Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2013

At some point, usually when costs are out of control or service levels are heading south, companies finally make the decision to invest in a transportation management system (TMS) or outsource all or part of their transportation operations to a third party. Do you have the resources internally to effectively use and manage a TMS?

Network Design Software 171

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 19, 2024

Logistics presents a formidable challenge in the ready mix concrete (RMC) industry. This critical time frame shapes the entire ready mix concrete logistics. This critical time frame shapes the entire ready mix concrete logistics. For ready mix concrete manufacturers, managing logistics effectively is crucial.

Case Study 52

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Locus

OCTOBER 5, 2021

With the supply chains of all businesses going through a transformational shift, it is important for them to make tough decisions concerning logistics models. Before the pandemic, fixed logistics had held a comparative advantage for gaining a larger customer base. What is fixed logistics? What is flexible logistics?

Modeling 52

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TransAudit

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Teams must fully understand the concept and goals, and be equipped with the tools to enact change. Network Design Today’s supply chain networks optimize for linear material flows. Network design needs to evolve to handle distribution and collection, allowing product recovery to eliminate waste and reuse products.

Supply Chain Design Software 88

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 11, 2023

At a Glance: We’ll be discussing some of the best supply chain management online courses from around the world from some of the most renowned platforms in education and supply chain, including SCMDOJO, CIPS, Coursera, MITx etc. Highlight course offerings including the pros and cons of each mentioned course/program.

Supply Chain Design Software 113

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

However, this mature team found the technology insufficient. They gave lip service to the need for IT standardization, but ran their process on a custom built model that enabled reverse bill of material, and profitability analysis. Organizations can align to drive value despite the allegiance to functional metrics.

S&OP 195

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 13, 2015

191 qualified global logistics practitioners were surveyed in 2015 by American Shipper magazine for their seventh annual benchmark study of transportation management. However, here is a distillation of the best practices for approaching transportation and logistics IT initiatives provided at the conclusion of the report.

Transportation Management 60

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

I knew nothing about the world of logistics, inventory management and order optimization. Supply chain design looks very different by company. Today, three out of four companies greater than 10B$ have a network design group that averages seven people. So, how do companies get good at supply chain design?

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2016

I did not understand warehousing and transportation until reassignment to a logistics role in 1985. The metrics reward functional thinking. The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. Network Design Maturity Model. This is less than 5%.

Supply Chain Design Software 161

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Change internal metrics to a balanced scorecard and force the functions to work better together. The design, and redesign, of supply chains needs to be continuous based on market data. Invest in network design technologies. Todays’ networks are self-serving. What to do? Focus Outside-In. What to do?

Analytics Software 195

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The advent of transportation management systems (TMS) in the 1990s introduced near-infinite metrics and data points into the supply chain yet brought with it more questions than answers: How do we centralize the data? Dale McClung is Director of Design Solutions at CLX Logistics, LLC. How do we analyze it efficiently?

Prescriptive Analytics Software 105

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 8, 2023

If there’s any piece of technology or analytics that can help with the most advanced data-driven decision-making in the supply chain right now, that’s prescriptive analytics. By anticipating these factors, businesses can optimize logistics, mitigate disruptions, and ensure smoother operations.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 52

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp., Reducing freight costs, improving supplier delivery performance, and minimizing supplier risk are three of the many benefits machine learning is providing in collaborative supply chain networks.

Supply Chain Planning Software 73

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Change internal metrics to a balanced scorecard and force the functions to work better together. The design, and redesign, of supply chains needs to be continuous based on market data. Invest in network design technologies. Todays’ networks are self-serving. What to do? Focus Outside-In. What to do?

Analytics Software 195

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Arkieva

JANUARY 20, 2017

Are you using lean in your logistics and transportation management? Right Service. Using Metrics/Key Performance indicators that measure how well the shippers and transportation providers do promotes daily continuous improvement. Request a Demo of The Arkieva Supply Chain Software Suite. Right Quantity. Right time.

Optimal Sourcing 60

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. PepsiCo products then reach shelves through its operating subsidiaries and a complex network of fleet operations. Technology is used to help in this endeavor. PepsiCo’s Internal Supply Chain.

Supply Chain Design Software 188

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Here are four tips for recruiting and keeping quality supply chain talent and focusing your organizational strategy to maximize the benefit potential of supply chain technology. Not everyone has the necessary skills to be a successful supply chain design analyst. Executives need to drive the supply chain design process.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Locus

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Fashion retail’s logistics deadlock. As supply chain disruptions overstay their time, unexpected pressures on freights and port terminals, price hikes, new trade agreements and regulation compliances could all become the new logistical normal for the fashion industry. million by 2025. A 3PL solution for the fashion supply chain.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2015

Technology has not caught up. The value network of suppliers and logistics providers is largely managed by spreadsheets and email with no system of record for interactions. A disruption is a failure in cost, quality or customer service. It is About Much, Much More than Technology. What is Risk Management?

