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o9 Solutions and Supply Chain Insights With LKQ Europe Reveal Significant Supply Chain Planning Improvements Following the First-Ever Pilot to Test Outside-In Planning

o9 Solutions

After testing outside-in supply chain planning concepts via Project Zebra, LKQ Europe realized a 17.3% Co-founded by o9 and Supply Chain Insights, Project Zebra is an open-source industry effort to define and activate outside-in processes to prove the value of outside-in supply chain planning processes.

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Agile Strategic Sourcing for a Resilient Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The complexity and interconnectedness of the global supply chain have led to organisations becoming more dependent on suppliers than ever before. Hence, businesses must undertake the strategic sourcing process to mitigate risks in an uncertain environment and improve retail competition.

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Off to another exciting year of student-industry engagement at NC State on cutting-edge supply chain projects

NC State SCRC

In a prior post on 2018 supply chain predictions, I shared how NC State’s Poole College of Management engages directly with industry through student-led projects. And everyone I know has issues and challenges with their supply chains! This project is the e xtension of an executive workshop we ran last fall.

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No Easter Bunny?

Supply Chain Shaman

Dear Supply Chain Leader, Today, sitting in my seat in 11K on a Cathay Pacific flight between Hong Kong and Boston, I want to report that there is no Easter Bunny. Today I also want to report that, based on over a decade of scientific discovery, traditional supply chain practices are not best practices. Let me explain.

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Podcast: Rob Handfield on Suppliers, Data, Tech, and Talent

Requis

Rob Handfield has over 30 years of experience in supply chain as an educator, researcher, consultant, and author. He is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and US federal agencies, and a speaker with focus on the fields of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, and supplier development.

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

As I spent the time reflecting over the last three weeks, the number of articles streaming into my feed on supply chain implications was high, but most of them were wrong. Some stated that the war marks the end of the global supply chain. By definition, this requires a global supply chain.

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Unleashing the Power of Cloud to Accelerate Growth and Build Resilience

BlueYonder

The concept of a “supply chain” was born out of the creation of the assembly line, dating back to the early 20 th century. They want a supply chain that’s modern, resilient, and fully optimized to deliver the greatest possible profit to their organizations. Each function, from planning to delivery, had its place.

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