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How to Develop a Supply Chain Strategy Like Amazon
Cerasis
JUNE 28, 2019
The post How to Develop a Supply Chain Strategy Like Amazon appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. Supply Chain supply chain strategy
[PODCAST] A Comprehensive Discussion on Lean Supply Chain Strategies
Cerasis
JULY 23, 2019
Listen to “A Comprehensive Discussion on Lean Supply Chain Strategies” on Spreaker. The post [PODCAST] A Comprehensive Discussion on Lean Supply Chain Strategies appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.
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5 Ways an Omnichannel Supply Chain Strategy Can Improve Customer Experience
Cerasis
OCTOBER 11, 2018
The importance of an omnichannel supply chain strategy cannot be overstated. According to Randy Strang of Supply Chain 24/7, a survey of the most important parts of a shopping experience found customers’ expectations are more than meets the eye.
Your Supply Chain Strategy is Your Business Plan (Unless It’s Not)
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 13, 2016
Your supply chain strategy in effect becomes your business plan.”. I encourage you to watch the webcast for my five recommendations , but here’s the first one: Provide a seat for supply chain management at the C-Suite.
A Don’t Touch Supply Chain Strategy Must Now Dominate The Future!
Supply Chain Game Changer
APRIL 21, 2020
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A “Don’t Touch” Strategy will Dramatically Lean out your Supply Chain! The overarching strategy for limiting exposure to, and spreading of, the Coronavirus is that of Social Distancing. Subscribe Here!
E-Commerce Continues to Add Focus on Omnichannel Supply Chain Strategies: Projections for 2018 Demand Continuous Improvement
Cerasis
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Omnichannel supply chains are increasing in complexity and prevalence for good reason. Today, more than half of the nation’s 140 retail chains in the top 500 offer omnichannel shipping and pickup options, and 72.1 Use of automated technologies for omnichannel supply chains.
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Key Ingredients to Formulating a Winning Supply Chain Strategy in the Process Chemical Industry
Logility
AUGUST 17, 2016
Process manufacturers face a highly complex supply chain challenge. There are several key ingredients in formulating a winning process manufacturing supply chain. Aligning and integrating key performance metrics across the extended supply chain can be difficult.
Why Real-Time Visibility Should be Core to Your Supply Chain Strategy
TMC
MARCH 10, 2020
Using technology to drive strategy and improve performance—and ultimately create financial value—is top of mind for shippers today managing complex global supply chains. A key component of this technology trend is the need for a supply chain visibility platform.
26 supply chain pros reveal the single most effective way to create a winning supply chain strategy
6 River Systems
JUNE 10, 2019
With new supply chain innovations , trends in logistics technology and advancements like automated robots making a big impact on operational efficiency, it seems that supply chain optimization is within reach for more companies than ever before. Supply 3.
2019 Tariff Changes: Expectations and Supply Chain Strategies
CH Robinson Transportfolio
JUNE 11, 2019
What do tariff changes mean for your supply chain? Robinson, we strive to be your Trusted Advisor ® experts by providing you with information on matters affecting your supply chain. The impact on global and domestic transportation strategies.
Why Real-Time Visibility Should be Core to Your Supply Chain Strategy
CH Robinson Transportfolio
MARCH 12, 2020
Using technology to drive strategy and improve performance—and ultimately create financial value—is top of mind for shippers today managing complex global supply chains. A key component of this technology trend is the need for a supply chain visibility platform.
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Why Real-Time Visibility Should be Core to Your Supply Chain Strategy
CH Robinson Transportfolio
MARCH 11, 2020
Using technology to drive strategy and improve performance—and ultimately create financial value—is top of mind for shippers today managing complex global supply chains. A key component of this technology trend is the need for a supply chain visibility platform.
How Supply Chain Strategy Misalignment is Killing Kmart USA
Logistics Bureau
JULY 21, 2017
At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement.
Supply Chain Strategy Doesn’t Deliver
EFT
MARCH 30, 2017
The past decade has seen a popular strategy among mid-sized to large logistics service providers. Many providers pursued a common strategy of expanding logistics capabilities across the supply chain spectrum. Providing end-to-end supply chain services was seen as the next frontier for growth. After more than a decade, the strategy has failed to deliver. Strategy Assumptions. Where the Strategy Fails. Executive Summary.
Urban logistics. Urban myth, or sustainable supply chain strategy?
BluJay Solutions
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Urban logistics is a hot topic right now, but is it simply a concept that’s trending or a realistic new supply chain strategy? The Kewill MOVE™ supply chain platform is designed to enable all stages of the supply chain to share data for greater efficiency and visibility.
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Building your Supply Chain Strategy: The Five Tenets of High-Performing Supply Chains
Supply Chain Nation
MARCH 24, 2015
The last 15 years have been a rollercoaster for supply chain professionals as companies embraced supply chain innovation, moving up the five steps of the supply chain maturity curve, supported by new technologies. Your roadmap to Customer-Centricity.
The Adverse Effects of a Private or Dedicated Fleet on Your Supply Chain Network Model
CHAINalytics
JULY 30, 2019
Let me … The post The Adverse Effects of a Private or Dedicated Fleet on Your Supply Chain Network Model appeared first on Chainalytics.
Supply Chain Strategy: Thoughtfully Designed, or an Afterthought?
FLEXE
MARCH 29, 2017
<p>Many of the world’s best-known companies’ supply chains grew from a series of historical accidents rather than intentional design. Because of this, a simple activity like mapping and visualizing supply chain flows can often spark critical questions such as, “Why are materials sourced from Region A, produced in Region B, then air-shipped as a finished product back to Region A?”
