Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 8, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights two additional indices of global and US supply chain volatility relative to July 2022 global supply chain activity levels. Global Supply Chain Pressure Index. Warehousing and Inventory metrics continue to buoy the logistics sector.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 21, 2014

This week, I will speak at Llamasoft’s conference on improving supply chain network design. One of the reports that I am writing is on the state of Supply Chain Planning (SCP). In the recent study of the Voice of the Supply Chain Leader , we find that the gaps are large, and growing.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Resilinc’s Rick Freeman weighs in on the future opportunities for high-tech and semiconductor companies Despite the stabilization of the high-tech and semiconductor supply chain, the industry still faces pressure due to ongoing import/export restrictions and changing regulations governing semiconductor production and sourcing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 6, 2015

In the process of compiling the Supply Chains to Admire report for last year’s Supply Chain Insights Global Summit , the research team at Supply Chain Insights calculated the rate of supply chain improvement of companies by industry for the period of 2006-2013 and 2009-2013.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2017

A look at the supply chain readiness of several major U.S. Deloitte Consulting and the Metro Atlanta Chamber have teamed up to analyze how seven large metropolitan areas of the United States are transforming their traditional supply chain base into digital supply chains. New York City.

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Unleashed

APRIL 11, 2024

The Guardian reports that the Victoria Unboxed project will hope to eliminate invisible waste from supply chains by replacing cardboard produce boxes with reusable plastic crates. Baltimore bridge disaster adds new stress to global supply chains. That’s why AOV is an essential metric to improve.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Infor held an Innovation Summit at their headquarters in New York City on March 18 th and 19 th. ERP firms like Infor, Oracle, and SAP – or supply chain software companies – like Manhattan Associates and Blue Yonder – have produced multitenant cloud solutions. Infor, with anticipated revenues of $3.4

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QAD

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Improving collaboration and sharing additional information with suppliers is imperative in order to make sure that your supply chain is resilient , a word that has been incorporated as a top item in many business agendas. Examples of performance include quality metrics or logistics metrics.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Ephraim Ausch is the Chief Logistics Officer at Tactical Logistics, an end-to-end provider of supply chain logistics services. Ephraim started his career at a bulk candy company that had retail locations in New York. The new performance metrics were a result of carriers arriving late and or missing appointments.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Supply chain and logistical problems caused by water woes make matters worse.”[2] Harness the power of technology, including AI and big data, to identify new water growth opportunities. Invest in NbS for water security to build supply chain resilience.” By one estimate, some $15.5

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ShipBob

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Your website is live, your supply chain is up and running, and customers are receiving their orders — but if you’re looking to grow your ecommerce business, your work is not yet done. This question is at the heart of any lean supply chain strategy. This question is at the heart of any lean supply chain strategy.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

We salute the year’s top advancements in supply chain technology and processes. Thanks to omni-channel distribution, 3-D printing, self-service logistics and other avenues of disintermediation, traditional supply chain roles are rapidly being transformed into all-new opportunities. Warehouse Automation. Media Type.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2019

We assist 3PLs with their bid packages to corporations, and we work with corporations who don’t see supply chain as their core activity. [01:20] I grew up in New York and graduated from the New York Institute of Technology. The expected metrics were part of the contract.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

To compare both books to find the best book for beginners, we will use 6 performance criteria under 3 categories as below, - Book Performance: this is the same as an article-level metric. Sales Performance: two metrics are used to judge the sales performance of both books, namely, "Amazon Sales Rank" and "Best Seller Award."

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods by giving customers more visibility and greater confidence to accurately predict delivery times. As this new global economic system grew, a corresponding supply chain—complex, powerful, virtually unquestioned—became its structural support system.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This was the year that supply chains regained some of their footing finding firmer ground. But the supply chain industry resolved some major issues and formed a more certain path ahead. To be sure, volatility and unpredictability still disrupt supply chain operations. It wasn’t a breakthrough year.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

UltraShipTMS (and many of its employees) is native to the New York metro area. Having the ability to capture transportation data, performance metrics/KPIs, exception reports, reason codes and a host of other data points is imperative. We all grew up with Yankees baseball among the constants of life in this part of the world.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 25, 2020

