Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Last week, I spoke at the CPHA supply chain conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Companies that are good at demand management understand the need for design–form & function of inventory and push/pull decoupling points –and the orchestration of demand to make better decisions in sourcing, transportation and delivery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cooper includes southern New Jersey’s only Level I trauma center (Cooper University Hospital), which is the busiest trauma center in the Philadelphia region. Many of their suppliers were using the same sub-tier manufacturers. Do you have a contingency plan for transportation emergencies?

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

While multi-industry logistics, transportation and customer fulfilment teams might have languished with a sigh of relief, they are likely to be aware that this new contract is not a done deal yet. Yet, there is still a reported lag times related to movement of containers to intermodal inland rail or surface trucking transportation.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 13, 2015

Let me start with a true confession: I am a manufacturing gal. I relished the sound of a manufacturing line when I opened the door of the factory in the morning, and I liked managing inputs so that we could maximize outputs. Manufacturing is the foundation of my interest in supply chain management. It is now part of my DNA.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 26, 2015

The 3PL Summit is North America’s largest and most high-level gathering of logistics executives and their manufacturer and retailer supply chain counterparts. FTR Transportation Conference 2015 Indianapolis, Indiana; September 15-17. 2015 Surface Transportation Summit Toronto, Ontario, Canada; October 14.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2016

The combination of weather and the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia delayed all my flights for at least two hours on multiple days. I find most companies are good at pockets of planning–demand planning, supply planning, transportation planning, material planning or plant scheduling, but the flows are not connected.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

(NASDAQ: JDAS), The Supply Chain Company®, today announced that Fabrizio Brasca, vice president, global logistics, JDA Software, will participate in a panel discussion at the CSCMP Annual Global Conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa. The panel is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. Session Details.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 5, 2015

With a strong manufacturing culture, much of the focus was on lean production systems. It is exciting to see a country so excited about building global transportation infrastructure. for the public training in Philadelphia in August and developing the content for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit in September.

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ShipBob

MARCH 23, 2020

They will deliver free, fresh salads and bowls to hospitals in the cities they serve: DC Area, Philadelphia, Boston, NYC, SF, LA, Chicago, and Houston. Sweetgreen is offering free meals to healthcare workers and first responders in the coming days. Submit your hospital here. Free scrubs: Figs. Parkdale Inc. –

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

The company has operations in more than 40 countries and specializes in integrating different modes of transport in logistics solutions. XPO Logistics XPO Logistics is a transportation and contract logistics management company with more than 1,530 locations in more than 30 countries around the world. Nippon Express owns more than 31.7

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). TMS for SMB: Breaking Down the Barriers.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Last week’s 2015 LogiChem conference was held in Philadelphia, PA, the birthplace of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. These chemical manufacturers must improve their supply chain resilience in order to thrive, be successful, and—ultimately—be safe. ChemSolutions®, a division of C.H.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 22, 2016

At any particular time, the manufacturer focuses on making slight improvements in the product: shaving off a few dollars in cost, improving quality a bit, adding a couple of new designs, etc. These improvements often determine whether a manufacturer is competitive with its rivals across town or across the globe.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 31, 2017

This has always been too myopic a view of how technological innovation is distributed across the country, because of many other metropolitan areas and regions—from Phoenix to Salt Lake City to Philadelphia—are innovative hot spots, too, and many more areas are developing tech capabilities. Louis, where he earned an M.A.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Loadsmith says its newly formed entity, Loadsmith Transportation, is the first freight transportation company built specifically for self-driving trucks. The Biden administration sees the expanded use of lower-emission biofuels as critical to decarbonizing the transportation sector.

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EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

As a relatively new UL employee, I didn’t know what to expect from UL’s recent Knowledge Summit in Philadelphia. For example, he spoke about one of our customers that manufactures personalized T-cell products for stage IV cancer patients. As such, I was blown away by the passion that my UL colleagues and our customers showed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Last week I spoke at the CLX Logistics Conference in Philadelphia on the future of Supply Chain Management. Localized manufacturing. Shipment and manufacturing of the unit of one. Next year’s event will be in Philadelphia on September 4th-7th. Test and learn capabilities to understand customer preferences in vitro.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 24, 2018

The internal dissonance within the manufacturing organization is deadly. When I mention Anaplan to manufacturing supply chain leaders, there is no recognition of the brand. They had 300 supply chain planners across demand, supply, production planning and transportation execution. The race is on. Planning for the Masses.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

For the prior ten years, as a city dweller in Philadelphia and Baltimore, I walked everywhere. For example, Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP) has very little to do with Transportation Planning (TMS). Trade-offs include options like an alternate bill of materials, a shift in sourcing, or the move to outsourced manufacturing.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 23, 2025

Jonathan Starks , CEO of FTR Transportation Intelligence, observes, “A trade war would be bad for growth, bad for supply chains, [and] bad for consumers.[2] A related strategy to supply chain diversification is relocating manufacturing facilities to reduce transportation costs and shorten supply lines.

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