Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. As I wrote earlier this year in Is Your Business Model Safe? , How are companies using SCONs in the real world?

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

If the word collaboration was listed on a card as a drinking game at supply chain conferences, we would be drunk at many. While we speak of collaboration, the focus is on driving enterprise results not value in value chains. Cash-to-Cash Metrics. Here I share perspective on cash-to-cash abuse. I am troubled.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 12, 2019

The confusion starts when a supply chain leader states the need for improved visibility without a clear definition. Well-seasoned supply chain leaders understand that visibility is a capability not an IT taxonomy. The IT taxonomy for visibility is supply chain analytics. Supply chains are complex.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

At the beginning of the third decade of supply chain management, a new class of applications was born. They were born from well-intentioned, bright professors from great schools – Boston College, Carnegie Mellon, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT )– in operations research. SmartOps was purchased by SAP.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The atoms and electrons of the supply chain are changing. Transmitted perfectly, replicated indefinitely; and with a one-time investment in network infrastructure, a digital task performs well with zero marginal cost. The third Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over. 3D printing. The Internet of Things.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) Driving Improvements in Supply Chain Excellence. He felt strongly that supply chain leaders knew how to drive supply chain excellence and needed a forum– or maybe two or three depending on the business model– to help them network and refine their approaches.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

To drive global scale, companies need to design the supply chain to buy globally and execute locally. The design of the supply chain is fundamental to making this happen. In our interview of the Supply Chains to Admire Winners, we found a unique approach at Carter’s. Supply Chain Index.

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ivalua

MARCH 17, 2021

They may lack resources required to meet programmatic and financial reporting requirements or mitigate the many risks of non-compliance. Replacing inefficient legacy systems and manual processes with technology capable of automating the entirety of the grants process has become the goal. The Procurement Link.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

As supply chain clichés take flight, clients struggle with execution. One of these concepts that I hear a lot; but see few tangible examples, is the idea of “customer-segmented supply chain.” The discussion of customer-segmented supply chains happens often. in Net Cash on Hand.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 6, 2015

The premise of the Christensen’s book is that when companies focus on current customer needs, they fail to adopt new technologies or business models that will meet the customer’s unstated or future needs. I think that IBM, HP, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and Teradata are victims today in the information technology sector.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Contents Supply Chain Movement 19 – 2015 Q4. Sharing Dutch supply chain knowledge in Turkey. Acquisition of GT Nexus Underlines Infor’s Focus on Supply Chain. Supply chains in Europe are facing a wide variety of changes. Supply chains in Europe are facing a wide variety of changes.

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RFgen

APRIL 16, 2013

By using automated data collection software to feed information into its big data analytics program, British grocery and merchandise retailer Tesco has dramatically boosted profits and more proactively met consumer demands. ” Power Big Data with Automated Data Collection Software.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 26, 2015

Markets drive supply chains. The supply chain needs to respond to market demand and consumer sentiment. Traditional supply chain processes do not sense. For supply chain leaders, this market downturn defines a new set of opportunities and risks. They respond. This is a major disconnect.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 25, 2024

Data Privacy Day (initially Data Protection Day) was initiated in 2006 by the Council of Europe. This data ranges from your interests and purchases to your online behaviors, and it is collected by websites, apps, devices, services, and companies all around the globe. Provide tools for people to manage their privacy. Manageable.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 5, 2019

Procurement analytics, which supports decision making in procurement management, typically handles problems and decisions that are related to cost reduction, supplier management, cost modeling, procurement-led innovation, market strategies, supply chain risk, and stakeholder value improvement (Handfield, Jeong, and Choi 2019).

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RFgen

APRIL 16, 2013

By using automated data collection software to feed information into its big data analytics program, British grocery and merchandise retailer Tesco has dramatically boosted profits and more proactively met consumer demands. ” Power Big Data with Automated Data Collection Software.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

The SCRC’s Supply Management Maturity Index was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article , that identified the companies best prepared to weather the storm ahead in terms of supply chain disruptions. Supply Market Intelligence Enables Improved Ability to Control Inflation. Manufacturers or the U.S.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Over the past year, the Arkieva Supply Chain Link Blog provided thought leadership and informative posts on supply chain strategy tips, trends, and news. Here is a list of the Top 20 Supply Chain Strategy Blog Posts from 2016. The ABCDs of an Excellent Supply Chain. Happy new year!

