Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. Work planners previously did manually can be calculated by software.

Optimal Sourcing 230

Optimal Sourcing Modeling Supply Chain Optimization Optimization Software 230

Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Not surprisingly, analytics is at the top of the list.

Predictive Analytics 117

Predictive Analytics Analytics Software Procurement Analytics Supply Chain Design Software 117

Supply Chain Matters

JULY 15, 2022

With so many having to work from home during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, consumers upped their purchases of in-home fitness equipment. Sourcing was both a cost as well as landed cost decision factor. Containers of fitness equipment shipped from Asia were delayed by major port and inland logistics disruptions.

Sourcing Strategies 105

Sourcing Strategies Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction 105

Unleashed

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Enterprise Resource Planning software. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software integrates and manages all of a business’ key functions under one system, including supply chains, HR, accounting, sales, and customer relationship management (CRM). Here are three of the key options. A mobile sales app.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Inventory Management Software Analytics Software 98

Requis

MAY 22, 2020

In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Meanwhile, salespeople for suppliers were trying to work around procurement. Almost all the student projects were related to analytics. Analytics is key. In the pre-COVID world, we thought about landed costs.

Data 52

Data Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Design Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Murano Corporation

JANUARY 19, 2016

which combines Cloud Computing, Big Data and Analytics, Horizontal and Vertical System Integration, the Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity to interconnect manufacturers and their customers and suppliers in an extended supply chain. Resources may include processing power, storage space, access to applications or data, and more.

Supply Chain Planning Software 40

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Network Software Modeling Software 40