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 18, 2022

In particular, Ferguson’s supply chain is built for speed and to provide high service levels. Driving an excellent supply chain depends on how people are recruited and managed, processes, and the technology used. The company has shown sustained improvement on this metric. The company uses a network design tool from Coupa.

Supply Chain Design Software 220

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 29, 2020

Therefore, the challenge to establish the ranking method is to find a more economical data source and the unbiased metrics. Anyway, the access to this database costs an arm and a leg. Ranking of Supply Chain Books We're sure some of you've been using Google Scholar to find related publications. The links below are #paid links.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 21, 2013

The most common reporting relationship in the supplier organization is to a leader of supply (focus on logistics, distribution, materials sourcing and customer service). They lack the greater understanding of planning and value network design. Eliminate rebates, direct payments and services.

Modeling 236

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides part two of highlights from supply chain concurrent planning technology provider Kinaxis ’s annual Kinexions 2022 customer conference held in May. Russell Chandler III Chair and Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology. Pascal Van Hentenryck , A.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Supply chain executives must evolve from cost and service as the key objectives for optimal demand-supply balancing towards the “quadfecta” of cost, service, resiliency, and sustainability. Metrics such as lead-times, forecast accuracy, inventory levels, and service are used to measure operational risks.

Supply Chain Design Software 231

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

At each company, there is a relationship between the metrics of growth, margin, inventory, customer service, and asset strategy. For the purpose of this article, I will use Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) as the proxy metric to discuss asset utilization.) Understanding this relationship requires modeling. (A A Case Study.

Procurement Analytics 332

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 31, 2013

They are saying “we need to down the analytics platform, and define the roles and responsibilities of that area.”. It is viewed as “putting the platform out there and making it easy for people to create their own analytics.”. We have heard from people on both sides. Another individual from a newly formed mfg.

Analytics Software 74

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

billion metric tons—the emissions have rebounded in 2021 and 2022. Fighting climate change with green logistics. By establishing the concept of eco-friendliness in your supply chain, a green logistics system can be introduced. Download our E-Book on Supply Chain Sustainability and Profitability with Green Logistics.

Negotiating Skills 52

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2016

I want to understand why some companies outperform on the Supply Chain Metrics That Matter while others do not. The Delta Medallion customer service agent told me that she had never seen anything quite like it. Reliability is the hallmark of great customer service. All winners received their digital images this week. )

Cost Reduction Strategies 150

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DynaSys

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

For example, suppliers heavily invested in entertainment or travel-related service sectors may have issues, as may aerospace tier suppliers. Network Design. Any combination of owned distribution centers, channel partners, fleets, and logistics service partners may comprise a company’s network.

Modeling 97

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Philosophy: What approach to supply chain fits the industry, culture, time, technology, capabilities and objectives of your organization? . My first Monday in, I asked for a full report of all our supply chain metrics, and my analyst told me he could get it to me by Friday. I told him I needed it NOW, not in a week.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

There are systems directors in both the procurement and logistics/planning teams. The linkages between the enterprise and local teams are very tight, to ensure that functionally unique applications are inventoried centrally so all parties can leverage these tools. 3D printing, IoT technologies, and artificial intelligence).

Analytics Software 40

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. Brain storm the impact of the collaborative economy, eCommerce, and shared service models. As you think about the products/services sold embrace new business models.

Supply Chain Design Software 150

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 10, 2016

The disconnect between what TMS software is proven to accomplish and the perception of this value in the mind of those with purchasing authority can be bridged via an iron-clad business case. Moreover, today’s Cloud-Based TMS software solutions require no hardware purchases and very little assistance from internal IT resources.

Network Design Software 60

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The links between these nodes are the freight, transportation and logistics players who move the goods throughout the Supply Chain. Trucks, Ocean Freighters, Planes, Rail, and Vehicle transportation all consume energy in the provision of their services. Logistics/Link Supplier Selection/Management.

Waste Reduction 59

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

Despite two decades of advancement in supply chain technologies, 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. Today, we have a number of burning platforms. It is easier said than done.

Supply Chain Design Software 286

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 13, 2017

Shippers opting to use a third party logistics (3PL) provider’s TMS solution as opposed to implementing and managing TMS internally the almost always lose more than they gain. Sure, outsourcing logistics IT eases the burden of performing laborious tasks, but the freedom surrendered outsourcing TMS to a 3PL comes at a steep price.

3PL 60

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 23, 2021

Outsourcing logistics services has become a common practice among CPG brands. But as the industry continues to evolve, specialization is emerging as a differentiator that brands should use to evaluate their logistics services partnerships. Service Risks. Lack of Core Competencies.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 52

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