ToolsGroup

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

BOSTON and LONDON – November 14, 2023 – ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce it has been named the technology leader in the SPARK Matrix™ analysis of Retail Forecasting and Replenishment (RF&F) by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions (QKS).

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights this week’s announcement from athletic footwear designer and manufacturer New Balance of the grand opening of this company’s fifth production facility in North America. was more expensive, New Balance Chairman , Jim Davis provided a strong commitment to localized manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 27, 2023

Supply Chain Matters announces the availability of our latest podcast episode titled Supply Chains, AI and the Future of Work. Dr. Sheffi is a recognized expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply chain management. and the Future of Work.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Teradyne , a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S. export regulations led to supply chain disruptions. Massachusetts-based Teradyne moved its production out after U.S.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 4, 2020

“As countries shut down, stock markets crumble and economic activity slows to a crawl,” writes Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “it is hard to believe that in a few months the coronavirus crisis may be over.”[1] ”[4].

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 11, 2023

BOSTON and LONDON – December 12, 2023 – ToolsGroup, a global leader in retail and supply chain planning and optimization software, is proud to announce to has been named a technology leader in the in the SPARK Matrix™ analysis of Intelligent Retail Pricing and Promotion Optimization (IRP&PO) by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions (QKS).

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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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USC Consulting Group

JULY 21, 2020

Yet for business leaders – especially manufacturers and shippers – the words “unpredictability” and “uncertainty” will likely epitomize 2020, as they’re something organizations continue to experience as the country and consumers emerge from the nationwide lockdown amid supply chain disruption.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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Demand Solutions

DECEMBER 30, 2014

But regardless of whether you plan to read a book every week, go running every day at 6 AM, or finally put some money in your IRA, I believe the New Year is a perfect time to make some resolutions about your supply chain. New Year’s Resolution #1: “I resolve to put effective supply chain performance measures in place.”.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2018

To look at what risks will affect the supply chain in 2018, Rob Savitsky of AIR Worldwide ( a member of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics Supply Chain Exchange program), wrote a blog for MIT discussing three broad categories of supply chain risk. Natural Catastrophes.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Research Expo displays 70 to 80 supply chain research projects from multiple countries. On January 22, 2014, some 120 master’s students representing about 30 countries will gather at the MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, USA to present 70 to 80 supply chain thesis research projects. World view. Here are some examples.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

6 River Systems co-founder and co-CEO Jerome Dubois has been named a Pro to Know by Supply and Demand Chain Executive , the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation. Supply and Demand Chain Executive named Dubois a “Provider Pro To Know.”

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2016

Today, Kelly shares the top 14 Logistics and Supply Chain Management training programs and courses available in 2016. 1) Logistics and supply chain management faculty at Florida International University. 1) Logistics and supply chain management faculty at Florida International University. University Courses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

Metropolitan Bostonians take a lot of pride in the marathon as a major part of Patriots Day celebrations across Massachusetts. For Bollore a deal would mean cutting ties with its biggest business while offering cash-rich CMA CGM a chance to bolster its bid to offer end-to-end transportation services and supply chain management.

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Kinaxis

JUNE 12, 2015

by Trevor Miles I love attending the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference. Much has changed in supply chain over the past 25 years, though there are many that date from that time, many of whom I run into at the conference, who would deny this. The ice manufacturers thrived because they used different processes.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 15, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the upcoming MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Crossroads 2023 event, along with the opportunity to attend in person at a discounted rate. Supply Chain Matters has featured highlights of prior Crossroad sessions which can to read by utilizing the search terms “ MIT Crossroads.”

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Last month on Talking Logistics , Adrian Gonzalez, Keith Nash (VP Supply Chain Logistics at Lennox International ) and I discussed “Lennox International’s Complete Supply Chain Redesign.” What are some of the key supply chain trends and challenges you are facing today?

