Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 3, 2014

Robinson (CHR), the world’s largest provider of truckload transportation services, visited MIT CTL recently to give his view of the changing face of logistics. Most people thought of transportation as a part of their overhead.” Here are some highlights from his talk. New benchmarks for excellence.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 30, 2018

Talent Management in Logistics: Why It’s More Important than Ever. Continuous Pool Optimization – Putting Creativity to Work in Transportation. Transportation Spot Market Inversion. Leverage Technology to Succeed in Today’s Transportation Market. Transportation Procurement: Still Standing on the Sidelines?

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 12, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the availability of the Supply Chain Matters Podcast Episode 17- Needs for More Diverse Supply Chain Talent from the Lens of Technology. There is a growing consensus that existing supply chain and talent management processes and technology need a rethink.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 3, 2011

In addition to documenting the evolution of the third-party logistics market, this year’s report also provides an in-depth analysis of logistics operations in emerging markets and the electronics industry as well as talent management to address the skills shortage in the logistics industry. management positions. “As

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Our program engages our 20 top corporate partners to develop projects across a wide variety of different areas, including market intelligence, logistics, inventory, value stream mapping, cost management, supply management, transportation, performance metrics, and others (see Project Breakdown ,).

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BlueYonder

JULY 30, 2024

In addition, Blue Yonder is also one of the few vendors named as a Leader in multiple Nucleus Research Value Matrix reports, including Warehouse Management System , Transportation Management System , and Workforce Management. In addition, Blue Yonder has shown positive momentum consistently over the last five years.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 4, 2014

In the early days the function was known as transportation or warehousing (these are still important activities today but are components of SCM). In addition to lifting the demand for supply chain talent, SCM’s elevated role requires a mix of skills that is very different from what was needed a decade or more ago.

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Logility

JUNE 30, 2022

These include transportation and material moving, warehouse and fulfillment center workers , truck drivers, call center agents, delivery services, and manufacturing workers. You have the seemingly uncontrollable supply chain disruptions along with a labor and talent shortage.

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BlueYonder

JUNE 10, 2022

What are the latest trends in transportation? Broch Johns, in his session “Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems,” answered in several dimensions. Therefore, there are three key success criteria: scalable digital innovation, sustainability initiatives, and talent management.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 15, 2015

Many organizations with established SCM operations have been working with third-party logistics firms for decades, largely eliminating the use of in-house transportation fleets. Managed services can be the “buy” answer, and should be considered if the patience and commitment to talent management is not core to the business.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 27, 2014

This mix of skills is in short supply, and although there are a number of industry initiatives to build a more effective talent pipeline, individuals who fit the profile will be in high demand for years to come. The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics offers a 10-month Supply Chain Management Master’s program that started in 1999.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

MAY 31, 2013

There is also a huge need for analytics in the area of talent management for supply chain and manufacturing. We are working on a project looking at future talent requirements, and understanding what you need to be doing today that will translate into requirements for people and talent five to ten years from now.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

There are some 3PLs who perform niche tasks, like Cerasis does with transportation management for over the road modes like LTL, Truckload, and small package. Global 3PL Industry Concerns: In Europe and North America , CEOs continue to be concerned by the truck driver shortage and talent management issues spanning the industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group , through its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog, announces the release of a second published research advisory in an overall three-part series: The Importance of Supply Chain and Human Resources Strategy Alignment for Addressing Talent Recruitment and Retention Needs- Part Two.

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Logility

AUGUST 28, 2018

percent in May as demand for transportation equipment fell 1.0 Durable goods companies need to aggressively pursue the adoption of advanced supply chain capabilities by building a robust multi-phase plan to improve business process and data management capabilities, enabling systems, and talent management processes.

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Logility

AUGUST 28, 2018

percent in May as demand for transportation equipment fell 1.0 Durable goods companies need to aggressively pursue the adoption of advanced supply chain capabilities by building a robust multi-phase plan to improve business process and data management capabilities, enabling systems, and talent management processes.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We look forward to assisting and informing multi-industry supply chain management teams in areas of supply chain business process, advanced technology, talent management and skills needs along with a variety of other important areas.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 26, 2022

Quirk cites a 2017 study published by the Information Services Group (ISG) that concluded, “This kind of automation technology is allowing for a 43 percent reduction in resources needed for order-to-cash processes, 34 percent for invoicing, and 32 percent for vendor and talent management.” ”[6].

