Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One of the ideas at the heart of the discipline of supply chain management is the importance of collaboration. The discipline has done a good job of driving collaboration between sales and marketing and manufacturing, procurement, and logistics. Here is one excerpt from the book that highlights this theme.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Driving Sustainable Supply Chain Change. by Stephanie Krishnan – Associate Vice President, IDC Manufacturing & Energy Insights Asia/Pacific, IDC Asia/Pacific. “By Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Supply Chain 2022 Predictions — APEJ Implications. In Asia, Governmental and Finance.

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ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This award honors female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments, mentorship and examples set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. Every year, this award continues to amaze me.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 3, 2024

Waves of hype pass through supply chain narratives. As an old gal attending multiple conferences (more than I would like at times), I have listened to speakers waft eloquently about the value of concepts like networks, big data, industry 4.0, and digital supply chains. and digital supply chains.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

The global manufacturing sector has seen an upswing, a technological renaissance of sorts. Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. The manufacturing sector has been severely impacted by this trend because production jobs are highly technical.

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Supply Chain Brain

DECEMBER 18, 2023

More than 100 supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, and procurement professionals gathered in Houston to discuss the challenges and opportunities in today’s post-pandemic landscape.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In February, Klaus Niebur, the director of global supply chain risk management at Autoliv, and Jan Thiessen, the managing director at targetP!, spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. The implementation was not trivial.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

This year, a recurring theme that I saw was about using supply chain data to improve the customer experience across the entire value chain. Throughout the conference I met with several software and hardware providers to get a glimpse into what they were showcasing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My last post on the Supply Chain Shaman blog was forty-five days ago. My first focus was on China sourcing. Then it was the redefinition of the supply chain for the global shutdowns Sick with the virus; I spent my energies writing and moderating podcasts. Let’s learn and apply it to supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

The global supply chain that we know today is built on three assumptions: rational government policy, low variability, and availability of logistics. The impact varies by supply chain sector and value chain. We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. What to do?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2023

Aera Technology offers a solution they call “Aera Decision Cloud” A key challenge for manufacturers is connecting integrated business planning (IBP) – a longer term plan – to operational planning and execution – what needs to be done in the near term. The supply chain team must grapple with a couple of questions.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 28, 2024

In recent years, there has been a significant shift in the supply chain industry as more and more women are choosing careers in this traditionally male-dominated field. This rise of women in the supply chain is not only breaking gender barriers but also bringing a fresh perspective and new ideas to the table.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 9, 2023

In Figure 1, I share a supply chain planning taxonomy or what I lovingly term an old-fashioned jalopy. Few companies design their supply chains (research data shows that 9% of companies actively design their supply chains), and few planning systems actively analyze and drive answers to the questions: Do I have a good plan?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

(Most of the business networks were hollowed out by venture capitalists or purchased by opportunists. The supply chain planner role is the most dissatisfied of any employee in the supply chain, but most focus on improving engines using AI into conventional work processes. This will not help.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Association for Supply Chain Management ( ASCM ) hosted its annual conference, ASCM CONNECT , on September 18 – 20 in Chicago. As such, I assumed that supply chain wasn’t a core competency. Network Supply Chain Restructure. Fortunately for me, some of the sessions were available virtually.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 9, 2022

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Featuring Our 12 Best Procurement Articles! Procurement operations are the backbone of every company’s supply chain. Fundamental to procurement is the acquisition of goods and services from a party that’s further up the supply chain.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

(NASDAQ: AMSWA), a leading provider of innovative AI-powered supply chain management and advanced retail planning platforms, today announced that Allan Dow, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Vincent Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, will present virtually at the following investor conference: Jefferies Virtual Software Conference.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Thirty-one months of supply chain disruption. The Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into a much longer war resulting in serious disruptions to the food, automotive, and semi-conductor supply chains. While many old-fashioned supply chain leaders speak of Risk Management and the need for Control Towers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

A large multinational is undergoing an impressive supply chain transformation that will run through 2023. A Complex Supply Chain. Not surprisingly a company this big, delivering different solutions to a variety of industries, has a complex supply chain. But even multi-sourcing is not enough.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. Why have we not improved our use of channel data in supply chain processes? My question is, “Why?”

