The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

The sudden onset of Covid-19 only reinforced what supply chain professionals had already realized: uncertainty is the only real certainty. In their time lean manufacturing and just-in-time were game-changing concepts. A new hyper-focus to meet customer expectations is creating pressures upstream in the supply chain.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers. 66% of consumers are concerned that supply chain issues will never end ( Chain Store Age ). 82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items.

Material Savings 207

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The larger the organization, the more tension with conflicting functional metrics making decisions more difficult. Note in Figure 1 the gaps from recent research between supply chain planning and manufacturing, logistics, and sales. These results herald upcoming issues for future manufacturing reporting earnings calls.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2014

Natural disasters like the Japan earthquake, product shortages due to quality issues, the impact of currency rates on product costs and demand, and disruptions caused by IT service failures or security breaches are just a few examples of the risks supply chain executives face every day. The same is true for CEOs.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Supply chain management books that are praised by supply chain executives, consultants and supply chain management professionals at all levels. Background In dynamic supply chain management environment, people have to make the quick and decisive actions against various issues.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

A previous supply planning implementation, of an SCP system from a different supplier, had not gone well. When it comes to supply chain planning, the right technology solution can make a big impact on a business’ agility and resilience. 94% of US and Canadian healthcare systems use Cardinal Health in one capacity or another.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Today I want to talk about the challenges faced by today’s automotive suppliers, and why a network model for their supply chain can help. Today, in order to accomplish these goals, continuous improvement in global supply chain execution has become a core supply capability required by most automotive OEM’s.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. These companies did not realize that profitable agility relies on a bag of capabilities, not simply “visibility.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In 2015, I worked with a manufacturer of men’s underwear. (My Their questions were could the supply chain help? The company sold on Amazon, operated its own website, managed outlet stores, and could purchase end-aisle displays in major retail chains. The manufacturer had an infestation problem.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 20, 2012

We are trying to understand how supply chain leaders have raised the bar at the intersection of these four sets of metrics on the supply chain effective frontier. Silos in the organization do not know how they align because over 85% of companies are not clear on supply chain strategy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

Connectivity enabled the growth of the global supply chain opening up markets driving opportunity. The traditional manufacturing job defined the middle class. Driving progress in this world of uncertainty and high risk is the job of the global supply chain leader. Governance in Supply Chain Processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Cycle stock is the management of stock required to cycle through production runs and procurement buys effectively. There are two buffers in the supply chain: inventory and manufacturing capacity. The reduction of cost and improving asset utilization is usually the charter of the supply chain team.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

Transportation planners can dynamically access the best freight rates across both contracted and non-contracted carriers, enabling them to procure additional capacity during peak demand periods. By seeing real-time prices — which reflect current demand-and-supply effects — they can make better informed, more profitable tendering decisions.

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ThroughPut

MAY 23, 2025

The Evolving Role of the COO in Supply Chain From Operations to Strategy Traditionally, COOs focused on ensuring efficient processes, overseeing manufacturing, logistics, and administrative functions. Key Responsibilities: Oversee the entire supply chain to maximize efficiency and avoid cost overruns.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

Manufacturers are Now Selling Directly to Consumers. Retail was slow to adopt supply chain processes to drive new business models; and as a result, traditional retail redefinition of supply chain processes got caught in the omni-channel hype while Amazon worked its magic to become a market leader. The difference?

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

For a long time, C-level executives viewed supply chain management, especially the logistics function, as a cost center. As a result, cutting and controlling costs became the top priority for supply chain executives. Source: “Tech in Asia” – https://www.techinasia.com.

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Logility

JANUARY 26, 2024

However, this year promises a significant paradigm shift where traditional performance metrics are replaced by technology-driven frameworks, as recent breakthroughs with Generative AI in supply chains have demonstrated. Enter our list of supply chain trends for 2024.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 7, 2016

The affected store then it has to receive a refund on previously purchased goods or replacement goods and products from the existing supplier or supply chain. Ultimately, this represents an added cost to the supply chain for failing to maintain the freshness and quality of the goods.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

On the supply side, however, there is less and less room for manufacturers to absorb additional costs as volatile input prices put the squeeze on margins and the marketing investment required to differentiate branded products from private-label competitors continues to rise.