Building a Strong Transportation Management Foundation
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 12, 2014
Building a strong transportation management foundation is a critical pre-requisite for companies to execute their supply chain strategies and achieve their growth and financial objectives. In this first episode of an educational series focused on the link between transportation management and supply chain excellence, Chris Timmer from LeanLogistics outlines the attributes of a strong transportation management foundation and how to build it.
Defining and Implementing an Effective Transportation Strategy
Talking Logistics
APRIL 27, 2015
In the first episode of this educational series focused on the link between transportation management and supply chain excellence, Chris Timmer of LeanLogistics (a Talking Logistics sponsor) outlined the attributes of a strong transportation management foundation and how to build it. Transportation strategy is the second component, and that’s focused on positioning transportation to support your supply chain strategy (i.e.,
2019 Transportation Industry Trends
GTG Technology Group
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
6 Transportation Industry Trends to Look for in 2019. New opportunities in the transportation industry are thriving. Transportation professionals seeking to stay on top of trends in the industry look to implementing these trends. Global Supply Chain Strategies.
Transportation Strategy in a Constrained Infrastructure: 30th SCRC Meeting Kicks Off Today
Supply Chain View from the Field
DECEMBER 4, 2014
The 30 th SCRC meeting kicked off today with a theme on “Transportation Strategy in an Infrastructure Constrained Environment”. This is a theme that was discussed a year ago at a conference in DC on Transportation Infrastructure, over coffee with William Lucas from Caterpillar. We talked about focusing on transportation as an issue that needs to be specifically addressed.
The Essential Role of TMS in Executing Your Transportation Strategy
Talking Logistics
JULY 8, 2015
Why is transportation management technology essential for companies to execute their supply chain strategy? He went on to say: At the very least, it will be very difficult to know whether or not you’re succeeding in executing your strategy without a technology that backs it up. The use of transportation technology helps with some of the low-hanging fruit, such as automating repetitive tasks, but it certainly does more than that.
What is Deep Learning? And What Does it Mean for Supply Chain?
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Preparing Business for the Digital Supply Chain! And how will it shape Supply Chain now and in the future? On top of that today’s Supply Chain is increasingly complex. The Digital Supply Chain (SC 4.0)
Transportation Network Planning: Public and Private Common Ground
Supply Chain View from the Field
OCTOBER 21, 2013
I spent the day in Washington DC listening to a variety of really intelligent people talk about transportation planning models. As a result of the sudden explosion in the need for this sand, which has a very specific quality characteristic that is required, the entire transportation landscape is changing, wiht increased pressure on railroads and highways never seen before. Analytics Logistics Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Strategy Transportation Planning
What Type of Strategic Thinker Are You?
Supply Chain @ MIT
MARCH 22, 2018
Supply chain and operations executives are increasingly involved in making decisions about the company’s supply chain strategy that have long-term implications.
3 Components to a Complete Lean Transportation Management System
LeanCor
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
When we hear “transportation management system” at LeanCor, we don’t just think of software. Lean thinking can help organizations develop and maintain a fast, stable, efficient transportation management system. We receive web-based ASN’s from our supply base.
What Kind of Shipper Are You? The Path to Building an Effective Transportation Strategy
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 22, 2014
In the first episode of this educational series focused on the link between transportation management and supply chain excellence, Chris Timmer from LeanLogistics outlined the attributes of a strong transportation management foundation and how to build it. An important component of that foundation is defining and implementing an effective transportation strategy, which is the focus of this episode led by Eric Meister, COO at LeanLogistics.
Characteristics of Competitive Supply Chain
20Cube Logistics
AUGUST 18, 2019
What is supply chain ? The word ‘Supply Chain’ today has expanded significantly, from being nothing to everything. The sustainability factor applies to almost all aspects of the supply chain and most importantly its impact on the environment.
Building a Strong Transportation Management Foundation [Episode Highlights]
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 28, 2015
Building a strong transportation management foundation is a critical prerequisite for companies to execute their supply chain strategies and achieve their growth and financial objectives. Chris discussed the components of an effective transportation management strategy, how to develop and manage successful carrier relationships, and the need for well-defined Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and business processes. What are their strategies?
Transportation Management Services and Solutions
PLS Logistics
SEPTEMBER 14, 2019
With PLS’ managed transportation services, you get high-level shipment execution and optimization. We act as an extension of your business while working with your supply chain strategy.
If You Like Our Blog, You’ll Love Our YouTube Channel
Logistics Bureau
MAY 23, 2019
That’s because we want to bring you even more insights into logistics and supply chain management, in a broader range of formats. Supply chain automation. Supply chain technology and software. Supply chain cost reduction.
7 Core Competencies for Optimizing Global Transportation and Freight Spend
3rdwave
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Managing a global supply chain network requires the ability to manage and control both global transportation execution and the associated freight spend. The 7 Core Competencies for Optimal Global Transportation and Freight Spend Management.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Going to Market with Your Transportation RFP
Talking Logistics
MARCH 24, 2015
This time of year, many shippers are reviewing and updating their transportation plan for the back half of the year and many will be considering issuing RFPs for new or changed capacity needs. I am often asked what shippers should consider (beyond the obvious of reducing cost) when deciding whether to go to market with a transportation RFP and what the associated best practices are. Align with Your Carrier Strategy. Procurement Strategy (Annual RFP, Targeted RFP, etc.).
Job opening: Global Supply Chain Director at Océ
Supply Chain Movement
MARCH 26, 2015
Great career opportunity for a Supply Chain Director with a proven track record in new product introductions and successfully delivering complex supply chain projects within a high tech environment! Global Supply Chain Director.
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