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Boston University’s Sourcing Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2017, a strategy consultant was hired to do a top-to-bottom assessment of the Boston University procurement program. Facilities sourcing and construction contracting were centralized in the procurement department. She came to BU from a different university in the Boston area in 2022. They recommended a change in leadership.

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The Emergence of Supply Chain Data Fabrics

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, in the US. It accesses, transforms, and harmonizes data from multiple sources to make it usable and actionable for a wide variety of business applications. A supply chain data fabric can help companies augment their supply chain processes. Who is InterSystems?

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“Storage Wars” Rescues Supply Chain Ignominy

Kinaxis

Up until this past year, my greatest “ah-ha” moment was watching my Boston neighbor walk away with my Arians Platinum 20-SHO snow blower. But, in Boston, we had this dirty little secret. But, in Boston, we had this dirty little secret. In Boston, we had an “ATTIC”. In San Diego, there’s no attics, no basements.

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The Next Great Disruption Coming to Supply Chains

Kinaxis

I watched a TED Talk video by Philip Evans, from Boston Consulting Group and shuddered to think that all our traditional fulfillment and inventory models can be drastically transformed by the “consumer”. They want to assure the sourcing meets their “sustainable” expectations. It’s the consumer.

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ToolsGroup Announces Inventory Hub®, the Single Source of Truth for Real-Time Data Across the Enterprise

ToolsGroup

BOSTON — January 16, 2023 — ToolsGroup , a global leader in retail and supply chain optimization software, today introduced the launch of Inventory Hub®, a Dynamic Data Unification Platform that provides retailers with a “single source of truth” for inventory data across their enterprises. “As

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Global Supply Chains — A Source of Strength

Enterra Insights

3] Following year-long discussions about supply chain resilience, the Economist reminds us, “Resilience comes not from autarky but from diverse sources of supply.”[4] 4] Staff, “ Global supply chains are still a source of strength, not weakness ,” The Economist, 3 April 2021. [5]

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Strategies and Tips for Building a Modern Manufacturing Tech Stack

Arena Solutions

During Tulips recent Operations Calling conference, Heatherly Bucher, Director of Strategic Alliances at Arena by PTC, convened with Chad Wright, Chief Information Officer at Boston Dynamics, and Todd Fuller, Solution Architect at Rootstock, to discuss effective approaches for constructing a tech stack that fosters innovation and efficiency.