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 1, 2013

Supply chain innovations such as the early adoption of RFID underline how a flawed view of new technology can lead to unwise investment decisions. For many companies supply chain innovation (SCI) is a key source of competitive advantage. Blurred vision. Yet there are important differences between the two.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A 20 percent increase in freight snarled supply chains because of a lack of space on docks and in warehouses as well as a shortage of truckers and trucking equipment. The companies want the solution to work with the products exactly as they’re currently manufactured, which means handling a wide range of resins and shapes.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 14, 2022

The calls for more ‘just-in-case’ planning have grown as additional shortages have flared in the wake of the Omicron variant, and companies are reported to be weighing whether they should keep bigger buffer stock to help manage fluctuations in supply and demand in a highly volatile commercial environment.”[2] ”[3].

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Markus Buehler, head of the Department of Civil Engineering and the McAfee Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will give a talk on new developments in materials science at Crossroads 2017, the supply chain industry’s leading annual forum for innovative ideas.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. Supply chain compliance may include things such as employee labor laws, hazardous material handling, and environmental concerns. Labels and Supplies. A compliant barcode is just the first step to supply chain compliance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. They include Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 31, 2013

EXCHAiNGE The Supply Chainers’ Convention. Risks in the supply chain: that is one of the main themes of the new international business conference EXCHAiNGE to be held June 18 and 19 in the Hilton Frankfurt Airport and the HOLM Forum at Frankfurt Airport. Date: 18-19 June 2013. Location: Hilton Frankfurt Airport (Germany).

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights an interview held with FedEx Founder Fred Smith in conjunction with the 50 th anniversary of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. Smith specifically pointed to China ’s growing presence as a go-to manufacturing supplier for multiple industry supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 15, 2022

Supply Chain Matters provides readers another industry example of efforts underway to reexamine supply network strategies in the light of two years of disruptive impacts, with the goal of augmenting needed agility and more direct control. Background. All rights reserved. .

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is our second post in a collaborative blog post series about mobility in manufacturing & logistics along with Catavolt, who helps manufacturing organizations drive operational excellence with mobile apps. He later co-founded the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 20, 2013

A presentation titled The Future Shape of Manufacturing by MIT’s Dr. Suzanne Berger, Director of the MIT International Science & Technology Initiative, will draw on a groundbreaking research study completed recently at MIT. Find out about the supply chain possibilities by registering for Crossroads 2014 here.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

businesses had begun to realize it was time to move some of their manufacturing out of China, and back home to North America. Home Depot, Polaris, Victoria's Secret and Carter's are among the companies that announced plans — pre-pandemic — to return a portion of their manufacturing to North America. China trade war.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

At the beginning of the third decade of supply chain management, a new class of applications was born. They were born from well-intentioned, bright professors from great schools – Boston College, Carnegie Mellon, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT )– in operations research.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2023

In January, the retailer widened the digital marketplace to 34 more stores in Massachusetts, following its implementation in 70 locations across its footprint. Stop & Shop will further roll out the Flashfood app to more than 300 stores across its footprint later this year. in a statement. “On

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 1, 2022

Peter Grinspoon, a primary care physician on staff at Massachusetts General Hospital, explains, “CBD, or cannabidiol, is the second most prevalent active ingredient in cannabis (marijuana). ” The supply chain may be a hurdle to potato milk production in the short-term. ”[8]. .”[13] Footnotes. [1]

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RFgen

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The aerospace and defense industry needs a reliable supply chain. Oversight is critical because sometimes companies defraud government contracts by including counterfeit parts in manufacturing orders. By prioritizing supply chain visibility, suppliers can remain DFARS compliment and keep U.S. forces safe.

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RFgen

OCTOBER 12, 2015

The aerospace and defense industry needs a reliable supply chain. Oversight is critical because sometimes companies defraud government contracts by including counterfeit parts in manufacturing orders. By prioritizing supply chain visibility, suppliers can remain DFARS compliment and keep U.S. forces safe.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Instead of creating disposable transport containers for food products, many consumable manufacturers and suppliers opt to use reusable storage bins in their warehouse management strategies and supply chain activities. Reusing business assets can save company money and it’s often better for the environment.

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