Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 6, 2022

My colleague, Clint Reiser, wrote about Körber’s ongoing supply chain transformation, highlighting the company’s three main focus areas for 2022: 1) investments in assisting Körber customers’ journey to SaaS, 2) bringing a new product, named Universal Control System (UCS) to market, and 3) offering warehouse modeling for operations.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 11, 2023

This conference is a global wide event that brings together leaders from procurement , supply chain , IT and sustainability to meet, network and plan their business and supply chain transformational efforts. The presentation will provide a set of recommendations and added opportunities as well.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 16, 2023

Sarah Voorhees , VP of Demand and Inventory Planning at American Tire Distributors shares how ToolsGroup helps the company create a triple-win supply chain transformation with suppliers and customers. Sarah’s insightful presentation on digital transformation drew 125 attendees.

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BlueYonder

MAY 2, 2022

We are excited to discuss the latest innovations in supply chain transformation for the digital future with Blue Yonder and many EY clients. We are also excited to hear from the presenters that Blue Yonder has organized for this important conference. We’re excited to having you as a sponsor.

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ivalua

JUNE 6, 2019

While I was at the Ivalua NOW event in Paris, I interviewed Cyrille Naux, Purchasing and Supply Chain Vice-President at Chassis Brakes International, a multinational manufacturer of automotive brakes and brake components. Why they found it absolutely necessary to organizationally separate sourcing from procurement.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

As multi-industry and associated global-wide supply chain management teams enter 2024, supply chain leaders will be challenged with differing economic, business and global supply chain challenges in either short term tactical or longer terms business transformational dimensions.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 5, 2018

It’s a journey many people and companies are talking about today, but what exactly does “digital supply chain transformation” mean? What is Digital Supply Chain Transformation? Let’s begin with a definition of what digital transformation really is.

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Bristlecone

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

To build resiliency into supply chains and sourcing operations, businesses must deploy a one-two punch: a strong supply chain network design and smart use of technology. In this Spend Matters article, we share five ways to build supply chain resiliency and three examples of resiliency in action.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

They live in the present, dealing with the immediate operational aspects of the supply chain. The Challenge of Harmonization The true challenge in digital transformation within supply chain management lies in marrying these two worlds.

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Logility

APRIL 10, 2019

The pace of innovation and change in supply chain is accelerating and it’s fascinating to learn about so many businesses and how each prioritizes and pursues their digital transformation initiatives. At the 2019 Velocity Conference we recognized several companies for their digital supply chain transformations.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Because predicting the future is difficult, organizations shouldn’t think future-proofing their supply chains is going to be easy. ”[1] It’s clear from his statement that he believes “future supply chains” need to be substantially different than today’s supply chains.

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Bristlecone

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Watch the speaker presentations. We’re pleased to announce the winners of our annual Customer Excellence Awards, which were presented recently during Bristlecone Pulse at MIT 2019. Ferrara Candy, Best Supply Chain Transformation. Mahindra, Best Operations Transformation. The winners are …. Register Now.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 2, 2020

Supply chain management as a discipline—a set of flows combining the processes of source, make and deliver together to drive value– is relatively new. As supply chain professionals, we have never managed the supply chain through a pandemic. Navigating the World of Gray. The Many Shades of Gray.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Our research advisory report for 2023 begins with a review of the themes of our prior three years of predictions and the derived learning for the supply chain management community. A Significant Challenge for Supply Chain Management Leaders and Respective Teams is to Avoid Complacency. . Prediction Background.

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Logility

JUNE 8, 2021

Our performance reflects increasing adoption of cloud-based supply chain transformation solutions and our backlog as measured by our Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) increased 51% to $116 million in the fourth quarter when compared to last year, which demonstrates the longer-term commitment of our customers to our platform and services. “Our

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

and Upamanyu Lahiri, international economic analysts at the Council on Foreign Relations, note, “Even if the current crisis is resolved over the next year or so, there are systemic issues that should be addressed so that global supply chains will be more resilient to future shocks. Addressing Current Supply Chain Challenges.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Indications thus far would indicate that indeed, consumers are being more watchful and concerted in their holiday spending activity, waiting to ascertain where the best bargains will present themselves. First and likely foremost is perspectives on ongoing sourcing of materials and finished goods production across China.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Madhav Durbha The 2017 Gartner supply chain executive conference took place at the O2-Intercontinental Hotel in London on September 20 th and 21 st. The theme of the conference was ACT (Aspire, Challenge, Transform), same as the Gartner supply chain summit in Phoenix during May of this year.

