Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2019

Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese general, military strategist, writer, and philosopher who lived in the 6th century BC, wrote, “The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.” He was hired as a purchasing agent and was directed to obtain some procurement training at a local certificate mill.[1]

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

APRIL 13, 2022

Just as manufacturers and distributors were starting to climb out of the ‘COVID hole’, they’ve been knocked back in. Now, the greatest risk they face has shifted to the regional instabilities due to military conflict and the geopolitical and economic uncertainties it has created. Develop business continuity plans with your suppliers.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In military operations, there is a notion called “the fog of war.” In military circles, professionals try to overcome the fog of war by increasing their situational awareness. Supply chain professionals, like military professionals, often find situational awareness an elusive goal. I like that term. Close this gap.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Entering its eighth year, Multimodal has grown to become the UK and Ireland’s premier freight transport and logistics event. Exhibitors at Multimodal represent every logistics sector – road, rail, aviation, maritime, warehousing, storage services. Manufacturers. Government/Military. Who attends? Wholesalers.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 22, 2015

Editor’s Note: Almost 14 months ago we wrote one of our most popular posts entitled, “ The History of Supply Chain and Logistics Management ” contained a bit of history, definitions, and a great infographic visually going through the history of supply chain and logistics management. What is a Logistics Framework?

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ToolsGroup

JUNE 15, 2021

Polaris, which manufactures a wide range of vehicles including motorcycles, snowmobiles, ATVs, and agricultural vehicles, deployed ToolsGroup’s supply chain planning software to optimize spare parts inventory in its complex European distribution network against the high target service levels that its customers expect. “The About Polaris.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 26, 2018

Supply chain professionals are like the military’s special forces. According to Steve Geary, President of the Supply Chain Visions family of companies and Chief Operating Officer at ROSE Solutions, logistics is the key tool in the supply chain professional’s kit. Emerging Logistics Technologies and Trend. ”[2].

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2021

Does it refer to the global central procurement of raw materials and components, or the centralized control of transport (which may or may not be performed by a logistics service provider)? And then there is the misleading association with military command & control centres for managing disasters or crises.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As the post-COVID-19 world continues to struggle with political uncertainty and rapidly escalating threats, there is increasing pressure on military operations to be constantly on guard across the globe. However, defense forces are struggling with supply chain disruptions, impacting nationwide preparedness and procurement opportunities.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 4, 2018

If left to further its own evolution, they could have served as a source of competition to British Manufacturers. From time immemorial, military leaders have recognized the importance of wartime logistics. So this 4th of July, as you light the wicks of your firecrackers, give a little thanks to logistics. ”[3].

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Enterra Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Supply chain and logistical problems caused by water woes make matters worse.”[2] In the past two decades, military clashes between nations over water resources have been exceedingly rare, but internal water-related conflicts and tensions have been on the rise in recent years.” By one estimate, some $15.5

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics. Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II. History of Supply Chain Management: The Early Years.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In the current era, it is clear that new modes of production are concomitant with new modes of distribution, which advances the field of logistics, the science of physical distribution or even supply chain management. Reminder of Key Definitions – Logistics & Supply Chain Management. What is Logistics and Supply Chain Management?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

With 40 percent of GSK’s carbon footprint coming from the procurement of raw materials, the company recognised that tackling its own emissions wouldn’t be enough to reduce its carbon footprint – it would need to support suppliers to do the same.

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Requis

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Supply chain and logistics consultant, educator, and podcast host Rob O’Byrne has over 40 years of supply chain experience. He has been helping companies design more profitable supply chains for over 25 years, most of them as founder and CEO of Logistics Bureau. It’s embarrassing to say, but I’ve been in logistics since 1975.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

After all, some military submarines and aircraft carriers run on nuclear power today. He is a seasoned supply chain expert with 15+ years in the industry spanning Logistics, Procurement, and Contract Manufacturing. The Green Corridor – Logistics’ Role In Preventing The Next Pandemic. Slow Boat to China.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Some of the many issues that undergo different social and political debates include guns, the use of military force, sugar water, cigarettes, fatty food, and many other issues. Boards are often under fire for different issues, and consumers will vote with their pocketbooks. This may not be the case in every company.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

We do it throughout entire industries, enabling leaders to smooth-out their Supply Chains, lean-out their Logistics, optimize their Operations, and maximize their Manufacturing throughput, all with their existing teams and often disaggregated data sources. So, when the incentives are not aligned, who wins?

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Manufacturing services partner Foxconn Technology Group coordinated the simultaneous production ramp-ups in both China and Chennai, India. As Supply Chain Ma tters has observed in our highlights of global wide production indices, global manufacturing activity has lost considerable momentum for the past three to four months.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company. For example, if my contract manufacturer is late with an order it can cause me to incur excess costs with the freighting and warehousing companies, respectively. from Washington University St.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 19, 2022

The Farnborough International Airshow , an important trade exhibition event for the commercial aerospace and military defense industries is being held this week. This is an event where new aircraft are demonstrated to potential customers and industry press and where aircraft manufacturers traditionally announce new customer deals.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Procurement and supply chain executives are on the “same team” – and in general, a recent study conducted by the SCRC and GEP suggests that there is strong alignment between the two functions when it comes to prioritizing lower risks and reducing uncertainty in supply chains.

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ThroughPut

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Executive military leader specializing in organizational planning and operations brings decades of deep experience in managing roles, missions, and capabilities to the ThroughPut Advisory Board PALO ALTO, CA, September 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — ThroughPut Inc. , Air Force Brigadier General Max J. Stitzer towards enabling ThroughPut.ai

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I will be wrong again,” I stated last year before making my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2017 , and I was right. But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Anyone who has served in the armed forces knows the military loves its acronyms. For years the military has used the acronym VUCA to describe what, in wartime, is often referred to as the fog of war. VUCA stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

This is not only true for financial investments, but also for supply chain and logistics predictions. Like I said last year, making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target: sometimes you get lucky and hit the mark; other times you miss the bullseye by a mile. Photo By: MAJ Aaron Haney.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The latest smart manufacturing concept that we developed and demonstrated is the robot-on-a-cart concept for autonomous assembly or conveyer tending. As manufacturers continue to expand the various applications these systems can handle, we’ll see more firms designing lights-out facilities. . Drones & Autonomous Vehicles.

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