In early 2013 I sat in on a lecture given by Clay to a number of senior supply chain executives at a gathering at the new 7 World Trade Center in New York. The supply chain’s roleis to generate capital through efficiency and sustaining innovations, which can be invested in disruptive innovations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 13, 2022

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American Global Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

Understanding the underlying data and their trends can influence how you run your business and your supply chain. In addition, fewer supply chain issues remain. Key Supply Chain Indicator #6: Global Supply Pressure Chain Index (GSCPI) The Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI) is a new measurement.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 27, 2014

I also continued to work on the manuscript for the book Metrics That Matter to publish in the fall of 2014. Not everyone understands supply chain; and for many, a discussion of demand sensing will sound like gobbledygook. The book is now a very worn manuscript. This is a networking group that meets by phone once a month.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 31, 2015

I heard a colleague once give the following analogy: Imagine a pilot flying from New York to Los Angeles at night without any navigation systems or instruments to measure his location, wind speed, or altitude. Executives know this integration of demand and supply is vital to gain: Cross-enterprise view. Cross-functional view.

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

True Value is investing $150 million in upgrades to its supply chain that will cover a new distribution center in Pennsylvania, ordering software, and more. True Value has already successfully implemented this strategy in the Midwest, and is now bringing it to its Northeast region with this new investment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

Last week I attended the annual National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City. This year, nearly 40,000 attendees comprising 6,200 brands from all over the world headed to the Javits Center to see what new solutions and innovations software and hardware suppliers had in store for 2024 and beyond.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Fortunately, the San Pedro Bay backlog has declined 50% over the past eight days, reports news station KOIN. According to the Journal of Commerce , the New York and New Jersey port backlog is increasing and leading to more instability in terms of product replenishment and inventory management in the weeks after Christmas.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 15, 2014

.   (This blog is based on the article "Fast Fashion: Business Model Overview and Research Opportunities" to appear in Retail Supply Chain Management: Quantitative Models and Empirical Studies , 2nd Edition, Springer, New York, NY.).

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EcoVadis

JULY 11, 2016

Before the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit in New York City June 22, a pre-conference roundtable session on supply chain sustainability was held at the UN Headquarters. Government Expectations Can Drive Global Supply Chain Sustainability.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 18, 2016

This week, many of my friends will gather in New York for NRF. Consider the recent news… Why the closure of retail stores? For today’s supply chain leader, the pressures on both operating margin and inventory turns is great. A Closer Look at Consumer Value Chains and the Value of the EACH.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

APRIL 27, 2013

Last week I had the opportunity to travel first to New York and then Monterrey, Mexico, and speak with a number of people to explore perspectives on the current economic situation we find ourselves in.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

What are the metrics used to measure performance is part of the contract terms, especially around on-time service commitments. Particularly on new product introductions, we needed to be very careful on being able to deploy a product roll-out simultaneously across the entire country, in California, New York Chicago, etc.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

Here are seven strategies to elevate freight management in an organization to build a more competitive supply chain advantage. The ability to quickly identify and capitalize on upticks and downticks in transportation rates, by various lanes and modes, is essential to create a supply chain advantage. Be demand driven.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

While Chicago and New York/New Jersey hubs are no strangers to inclement winter weather, severe and widespread cold brought snowstorms to Atlanta and other southern U.S. On one hand, new orders for U.S. percent, marking the largest drop in this metric since last July. Be Sociable, Share!

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 22, 2013

Buzz words filled the air at the NRF Big Show, held at the Javitz Convention Center in New York last week. However, as more and more retailers attempt to power growth through new digital technologies, they sadly find that this area called “fulfillment” is an Achilles Heel. The air was thick.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 2, 2014

I’ve been using the word convergence to describe many of the trends occurring in the supply chain and logistics field today, and convergence was certainly evident at Roadnet’s perform 2014 User Conference a few weeks ago. FreshDirect , an online grocer serving the New York City metropolitan area, is a great example.

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Here are some major prerequisites that companies look for in their next Director of Fulfillment: A Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in supply chain management , project management, business, logistics operations , or other related field. Experience in analyzing metrics and data-driven decision-making.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 2, 2017

Friday in 5 – interesting news bits from around the supply chain horn, served up in one spot to keep you up to date. This quick roundup of news includes a look at the index of U.S. The New York Times’ article, Is China Outsmarting America in A.I.? The CSR of supply chains. The post U.S.

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