Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

The paradigm is shifting from foundational visibility to real-time decision-making, with positive implications for supply chain teams spanning sourcing & procurement, to production, to yard & DC operations and beyond. Why is this shift such a big deal? We don’t have to think back very far. But most companies can’t afford to do that.

Real-time Visibility 185

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2021

They also have 20 sourcing locations across North America from which they can ship make to stock products. The sourcing centers are key to just-in-time, same-day, next-day deliveries. The sourcing centers shipped over 130,000,000 pounds of product last year. The company needs a very complete product line.

Optimal Sourcing 157

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Parade

JANUARY 27, 2022

Joining the Parade partner ecosystem brings us a source of brokered freight that lets us maximize asset utilization and stay true to our commitment to our drivers,” says Marc El Khoury, founder, and CEO of AI Fleet. “AI Parade connects us with high-quality brokers. We are a tech-native trucking company focused on driver happiness.

Capacity 78

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AIMMS

MARCH 2, 2021

This is a guest entry by Sander van Lokven, General Manager at Districon Solutions North America, an AIMMS implementation partner. S&OE] deals with all the issues stemming from actual demand and supply (source: Gartner ).”. How many data sources are typically connected to S&OP and S&OE apps? Not really.

Modeling 207

Modeling Optimal Sourcing AIMMS S&OP 207

ivalua

APRIL 9, 2021

For organisations, top-line growth is being limited by procurement systems that are too rigid to support new ideas (75%); processes and systems that don’t enable effective, scalable supplier collaboration (71%); and a lack of integration among source-to-pay systems (71%). comments David Khuat-Duy, Corporate CEO at Ivalua.

Inventory Reduction 130

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

We are chasing around North America trying to find other suppliers—at much higher rates,” the CEO of an Edmonton food manufacturer told the CBC. The vulnerability of these three regions highlights the complexity of factoring climate change into sourcing decisions. If so, when?

Supply Chain Design Software 62

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 22, 2021

And for 21 years, Adam has been the Executive Director of the nonprofit he founded to export charitable goods from North America. Value to finding the clean and accurate source of truth. Machine learning and data science techniques to ensure better quality and better predictability to make better decisions.

Supply Chain Planning Software 130

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Logility

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Possessing a core Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Supply Chain competency, our professional services organization is one of the largest dedicated implementation practices in North America made up of proven certified consultants. About Logility.

Logility 130

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 20, 2023

Planners in China rely on different data sources and operate with different business practices than those in North America. There is no one source that can provide good sustainability data. Companies in an industry need to collaborate more effectively to accelerate the ability to plan based on high quality ESG data.

Supply Chain Planning Software 209

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

With rising supply chain complexity, organizations are racing to improve the pace and quality of decision-making. Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. Source: Gartner, Market Guide for Supply Chain Analytics Technology, May 28, 2019. This will grow to 37% by 2022.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 262

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ivalua

APRIL 8, 2021

For organizations, top-line growth is being limited by procurement systems that are too rigid to support new ideas (75%); processes and systems that don’t enable effective, scalable supplier collaboration (71%); and a lack of integration among source-to-pay systems (71%). comments David Khuat-Duy, Corporate CEO at Ivalua. About Ivalua.

Inventory Reduction 130

Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing 130

ivalua

MARCH 31, 2020

This is because organisations continue to face challenges when it comes to harnessing technology in procurement, with existing systems not being fit for purpose (36%), poor data quality reducing trust in information (36%) and staff having inaccurate expectations of what technology can do (34%). .

Optimal Sourcing 130

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Determining how to optimize the flow of goods throughout your supply chain network from source to demand – where do you buy and make goods, where do you store them, and how do you optimally move them through the network. SCND seeks to maximize service levels to customers, but at a minimum cost. .” What’s hindering them?

Network Design Software 156

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AIMMS

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Determining how to optimize the flow of goods throughout your supply chain network from source to demand – where do you buy and make goods, where do you store them, and how do you optimally move them through the network. . SCND seeks to maximize service levels to customers, but at a minimum cost. What’s hindering them? .

Network Design Software 159

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Diversity of sources (carriers + vendors + customers). That means unifying quality data from disparate systems, layered on top of artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and other state-of-the-art technologies — all in one modern platform. trillion terabytes of new data every day.).

Supply Chain Network Software 194

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Synovos

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

From balancing costs to reliability, sourcing the right PPE to developing maintenance strategies, data on total cost of ownership to evidence of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), their concerns represent both longstanding issues and newer ones. I have learned a lot about the challenges they face.”

Sourcing Strategies 52

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 21, 2023

Due to social movement restrictions, quarantining, and a significant slowdown of social and economic activities, air quality improved in many cities. Using renewable energy sources that can create long-term sustainable energy consumption. If anything positive came of the pandemic, it was the effects on the environment and climate.

Manufacturing Procurement 80

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 8, 2023

Kathleen Geraghty, Vice President of Sales North America, ToolsGroup, shares the insights she’s gained on her career journey and tactics for creating a connected and equitable work environment. Discover 4 Concrete Tactics to Combat Employee Turnover and Source Staff →

ToolsGroup 156

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Logility

MARCH 13, 2020

Our digital supply chain platform will help to quickly evaluate multiple scenarios and start to work through our response to rapidly identify the supply constraints and define alternate sourcing opportunities across multiple time horizons. These quick actions ensured Continental Mills was always ahead of the crisis.

