Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

The research, produced by Adelante SCM and presented by BluJay Solutions (a Talking Logistics sponsor), was conducted to explore the links between supply chain management innovation, customer experience, technology adoption, and company performance. and 51.5%, respectively). Logistics Service Providers Focus on Delivering Innovation.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Even closer to end customers, in August, Maersk acquired Visible SCM, a Utah-based B2B/B2C company, which handles over 200,000 orders a day across nine fulfillment centers, as well as a European counterpart. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. The difference… and the looming carrier threat.

Price Reduction 177

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Like so many professionals Procurement people are very proud. But at some point in their careers, especially in the age of Outsourcing, they are likely to have to deal with potential suppliers who provide Procurement services. When selling Procurement Outsourcing services you need to have a lot of credibility to begin.

Manufacturing Procurement 45

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

It is this ability to present the entire freight transport and logistics supply chain under one roof that makes Multimodal the go-to event for shippers, importers, exporters, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers – all seeking ways to run a slicker supply chain. Manufacturers. Who attends? Wholesalers. Agents/Distributors.

Manufacturing Procurement 79

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Logility

AUGUST 14, 2020

By manufacturer or brand. For example, a category manager wants to track products before and after a promotion, by region and manufacturer. A business won’t know what a customer did when they didn’t find the product – did they buy something else, buy somewhere else, or just pass up the purchase? By item, SKU, product, category.

Forecasting 147

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Logility

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Just to level set, the Brundtland Commission defined sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Source: Nielsen Product Insider, 10/20/2018. I care about the environment and doing what I can to minimize my impact.

Supply Chain Planning Software 133

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2022

The years of 2020 and 2021 presented unprecedented pandemic and other related challenges to industry and global supply chains. What To Expect In The New Normal- Fostering More Connected Manufacturing And Supply Network Synchronization. as well as select opportunities. October 8, 2021. Number Twelve. January 28, 2021. Number Eleven.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 25, 2019

” What often goes unspoken is the fact that something having potential means there may not be much to crow about at the present. Potential refers to a future state rather than the present state. Tracking payment information, such as purchase orders. They are: Tracking products moving through the supply chain. Footnotes. [1]

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Source: Dictionary.com. I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. The company is the third-largest manufacturer of flash memory in the world.

Inventory Reduction 150

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Therefore, the challenge to establish ranking method is to find more economical data source and unbiased metric. Our personal observation is that scholarly articles cite books because most books present building block concept in supply chain management and citations usually appear in the literature review section.

Supply Chain Planning Software 271

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

In the period of 2002-present, the company acquired/aggregated many applications. On August 13th, Infor announced the intent to purchase GT Nexus for 675M$. The largest was the purchase of Lawson in 2011 for 2B$. The company branded as GT Nexus in 2001 and purchased Tradecard in 2013. The So What? It is clear.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 150

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 29, 2019

Analysts from Adelante SCM rhetorically ask, “Why all the fuss today about digital transformation?”[1] For consumer products companies, the old model of manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer is no longer adequate to meet the needs of buyers.”[3] Cognitive platforms can help integrate data and align business units.

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

I first heard the term only a few months ago during Zoltan Pekar’s presentation at our annual training and user conference, Kinexions. Pekar, the VP of Roland DG’s Global SCM Division, gave some interesting insights on the changing role of IT in supply chain. Restaurant mega chain McDonald’s is an example easily identified by most.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Logility

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The source of these musings shouldn’t be a mystery. Can we at minimum present a series of options inside a planning horizon that gives planners time to evaluate trade-offs and act should they choose to? Where it was then eaten by a dogfish. We’ll never know, but it’s plausible! Can we help customers thrive versus simply survive?

Supply Chain Planning Software 139

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 8, 2021

Paul Kretz, Head of SCM at Church & Dwight. Do you want to focus on the Procurement side of things, or more on the Logistics and Planning side? Manufacturers are looking for talent. Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods. My first PC had 64K of memory and a 256K HDD. Do what you love! Find a mentor.

Negotiating Skills 97

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 27, 2014

Students will learn core processes around initial exploration and assessment of supply chain relationships, establishing metrics/expectations for the relationship, crafting and managing contracts, and sustaining continuous performance improvement in sourcing, logistics and operations.

Negotiating Skills 68

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Supply Chain Opz

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Understand online consumer behavior via Think With Google Google has provided lots of data for you to understand what, when, why and how customers make online purchase via the interactive data. MIT 9-month SCM program is known to produce good amount of case study research and they're available to anyone (printing is disabled).

Resource Reduction 124

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.

Waste Reduction 274

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Kinaxis

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The process to gather the data is time consuming and by the time we present our S&OP to our leadership, the world has moved on and our plans are no longer valid”. “We Islands of information: Over the last two decades organizations made quite a bit of investment into Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems.