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Arkieva

MARCH 24, 2016

I came into the field of supply chain management in 2004. The master project for my MBA program in that period was on ‘Collaborative Planning in the Extended Supply Chain’. The breakthrough of internet technologies were assumed to drive the adoption of CPFR, Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment.

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Elementum

JUNE 3, 2015

The Natural Gas Paradox, or Why Supply Chain Traceability is Important. Or, perhaps you work for a company that employs natural gas to help “green” its supply chain. With environmental issues at the forefront of many conversations, supply chain managers cannot afford to forgo important changes.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Operational bottlenecks in the form of downtime, production quality issues, and process delays can emerge anywhere, at anytime, along your supply chain, creating an irreparable dent to your revenue streams. According to McKinsey, Supply Chain Management is in the top three areas to benefit most from AI adoption.

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

Provenance has partnered with the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis Agency (Growth Analysis) , to explore how blockchain technology can help to valorise sustainable practices in the Rare Earth Elements mining sector. Read the short version of this report on Medium. The result? Get in touch here. Introduction.

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Taulia

JANUARY 31, 2018

What was first coined in Germany in 2006 as a manufacturing initiative, is now a global technology-led revolution. Like each of its predecessors, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is an advancement in the technologies that drive business, resulting in a new landscape for commerce. But what exactly is Industry 4.0,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. A report showing the impact of the zone after six months found that between March (just before the zone was introduced) and September 2019 there was a significant reduction in older and more polluting vehicles which did not comply with the regulations. Vehicle Tracking Technology.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 3, 2020

It has been forecasted that by 2040, approximately 95% of all purchases will be facilitated by ecommerce. They have backed about 900 businesses, including major technology companies like Amazon, Google, and Twitter. Founded in 2006, this firm is slightly newer in comparison to others. Greycroft Partners. Product sourcing.

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 1, 2020

As a wholesaler and distributor, I’m willing to bet that you’re dealing with at least two currencies for your purchases and sales. World exports of manufactured goods increased from US$ 8 trillion in 2006 to US$ 11 trillion in 2016. Purchase Orders. Integration with Accounting Software.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Operational bottlenecks in the form of downtime, production quality issues, and process delays can emerge anywhere, at anytime, along your supply chain, creating an irreparable dent to your revenue streams. According to McKinsey, Supply Chain Management is in the top three areas to benefit most from AI adoption.

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SupplyOn

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The author of this article visited the Airbus Innovation Centre and was not disappointed: Among the highlights was the Altair research balloon in the form of a “Zeppelin” weighing only 30 kg, which was developed in cooperation with Vodafone 5G technology.

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

They’ve come into their own in the past decade when Amazon started “Fulfilled by Amazon” back in 2006. Suddenly, small and medium-sized businesses had access to Amazon’s superior technology, customer experience and order fulfilment for a fee. Your website and Amazon FBA are just tools for your business.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Read more: Try the eCommerce inventory management software that unleashes your growth What is B2B eCommerce? A B2B eCommerce platform is software that facilitates transactions between businesses. Businesses can order stock online, and software is used to automate shipping, tracking and auditing of goods & services.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In the current global economy, the closure of a maritime chokepoint would have significant economic ramifications due to the disruption of trade flows and even some supply chains (e.g. The Suez Canal Company's shares were purchased by Great Britain in 1874, making it the sole owner. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II).

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

The company wasn’t a pure startup at the time (it was founded in 1981), but like all software companies during those years, it rode the dotcom tidal wave up — and then crashed down with everyone else (see period from 1999 through 2002 in the stock chart below). Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends).

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Requis

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The new technologies that are making renewables more viable. The coronavirus pandemic has given the world a wake-up call about resiliency in supply chain. The IEA World Energy Outlook 2019 report says : “if the world continues along its present path, without any additional changes in policy… energy demand rises by 1.3%

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RFgen

AUGUST 7, 2022

Perhaps that is because these companies were using either paper-based or only partially automated systems. RFgen Software strongly recommends that any company facing a product recall immediately seek the advice of legal counsel to minimize their financial risk and liability exposure. Calculating the Cost of a Food Recall.

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