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Oracle SCM

AUGUST 1, 2018

One of the Supply Chain Management trends apparent at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in May was highlighted by several vendor/customer presentations focused on the value of Collaboration and Visibility projects. A high-tech contract manufacturer was growing rapidly through acquisition.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2016

Natural disasters, product shortages due to quality issues, the impact of currency rates on product costs and demand, and disruptions caused by IT service failures or security breaches are just a few examples of the risks supply chain executives face every day. CFOs rarely know anything about supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 3, 2022

Then, we use these criteria to rank the books, - Practicality: we look closely at how each book can provide basic concepts and strategies of the "Integrated Logistics Functions", namely, customer service, purchasing, production planning, warehousing, and transportation in a clear and concise manner. The links below are paid links.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 10, 2015

Imagine this scenario; you are a supply chain executive for a major U.S.-based based electronics manufacturer. There has been a major earthquake in Chengdu, China… where several of your key items are manufactured. In many cases, supply chain issues aren’t going to be found in the news. This is bad….

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 12, 2015

The APICS Supply Chain Council set out to answer this question in its latest industry report entitled “Supply Chain Leadership Report: Many Styles Generate Success.” The findings were generated from multiple sources, including surveys of APICS members, articles, and external research.

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Supply Chain Action Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

However, orchestrating the value network where goods, information and currency pulse freely , fast, and securely between facilities, organizations, and even consumers, following the path of least resistance (aka the digital supply chain ), may prove to be even more complex than driving a vehicle.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

According to sources, Stevedores are demanding advance payment in cash. Lead times are in weeks and months in cases where manufacturing is outsourced to firms on the other side of the earth. Linear supply chains as we know them are turning into supply networks with more players and parties than ever before.

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6 River Systems

JULY 25, 2019

. “In my opinion, the biggest challenge in supply chain management is…” Overcoming downstream effects from delays caused by one partner/supplier. Our supply chain involves a contract manufacturer, a third-party testing facility, warehouses to store inventory and a freighting company.

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TransAudit

MAY 14, 2024

The Cost of Supply Chain Disruptions Recent studies, including one conducted by Accenture , have highlighted the staggering costs associated with supply chain disruptions. Industrial equipment manufacturing emerged as the most impacted sector, with companies missing out on 7.4% revenue growth due to disruptions.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 27, 2017

From talks of an autonomous supply chain, a robotic takeover, drone deliveries in 30 minutes or less; the future of supply chain management presents businesses with the opportunity to transform their processes into a competitive advantage. This looks at all the businesses’ current manufacturing and supply chain processes.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 10, 2019

“It sort of depends upon what we are purchasing from the supplier as to the approach we should take…” Commodity Strategic The first level, for components or typical commodity type products, we will at least want to perform a supplier evaluation of some sort. with a backup plan as part of contingency planning.

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synchrono

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The respondents were all discrete manufacturers and all held VP or C-level titles. The universe of completed surveys totaled 401 and inquired about the highest priorities for manufacturers today. Market Research (TMR) just released the results of a survey conducted in the first two weeks of February, 2017.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This blog was co-written by Chirag Modi , Corporate Vice President, Industry Strategy – Supply Chain Execution and 3PL Global Lead, and Jen McQuiston , Product Marketing Director. The data they provide is invaluable in monitoring and measuring sustainability metrics such as miles traveled, energy used and waste produced.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 15, 2013

It also offers Logistics Procurement apps to negotiate competitive contracts in a network as well as the JDA Transportation Manager, Modeler and Planner which syncs up planning and execution stages, models experimental transport networks and maximizes use of assets. GT Nexus Transportation Management System.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 23, 2021

Yet to holistically tackle ESG performance, procurement teams must evaluate their operations at tier two, three, and beyond, as each level of the supply chain carries different risks. Often, sustainability risks are buried deep within a company’s supply chain. Cotton is a great example. Why Is This Important?

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SupplyShift

JUNE 23, 2021

Yet to holistically tackle ESG performance, procurement teams must evaluate their operations at tier two, three, and beyond, as each level of the supply chain carries different risks. Often, sustainability risks are buried deep within a company’s supply chain. Cotton is a great example. Why Is This Important?

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SCMDOJO

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Source: [link] This blog was written at Dr. Muddassir Ahmed’s request. In a recent post, he was discussing the challenges of integrating enterprise supply chain software: Learn More about the Challenges with Dr. The SME knows the process and can draw a workflow picture on a whiteboard in a few hours. Cost Time is money.

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Supply Chain Network

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Specifically, the other flows in the firm I’m speaking of are cash, people, leads or potential sales, actual sales, capital, new products/revenue sources. The time is now for all Planning and Supply Chain executives of the world to arise and stake your rightful places as the logical digital leaders within your corporations!

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