Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 8, 2024
This weekend, I edited the Supply Chains to Admire report. The report was scheduled to publish in the summer of 2023, but life got in the way. The full report publishes this week. I laugh that writing the report is like a root canal. An analysis of improvement, performance, and value of over 500 public companies in 28 industries over a decade. (I posted my working summary.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 8, 2024
Back in 2017, I wrote a post highlighting four things supply chain and logistics professionals should stop doing in the new year. Since those things still apply today, I am resharing them again below. I also added a couple of more things to stop doing in 2024 and beyond. Recommendations from 2017 that still apply. Read more The post Supply Chain New Year’s Resolutions: Things to STOP Doing in 2024 appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.
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The Logistics of Logistics
JANUARY 8, 2024
Tom Curee and Joe Lynch discuss TIA Technovations, a logistics and transportation conference designed to explore technology trends and innovation driven by logistics industry leaders. Tom is the Founder and President of Qued , a freight technology company focused on workflow automation, and the TIA Technology Committee Chairman. About Tom Curee Tom Curee has served in the transportation industry for nearly 20 years working at 3PLs, carriers and most recently as a freight tech provider.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 8, 2024
The time for pandemic-era thinking is over. This will be the year of strategic supply chain design — but companies must be shrewd in their technology and vendor selection.
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The Supplier Relationship Management Playbook is your guide to building effective supplier partnerships that drive supply chain excellence. This playbook equips supply chain professionals with strategies for managing compliance, tracking performance, and fostering collaboration to reduce supply chain risks. Inside, you’ll find: Strategies for Compliance: Best practices to help meet regulatory standards.
BlueYonder
JANUARY 8, 2024
A recent Gartner survey confirmed that more than two-thirds of Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) are still recovering from the last major disruption when the next one comes along – a continuous barrage of challenges that proves that responsive supply chains are going to struggle in a state of constant volatility. Businesses must respond by implementing processes and technologies that enable them to not only spot risks of disruption much earlier, but to then act upon them in the most efficient
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SCMDOJO
JANUARY 8, 2024
In this fast-changing world, if you are a supply chain professional looking to stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, podcasts are the best way to do so. Here we have compiled a list of must-listen supply chain podcasts for people who are interested in knowing everything about the industry. These podcasts cover the latest technological updates and advancements with different industry experts sharing their expertise and knowledge.
IT Supply Chain
JANUARY 8, 2024
By Tom Cash (pictured) Director, Foxmere The post Don’t give winter maintenance the cold shoulder appeared first on IT Supply Chain.
Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 8, 2024
Supply Chain Matters provides a further installment in our global supply chain assessment in the highlights on reported December 2023, Q3-2023, and full year global and regional production and supply chain PMI indices. Global Production Continues to Contract Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P. Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI® ended 2023 on a noted lackluster footing.
Unleashed
JANUARY 8, 2024
Procurement management directly impacts your bottom line, making it a critical component of running a profitable product-based business. It pertains to more than the act of purchasing goods and services: procurement management is the process that ensures any purchases from external providers meet the cost requirements, quality, quantity, and timelines of your organisation.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 8, 2024
Supply Chain Matters highlights commercial aircraft producer Boeing ’s latest production and supply network challenge that occurred this weekend. Latest Incident On Friday of last week, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out.
Locus
JANUARY 8, 2024
In the tightly knit fabric of retail, a clear view of the supply chain’s inner workings is a definitive edge for business. It’s in this landscape that operational efficiency isn’t just beneficial, it’s essential for financial health. Clarity in supply chain operations distinguishes the leaders in retail. Strategic technology deployment unlocks efficiencies that go beyond mere cost control, enriching the customer’s experience at every touchpoint.
Synovos
JANUARY 8, 2024
Procurement culture: challenging the old, developing the new One of the biggest challenges facing the indirect procurement industry today is digitalization. Here Costanza Campi, Senior Vice President for Global Procurement at RS Integrated Supply, shares her insights into this issue and explains why revenue dependency makes digital transformation within indirect procurement so critical.
Supply Chain Digest
JANUARY 8, 2024
Troubles with Autonomous Vehicles, Ukraine War Direction and other Interesting Predicts
Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski
Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 8, 2024
Instead of seeing workers move onto factory floors, India appears instead to be de-industrializing.
Locus Robotics
JANUARY 8, 2024
By Mary Hart Warehouse managers nationwide are struggling to recruit and retain talent amidst the tightest labor market in decades, and the stressful nature of warehouse work doesn’t help with encouraging people to apply and stay in warehouse jobs. SupplyChainBrain recently noted that in a study published by TRĒ House , a marketer of hemp-derived products and other items, the warehousing and storage industry scored 28.92 out of 100.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 8, 2024
John Bowermaster’s movie makes a compelling argument for figuring out how to send non-perishable goods by wind and water
Cognira
JANUARY 8, 2024
Retail Promotions: A Key Strategy for Sustaining Customer Retention January 8, 2024 Promotions Home In the dynamic realm of retail, promotions have become a crucial element for retailers aiming not only to boost immediate sales but also to fortify their customer retention. A staggering 81% of consumers express a stronger inclination to make a purchase when enticed by a promotion.
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Pursuing product portfolio management excellence empowers organizations to unlock the full potential of their offerings. This comprehensive guide unveils 10 essential keys that serve as the building blocks for success.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 8, 2024
ShippingWatch said the pact would involve shipping companies agreeing to not go to Israel in return for being allowed through safely.
Jaggaer
JANUARY 8, 2024
JAGGAER's latest news on procurement & sourcing. Read now: Automotive Supplier Continental Opts for Collaboration with JAGGAER.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 8, 2024
Scholz defended the farmers’ right to protest, but warned about efforts by far-right groups to hijack demonstrations and destabilize the country.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
JANUARY 8, 2024
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Enhance your transportation and load building efficiency with our comprehensive guide. Learn to tackle today's supply chain challenges and optimize your approach with advanced planning strategies. This guide covers: Supply Chain Challenges: Discover how transportation planning can address critical issues and improve efficiency. Load Building Benefits: Understand how effective load building can enhance your transportation processes.
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 8, 2024
Investigators said their findings so far did not suggest a widespread flaw with the Boeing Max 9 aircraft.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
JANUARY 8, 2024
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Resilinc
JANUARY 8, 2024
Ready for a supply-chain-themed movie night? Check out these disaster movies ! Disaster movies have been around for over 100 years. The first disaster movie, “ Fire! ” came out in England in 1901 and depicted firemen on the scene of a burning house. Since then, the stakes (and the budgets) of these movies have grown much higher. Massive global earthquakes, the coming of a second ice age, enormous volcanic eruptions, and more have all graced the silver screen.
Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 8, 2024
Detainees listening to speeches in a camp in Lop County, Xinjiang, April 2017 All countries claim that they have outlawed slavery. But slavery still exists. Today we refer to slavery as “forced labor.” Forced labor can be imposed by State authorities, by private enterprises, or by individuals. It is observed in all types of economic activity and exists in every country.
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Measuring innovation success is critical yet challenging for organizations, often leading to confusion over which KPIs to use. Many rely on inappropriate metrics borrowed from other departments, wasting resources and overlooking valuable opportunities. This guide outlines why innovation metrics are hard to track and offers a framework for creating effective KPIs.
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