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 21, 2022

In business conversations, the term supply chain excellence rolls off the tongue frequently in meetings, but what does it mean? Supply chain excellence is harder to define than to say. We designed the Supply Chains to Admire Methodology to help companies define supply chain excellence.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 9, 2023

Currently, LinkedIn is flooded with smiling pictures of supply chain business leaders attending conferences. The good news is that we can attend conferences again. The panel group is sourced from my group of LinkedIn followers. I know, a Supply Chain Center of Excellence sounds like a good idea.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 26, 2023

Hannah Kain and Joe Lynch discuss the outsourced supply chain, a topic Hannah is familiar with due to ALOM ‘s extensive experience managing supply chain functions for diverse industries. About Hannah Kain Hannah Kain is President and CEO of ALOM, a supply chain company she founded in 1997.

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Exiger Perspectives

MAY 15, 2024

Article | Key Takeways Gartner Event Encourages a ‘Rethink’ of Global Supply Chains Article | Key Takeways May 15, 2024 The annual Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo is always a great meeting of minds, and this year’s theme, “Rethink Supply Chain,” is an important one.

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Logility

JANUARY 13, 2022

NASDAQ: AMSWA ), through its operating entities, delivers an innovative technical platform with AI-powered capabilities for supply chain management and advanced retail planning that is accelerating digital supply chain optimization from product concept to customer availability. Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. What should supply chain leaders be looking for to close the talent gap? AGCO Logistics Team Accepts Prestigious Supply Chain Award. We need people that are adaptable.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. One of the goals of the conference was to challenge the audience to redefine work. At the end of the presentation, I asked Allyson her perspective on open source analytics. We are managing the supply chain in the Pandemic in phases. ” My take?

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Precoro

JULY 16, 2023

The purchasing department plays a critical role in the success of an organization. Thought-out practices and well-managed workflows within the purchasing department are crucial for making sure that the company has the necessary resources available at the right time and at a reasonable cost.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

She wrote, “I have been working in the supply chain for 35 years, and we are still trying to solve the “demand” issue. Solving from a supply side seems to work for many companies I work with. I know that your primary focus is procurement. Or planned orders to purchase orders?) I don’t know.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The National Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference, the largest gathering of manufacturing and supply chain professionals, takes place on the 31st January in the Citywest Convention Centre, Dublin with a focus on sustainability, brexit, manufacturing, renewable energy, procurement, recycling and more.

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Unleashed

MAY 24, 2021

Sustainable manufacturing is at the forefront of good manufacturers’ plans. This article will take a look at what is sustainable manufacturing, some examples across various industries, and how SMEs can plan for sustainable manufacturing. What is sustainable manufacturing?

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The introduction of E-Procurement: Price and availability are not the only factors to be considered in a purchasing decision, especially now that a strong supply chain has become an unmissable element for every company in today’s business climate (Namulo, 2017).

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 17, 2020

If this challenging past year has taught us one thing, it is the value of connections–not only in our lives, but in supply chains. We saw this right at the start of the pandemic, when parts being manufactured in Wuhan province disrupted car manufacturers’ production lines around the world.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 8, 2016

We conclude this two part series about manufacturing operations excellence by consultant Chuck Intrieri, by outlaying why manufacturers should focus on a critical component that will help sustain manufacturing operations excellence for years to come. What is Driving Sustainable Manufacturing Operations Excellence?

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Last week, a team from Blue Yonder attended the 2024 Gartner ® Supply Chain Planning Summit in London. The theme of this year’s conference was “Generating Value Together: Beyond Accuracy, Toward Intelligence.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 9, 2020

Before boarding the plane, I watched a traveler pull a diet Coke from the bin and thought about the struggle to source sweetener with the rise of COV-19. As I poured the dog food into the bowl for my pups, I wondered if I was going to have to switch kibble due to the looming issues of sourcing taurine—a health additive in many pet foods.

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