S&OP 100

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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. Director Product Marketing.

Supply Chain Planning Software 104

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Oracle SCM

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

As a part of this campaign, the NCSC released a video outlining threats that foreign entities, criminals, and hackers present to the private sector supply chain—and in turn to the public sector organizations that use goods and services from the private sector. Who are you purchasing parts or services from?

Supply Chain Planning Software 110

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

I just don’t get some of the logic that is being presented. To provide some context my definitions are based on the premise of how far removed the entity performing the logistics processes is from the original source of the finished product. SCM #SupplyChain #Distribution #Logistics #Freight #Transportation.

3PL 52

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

As noted in this news cast on ABC , this research will proceed in three stages over three years, and will require significant collaboration with apparel manufacturers and brands along the way if it is to be successful. 1] [link]. [2] 2] Templeton, J.

Apparel 59

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

While traditional forecasting approaches use statistics to model history assuming that historic shipments and order patterns represent future market patterns, in the times of market volatility, especially for manufacturers two-five levels back in the supply chain, traditionally forecasting is not adequate. Figure 1: The Bullwhip Effect.

Supply and Demand 150

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. We achieved recognition both internally and externally for our sourcing and procurement accomplishments in the spend management area. This was my first foray into the world of supply.

Gartner 74

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2017

As with many facets of business, the supply chain management (SCM) industry is working to leverage technology to accelerate processes and cut costs. Yet, disconnected legacy systems are inhibiting retail and manufacturing companies from quickly adopting technology solutions to address the needs of modern business.

Supply Chain Planning Software 88

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Supply Chains Rock

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Successful order fulfillment and strong branding are inextricably linked, and the hectic holiday season presents greater challenges than some retailers can manage. But using fulfillment outsourcing can meet and exceed any challenge that Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas gift giving may present. Source: Whitepaper.

Supply Chain Software 113

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Logility

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Blockchain Allows Brand Owners and Retailers to Trace Source Materials Ahead of Pending U.S. In addition, we see broad applicability across many industries as consumers demand greater visibility and understanding of where products are sourced and manufactured.”. ATLANTA/MIAMI — December 3, 2020 — Logility, Inc.,

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2015

It was certainly the vision presented at the Ariba LIVE 2013 conference, where Sanish Mondkar, who was Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer at Ariba at the time, discussed Ariba’s plans to expand into supply chain, logistics, and inventory management processes (see my blog post and video interview with Mondkar ).

Supply Chain Network Software 100

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Oracle SCM

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

This blog post was co-authored by Lionel Albert, Oracle's Senior Director EMEA, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Planning. Generations of children have asked their parents how Santa can deliver so many presents around the world in just one night. It starts with planning.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 18, 2022

In the keynote remarks and in reinforcing SAP executive level presentations a constant message was that the RISE program is one where SAP will partner and be accountable every step in the customer journey of transformation. Messaging Dichotomy. Now for the dichotomy.

SAP 52

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ivalua

MARCH 30, 2022

A company’s supply chain is a key source of competitive advantage and Supply Chain Management (SCM) is designed to allow a company to monitor its suppliers and utilize the available resources to improve performance. But most sourcing and procurement teams need to pivot and modify the way they handle SCM decisions.

Procurement Solutions 130

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Supply Chains Rock

MARCH 14, 2012

Therefore, supply chain managers need to recognize the reality of hackers and the costly risks they present. In order to combat cyber-attacks, supply chain managers must remember that protection should be based on risk, not on assumptions about places or people who are likely to present risk. SCM Blogroll. Manufacturing Central.

Supply Chain Design Software 113

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 11, 2014

Thirdly I have set up global raw material supply (GMS), a supply entity that consolidates CAN’s global purchase orders and global vendors to plan and deliver raw materials for our manufacturing sites. Our buyers are purchasing micro ingredients, such as vitamins, additives, minerals, etc. All three should be in balance.”.

S&OP 107

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

In 2008, the company manufactured 2.5% PCA’s customers were larger food manufacturers. The manufacturers sourced the peanut butter primarily on cost. There is no focus on payment based on outcomes or purchase at the point of consumption. The presentations, videos and pictures are now posted.

Pharmaceutical 150

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 10, 2021

Global Supply Chain & Sourcing Director for ECCO Global Shoe Production & Sourcing. I packed my (one) bag to start a considerable journey into becoming a Supply Chain Professional from the manufacturing floor up, with Detmold (Detpak) Packaging. . I believe in making most of the opportunities presented.

Sourcing Strategies 162

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. For instance, if Product-Location has procurement type In-House Production ("E") and if it is missing a corresponding PPDS PPM, then we flagged it as an error code.

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