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The Fallacy of the Self-driving Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

As a developer working on the braking software of an automatic car for the past eight years, he constantly tells me that it is not easy, and all of the estimates are too waaaay too positive. Or have you set it and forgot it in the evolution of planning systems? Accept that existing advanced planning solutions (APS) are not sufficient.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

Thomson Reuters purchased the global trade compliance vendor Integration Point in 2018. They offer a solution for corporate tax departments called ONESOURCE. The Integration Point solution was rebranded to be one of the modules in the ONESOURCE suite. At some companies the trade department rolls up to finance.

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Data Privacy Day 2024

Enterra Insights

Two years later, Data Privacy Day was observed in the United States. In 2009, the United States House of Representatives officially recognized National Data Privacy Day. Five years later, the United Senate also recognized 28 January as National Data Privacy Day. Provide tools for people to manage their privacy.

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Happy Groundhog Day

Supply Chain Shaman

The call to action in April 2016 was: Increasingly companies are evaluating business network solutions to close the gap on inter-enterprise visibility ; but as companies work on the problem, they find that they need to somehow interconnect business networks. Defining a solution to close the gaps are not so easy. The gaps are large.

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McDonald’s Mesoamérica Supply Chain Response to COVID-19

ToolsGroup

Kathleen: What business challenges were you seeking to solve by using [the ToolsGroup] solution? Rafael: It has been a really helpful tool with which to go through this crisis. So our main task now is to consolidate all the purchase and inventory decisions in one team. Nicaragua has placed lower restrictions.

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Building Value Networks. Stopping the Backward Slide.

Supply Chain Shaman

Similarly, with the break-up of “The Bells” in the United States in 1982, personal networks grew more open. Slowly, the systems became more interoperable, increasing the value for the consumer, the participants, and the companies involved. IBM purchased Sterling Commerce. Start With Definitions.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. VFC’s supply chain sourced over 410 million units of apparel, footwear, and accessories in their last fiscal year.