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The global wide transportation and logistics industry output contraction of 2023 taking an added economic toll on services providers and on certain service levels. However, efforts will take on different levels of prioritization among specific industries or businesses.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 14, 2020

I’ve made a career rethinking supply chain strategy, sales and operations planning, and talent management helping executives and their teams reimagine their approach to supply chain management by: 1) leveraging new ways of thinking about supply chain and sustainability in the world we share.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 18, 2013

Two out of three respondents stated that their company’s logistics capability is negatively influenced by poor transportation infrastructure, which is a problem particularly in emerging markets. This project was completed in April 2013, supported by international partners who collaborated on interviews and survey data collection.

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Oracle SCM

DECEMBER 14, 2015

In areas where businesses have traditionally outsourced operations, such as transportation, we’re seeing rapid and widespread Cloud adoption; whereas for functions such as warehousing and product lifecycle management, the Cloud is only just beginning to penetrate.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 10, 2020

He later started his own business for consultation around talent management, organizational structures, and TPD style product development strategies for technology companies. He gives seminars globally, evangelizing the Toyota-Way of product development, product development organizations, and talent management.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 4, 2018

He later started his own business for consultation around talent management, organizational structures, and TPD style product development strategies for technology companies. He gives seminars globally, evangelizing the Toyota-Way of product development, product development organizations, and talent management.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

The final report in this series will serve as an overlay to the talent management takeaways from multiple supply chain business process and decision-making areas, and cover deployment of augmented technology to provide opportunities to overcome workforce talent challenges in supply chain operations and management.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 14, 2024

Readers can access our summary and highlights from the 2023 report , along with prior years of ASCM and other noted talent surveys by clicking on the search term: Supply Chain Talent Management in our Categories Menu appearing on the right-hand panel.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 15, 2016

But organizations also need to work on investing in a talent management strategy, beginning by partnering with targeted universities to help shape and develop the people that they need to fulfill these roles. And schools like NC State University are producing them, because we are listening to our partners.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 24, 2021

Students studying supply chain management have a greater opportunity to learn and seek ways to benefit from the present and future opportunities. Talent development. Due to e-commerce, the conventional positions of retailers, distribution centers, and transport companies have changed drastically.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

Outsourcing accounts for 54% of shippers’ transportation spend and 39% of warehouse operations spend. As found in past Annual 3PL Study surveys, transactional, operational, and repetitive activities such as transportation, warehousing, and freight forwarding tend to be the most frequently outsourced.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 6, 2022

In September, the company initiated an effort to hire an additional 20,000 workers across more than 250 distribution, fulfillment, and transportation facilities. Roles reportedly included that of order fillers, freight handlers, lift drivers, technicians and operational management positions.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 10, 2016

That view is confirmed by new industry research from Eye For Transport (EFT) that shows that LSP customers are looking to gain more value from their service providers and, in fact, want to engage with their LSPs more strategically than ever before. Innovation Helps Grow Your Business. say it’s their competitors.

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TMC

MAY 4, 2017

Have you heard about companies investing a lot of money, time, and resources to implement a transportation management system (TMS), only to have to shelve the system later because the ongoing savings or efficiencies weren’t meeting expectations? It’s possible to hire resources that could serve your network to that level.

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TMC

MAY 4, 2017

Have you heard about companies investing a lot of money, time, and resources to implement a transportation management system (TMS), only to have to shelve the system later because the ongoing savings or efficiencies weren’t meeting expectations? It’s possible to hire resources that could serve your network to that level.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

One prominent speaker was MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi, Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics , who specifically addressed advanced AI’s impacts on supply chain processes and future decision-making.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Talent Management. BigDataEdge – Insights Management. SmartGridEdge – Smart Grid Management. TalentEdge – Talent Management. TradeEdge – Demand Chain Management. Less use of air freight, increased use of rail and sea transport. Product Categories. Banking Suite.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 15, 2022

Many of the panelists discussed the ongoing talent management or brain drain challenges of supply chain management. Two panelists voiced their observations that some supply chain leaders still believe that the pre-pandemic business conditions of 2018-2019 will eventually return.

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