerged as an industry-recognized Leader. The Gartner 2025 Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions 1 report positions Blue Yonder furthest to the right for Completeness of Vision. Lead Supply Chain Analyst, Amway.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2013

It’s is one of the best conferences in the supply chain and logistics industry to learn and network. Below are the sessions that I am participating in focused on social networking, transportation management systems, and “mega” supply chain trends. A Pulse on Social Networking for Supply Chain Management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 7, 2019

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. When Michael Jordan first signed with Nike in 1984, the star-endorsed shoes were expected to produce $4 million in sales annually – they did $100 million in the first 9 months. After more than 20 years, Air Jordans are still the Greatest Sneaker of All Time. Email Address.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2013

Tony is a unique supply chain executive — he not only sees the potential value of social networking in transforming supply chain processes, he’s also a thought leader and visionary in this area, publishing his ideas and models on his blog, Cyber Supply Chain. Tony speaks from experience.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 2, 2016

Editor’s Note: Today’s post revisits some great advice offered by supply chain and logitics executives to students and young professionals in past episodes of Talking Logistics. We asked these executives the same question: What advice would you give to students and young professionals interested in a supply chain and logistics career?

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

APRIL 3, 2025

Stock Shock Stock shrinkage can occur anywhere along the extended Supply Chain and h ere I take a look at some common and some of the more unusual sources.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MARCH 12, 2025

At this event I was not wearing my Supply Chain consultant hat so the conversation was very open and informative in a way that formal, office-based meetings seldom allow.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 26, 2014

They investigate how some of the theory they just learned about can be put into practice, and get a look at and feel for Quintiq’s supply chain planning and optimization software. QuintiqWT presenter Marcel Wouterse discussing supply chain struggles turned into challenges pic.twitter.com/QvlzqndATs.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

How does a supply chain keep on improving in a changing competitive environment? At the same time, supply chain knowledge is becoming more specialized. Technology and talent can keep your supply chain humming, however, you need to invest in both resources over the long term and deploy them smartly.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox explain, “In the 2015 novel Ghost Fleet , the spark that starts World War III is not a nuclear bomb, but a supply chain hack. Jordan Robertson and Michael Riley explain what happened next.[2]. ” He also acknowledges that under-investment in supply chain risk management is understandable.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MARCH 10, 2021

COVID 19 has impacted all aspects of life and not least, Supply Chains. The Supply Chain challenges of the last 18 months cannot be over estimated as people and producers bent over backwards to maintain supplies of various goods under stressing conditions.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 22, 2021

Welcome to the Strategy edition of our FMCG supply chain guide. Each discipline is a key room in the Enchange Supply Chain House which provides a simple to follow guide for your supply chain improvement journey. The related Source, Plan, Make, Deliver, Digital & HR overview articles can be found here.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 9, 2021

Welcome to the Digital edition of our FMCG supply chain guide. Each discipline is a key room in the Enchange Supply Chain House which provides a guide to your supply chain improvement journey. The related Source, Plan, Make & Deliver overview articles can be found here. What, you do not do Digital?

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 16, 2021

Welcome to the HR or people edition of our FMCG supply chain guide. Each discipline is a key room in the Enchange Supply Chain House which provides a guide to your supply chain improvement journey. The related Source, Plan, Make, Deliver & Digital overview articles can be found here.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MAY 26, 2021

Welcome to the Deliver edition of our FMCG supply chain guide. Each discipline is a key room in the Enchange Supply Chain House which provides a guide to your supply chain improvement journey. The related Source, Plan and Make overview articles can be found here.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MAY 12, 2021

Recently, I introduced you to the Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one stop shop for all of the elements you need to allow your supply chain to operate effectively.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JANUARY 25, 2022

The Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

AUGUST 9, 2018

I am often asked which job in the extended Supply Chain is the most important. For FMCG producers this may be the demand planner while for retail partners the key role could be innovation planning. I do have a view on this so park the question for now and read on.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve FMCG supply chain excellence. In this article we take a seasonable look at a well-known Christmas story with a supply chain twist.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JANUARY 29, 2025

If you do deliver to Retailer platforms you might wish to check at which stage of the extended Supply Chain your measure is recorded. This means that functional leaders other than Supply Chain and Sales must be actively involved and you must avoid blamestorming.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

DECEMBER 13, 2024

A key feature of the Enchange Supply Chain House. A seasonal example of the many challenges and benefits of S&OP.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The Enchange Supply Chain House ; the one-stop shop for all of the elements you need to achieve supply chain excellence.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

APRIL 28, 2021

I mentioned in a recent article that my educational background is in chemistry but I stumbled into supply chain in the undulating sands of the Saudi Arabian desert.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MARCH 3, 2021

People working in or associated with extended Supply Chains may seem obsessed by data yet data itself actually tells you nothing, absolutely nothing. Who coined that irritating term “Big Data”? How did we get there without normal sized data, slightly larger data, chubby data and bordering on big data?

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

AUGUST 16, 2018

Rather a lot of blogging going on around the area of Digital Supply Chain and Analytics at present. Amongst all the serious stuff I thought it about time we took a well-earned break and enjoyed a bit of Supply Chain Comic Relief.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 28, 2021

The Enchange Supply Chain House is a simple and easy to understand reference model providing a clearly defined and proven understanding of your supply chain status and future potential.

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IT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

By Nick Jordan (pictured) Head of Engineering & Quality, Pailton Engineering The post Should you put a mitre box in a fish tank? appeared first on IT Supply Chain.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

MARCH 29, 2022

In the Four Frequent Flaws series we have looked at the entire supply chain right up to the consumer shelf, i.e. the Enchange 6-Part Model. What can go wrong, what can go right, what can I change quickly? FMCG CEOs are asking what they can do now rather than wait months or years for transformational projects top kick in and deliver.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 29, 2016

After being in UK for a few weeks I have experienced really poor service from organisations you would think had top notch, high performing supply chains. Of course, this avoidable malaise is not restricted to that part of the world.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2015

My daughter’s second grade class is sharing their work this morning, so in the interest of time, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Descartes Acquires Oz Development, Inc. Freightview Launches New Google Chrome Application. 3PL Central Receives $17.5

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

AUGUST 22, 2018

I started my career as an R&D type who helped bring new FMCG products to the market. Nobody really knew how a product made the transition from bench top and pilot plant testing to the supermarket shelves.

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