Modeling 211

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

During her 24 years at Honda of America, she helped implement many of the supply chain best practices that have now become renowned, including cost modeling, supplier development, supplier quality assurance, lean manufacturing, and many others, which evolved under the original North America leadership of Dave Nelson.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Likewise, labor can’t do its thing when there are severe equipment shortages, and rectifying those shortages requires difficult-to-source raw materials. Push your tech partners to ensure that your solutions are underpinned by the highest-quality data that can be securely shared across other systems and with your network.

Supply Chain Planning Software 184

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ivalua

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The research encompasses organizations across industries and sectors, with focus on North America and EMEA. To that end, you have to get better at building the data, knowing what assets you have, and bringing in unstructured data from sources that exist outside the four walls of the enterprise.”

Supply Chain Transformation 162

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

With rising supply chain complexity, organizations are racing to improve the pace and quality of decision-making. Source: Gartner, Forecast Snapshot: Prescriptive Analytics Software, Worldwide, 2019. To do this, many are relying on prescriptive analytics. This will grow to 37% by 2022. We turned 30 this year.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 207

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2017

In partnership with KUKA Systems North America, Boeing developed a robotic manufacturing process for its aircrafts’ fuselages. Boeing also expects that once the system reaches its full production rate, it’ll see improvements in workflow, quality, and cost as well. Here’s a look at how robots are helping out the industry.

Manufacturing Procurement 164

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 18, 2018

Financial Reengineering is the radical redesign of business processes and organizational structure in order to achieve significant improvements in performance, such as productivity, cost reduction, cycle time, and quality. Few consultants understand the interrelationships between source, make and deliver. Sounds good? Think again.

Optimal Sourcing 169

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 21, 2020

What’s more, the data from this study doesn’t come from surveys and questionnaires, it is sourced from real data from E2open’s diverse customer base. This public version of the study provides the “state of the nation” for forecasting, inventory and supply performance in North America.

Forecasting 40

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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. presence differentiates this company from the competition, in the perceptions of made domestically and in higher quality. .

Manufacturing Procurement 52

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IQMS

JULY 2, 2018

Manufacturers are prioritizing real-time monitoring to attain the goals of increasing product quality, reducing time-to-market and attaining faster revenue growth. Pattern recognition based on machine-level data that can predict product quality problems, machine stability, and reliability, and verify OEE levels.

Manufacturing Procurement 71

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Data Quality will win over Quantity: Data-driven decisions, a business reality made possible by Big Data and AI, are only as good as the quality of the data collected. And, efforts will continue to join existing, traditional and future data sources in an attempt to build a more cohesive and holistic picture.

Supply Chain Planning Software 45

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IQMS

JUNE 4, 2019

excel at orchestrating a variety of technologies to find new ways to excel at product quality, improve shop floor productivity, meet delivery dates, and control costs. Real-time monitoring is gaining momentum to improve order cycle times, troubleshoot quality problems, improve schedule accuracy, and support track-and-trace.

Supply Chain Planning Software 56

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Most analysts believe the future looks bright for renewable energy sources. This means that ever-more of our energy system can become less reliant on traditional sources such as coal, oil, and natural gas, thereby reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.”[3] ”[4]. ”[4]. bikes, scooters, and cars).

Trends 100

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IQMS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Ask any manufacturer what their top two priorities are today, and they’ll tell you product quality and finding new digitally-driven business models. WMS’ inflection point is a direct result of manufacturers needing to increase product and service quality while making sure new digital business models succeed.

Supply Chain Planning Software 41

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 14, 2020

The empty container supply has also dwindled in regions where China trade has been a catalyst, primarily North America and Europe, this can have a ripple effect if these empty containers do not get repositioned back to China to support the increase demand that is anticipated at the tail end of March into April.

Supply Chain Planning 44

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Kinaxis

DECEMBER 9, 2014

by Trevor Miles I’m on my way back from Tokyo where I attended our user conference, Kinexions Tokyo , in Japan, just 5 weeks after our Kinexions North America user conference in San Diego. At some point speed is quality. For example, he used IKEA as an example of crowd sourcing in supply chain. In days, not months.

San Diego 187

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. Remember that a quality strategy will rely on an equal balance of service, price, and transit time. Sources: * IANA. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. fmc.gov/oti/nvocc.aspx. www.iata.org.

Transportation 62

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 25, 2023

It can happen simply due to ineffective planning, risk management, warehouse use, or sourcing strategies. It’s a form of supply chain digitization that ensures every element, from sourcing raw material inventory to product delivery, is coordinated and managed through a centralized platform.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 15, 2021

As industries evolved to meet the needs of modern consumers, the supply chain has become a reliable source of competitive advantage. Because of the changes to the retail and CPG industries, forward-thinking sporting goods shippers are looking to logistics as a differentiation strategy.

Cost Reduction Strategies 52

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