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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. Open Source Technologies (Examples include Hadoop, Spark, Kafka). We are witnessing the redefinition of supply chain practices and technologies. The digital supply chain transformation is just beginning.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

We continue to see increasing adoption of cloud-based supply chain transformation solutions, resulting in accelerating backlog growth as measured by our Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO), which increased 63% to $122 million in the first quarter when compared to last year. New Generation Computing, Inc.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

.”[3] Lora Cecere ( @lcecere ), founder and CEO of Supply Chain Insights, insists silos, at the very least, must be linked. She explains, “It is worth noting that the processes of the last decade were vertical supporting the strong silos of make, source and deliver. ” Supply Chain Shaman , 25 July 2012. [5]

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Logility

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

“Third quarter fiscal year 2021 saw continued adoption of our cloud services offerings with a 29% growth in Subscription Fees and a 24% increase in Annual Contract Value, reflecting the increasing momentum across the industry towards cloud-based supply chain transformation solutions,” said Allan Dow, CEO and president of American Software.

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TMC

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It accomplishes this by bringing in outside sources of information like whether and traffic, and then pairing that with machine learning and predictive analytics. Navisphere is already the most connected platform in the supply chain industry. I have been in this business for 25 years. That’s why C.H.

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TMC

DECEMBER 16, 2019

It accomplishes this by bringing in outside sources of information like whether and traffic, and then pairing that with machine learning and predictive analytics. Navisphere is already the most connected platform in the supply chain industry. I have been in this business for 25 years. That’s why C.H.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

With only one week left prior to our upcoming SCRC meeting, students are busily preparing their final posters, putting the finishing touches on their presentations, and getting ready to meet with their project sponsors to deliver their insights and findings.

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TMC

DECEMBER 16, 2019

It accomplishes this by bringing in outside sources of information like whether and traffic, and then pairing that with machine learning and predictive analytics. Navisphere is already the most connected platform in the supply chain industry. I have been in this business for 25 years. That’s why C.H.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Otherwise, what is available to sell (ATS) in the form of readied stock, can soon fail to translate into available to promise (ATP) , should any of the labor, transport, production or sourcing efforts go awry. To learn more check out these resources: The Future of Retail E-book Synchronized Retail Supply Chain.

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RFgen

AUGUST 19, 2020

Social distancing requirements and an erratic market present additional challenges. COVID-19 presents the greatest challenge facing manufacturing today. An unprecedented burden weighs upon the supply chain. Digital Transformation in Manufacturing Starts with Data Collection. RFgen Mobile Manufacturing Solutions.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 15, 2017

I have to make a confession… I’m guilty… Because just like most professionals, in most industries, when I talk about change I overuse the term “change management,” especially when sharing tips and advice for supply chain transformation. Transform Your Supply Chain with Good Change Leadership.

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RFgen

AUGUST 19, 2020

Social distancing requirements and an erratic market present additional challenges. COVID-19 presents the greatest challenge facing manufacturing today. An unprecedented burden weighs upon the supply chain. Digital Transformation in Manufacturing Starts with Data Collection. RFgen Mobile Manufacturing Solutions.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 6, 2020

These elements enjoin with the business problems of today’s supply chain which is mentioned in below diagram: Many companies still struggle to make progress with a view to digital supply chain transformation. 2) “To-Be” (Standard) – Identify standard solution for the supply chain network.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 29, 2019

” Most analysts agree digital supply chain transformation is an imperative; but, just because something is required, doesn’t make it easy to achieve. Adrian Gonzalez writes, “There is a lot of discussion today about digital transformation, including why it’s important and what the benefits can be.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 13, 2023

In Part Two of this blog series , we provided highlights our third prediction, that supply chain management teams will continue to exercise more direct control of direct materials sourcing, and these efforts will be a prominent element of business strategy for CSCO ’s and CPO ’s this year. Increased Worker Demands.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A China Plus sourcing stance has become ever more important as is longer-term alignment to government induced supply chain policies and legislation initiatives for deemed critical materials. Predictions surrounding the global wide transportation and logistics industry vary, depending on the source and the stakeholder interests.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 30, 2022

Regarding pandemic impacts from a private industry perspective, today’s more technology laden supply chain network design capabilities help to evaluate interventions such as options for realignment of networks, uncovering vulnerabilities to certain suppliers or conducting stress analysis for C-Suite review and assessment.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks.

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ShipBob

MAY 6, 2022

As these big brands often boast better supply chain velocity and maintain price transparency, wholesale buyers have low barriers to switching suppliers. This increased competition presents the need for wholesale businesses to deliver quality products consistently and at shorter timeframes. Global disruptions.

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