Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 6, 2013
'Yesterday, I finished a post on supply chain planning maturity. A client had asked me, “How do I know if we have a mature supply chain planning organization?” As we talked, and I drew the table, the first question was followed by, “How do I help my executive team understand the importance of planning and their role in the process?
Supply Chain Opz
JUNE 20, 2013
'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. Building Business Case for Reshoring vs Offshoring. In global supply chain , obtaining products or services from outside the country to achieve cost effectiveness is one of the most widely used strategy. In the past couple of years, there are the increasing interest to bring manufacturing back to home country.
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 25, 2013
'Earlier this year, I launched Talking Logistics , a weekly online video talk show where I interview thought leaders and newsmakers in the supply chain and logistics industry. One of my goals was provide students and young professionals with an interactive platform to engage and network with industry executives. I’ve had many great guests over the past five months, and I’ve asked many of them the same question: What advice would you give to students and young professionals interested in a supply
SCM Research
JUNE 7, 2013
'I have discovered an interview with Mark Green, a supply chain executive at PVH, about his vision for global supply chains. PVH is the owner of brands such as Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. The interview contains several interesting thoughts. Green observes: “We’re going from a [purchase orders]-focused and very transactional model to the evolution of a supply chain concept, and this idea of working more collaboratively with our vendors” He adds: “From there we’r
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The Logistics of Logistics
JUNE 16, 2013
'The 5 largest LTL carriers together have $16.2 billion in annual revenues and 46.4% market share. Each of the top five companies has a national footprint with tons of resources and top notch teams. There is a brief profile of each of the carriers below. The 5 Largest LTL Carriers. Largest LTL Carrier: FedEx Freight. FedEx Freight is the largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $5.3B in sales (estimated 2012).
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Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 19, 2013
'Supply chain management, as a practice in commercial operations, is now thirty years old. Early 2012 marked the end of the third decade and 2013 finds us into the fourth. When we look backwards and use the results on corporate financials as a litmus test on supply chain excellence, we find that: We have made Improvements in Productivity. Due to improvements in connectivity, 90% of industries have made improvements in productivity (revenue/employee).
Supply Chain Opz
JUNE 23, 2013
'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. Value Chain Analysis for Superior Supply Chain. What is Value Chain and Value Chain Analysis? Many academics and practitioners use the word "value chain" and " supply chain " interchangeably. Is it correct? What is the difference between 2 concepts? This article will shed light on the development of value chain and how to use it to create a superior supply chain.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 5, 2013
'I speak at many conferences throughout the year, and I’m often asked for two things by conference organizers (besides a copy of my presentation): a photograph of me and my bio. The photo I send them was taken almost 15 years ago. I keep waiting for someone to send it back to me with a simple “Are you kidding me?” in the subject line, but I haven’t gotten that email yet, so as long as I can get away with it, I’ll keep sending out that photo of a younger me.
SCM Research
JUNE 15, 2013
'Every year, Emerald invites journal editors “to nominate what they believe has been that title’s Outstanding Paper and up to three Highly Commended Papers from the previous year” These papers have now been announced as part of the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013. Papers by da Mota Pedrosa et al. on case study research, Olander and Norrman on contracts, Wieland and Wallenburg on supply chain risks, and Kaufmann et al. on debiasing efforts were nominated by I
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Supply Chain Insights
JUNE 27, 2013
'Summer holidays. Business travel. Last minute workouts. Life is busy. We understand. We get it! I find road trips and time off to be a good time to reflect. As I walk the beach or walk a trail, I find it a good time to think. We want to help. In the past year we’ve published 32 reports; but this past February, we heard from a Supply Chain Leader that loved our reports and said , “It would be great to hear the research in a podcast format to enable quick sound bytes for my morning r
Supply Chain Movement
JUNE 6, 2013
'Nine questions about the topics on the supply chain agenda of a supply chain professional. By Helen Armstrong (Supply Chain Movement). L’Oréal, the world’s largest cosmetics group, has an ambition to win over another one billion consumers within ten years. Most are expected to come from the emerging markets where one of the greatest challenges is the supply chain.
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 10, 2013
'“ Why am I focused on the supply chain? The answer is simple. It is a barometer of my business. All the problems show up first in the supply chain….”. — Dell Founder, Chairman and CEO, Michael Dell. I love this quote from Michael Dell. It came from an interview when I was writing the book, Bricks Matter. Leaders are clear that good planning matters.
Supply Chain Opz
JUNE 7, 2013
'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. 6 Sigma Supply Chain: The Brief Introduction for Non-Statisticians. Even though there are so many articles about six sigma supply chain, most of them are all related to the application within certain functions in supply chain. This article will explore the related works, show you the example how to apply six sigma to a supply chain project and something to consider about this methodology.
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 24, 2013
'A typical cross-border shipment requires compliance with more than 600 laws and trade regulations, with new ones introduced every year. Failure to comply results in delayed shipments, fines, and in some cases, loss of export licenses and jail time. In this episode, Kevin Gavin , VP of Supply Chain Compliance at Descartes, provides an update on several important cargo security and customs compliance initiatives, such as the Importer Security Filing (ISF) and Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pr
SCM Research
JUNE 19, 2013
'I am excited to announce that our new study titled Trends and Strategies in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (pdf) has now been published on behalf of BVL International. It is co-authored by Robert Handfield, Frank Straube, Hans-Christian Pfohl and me. The general observation taken from 62 interviews and 1757 international survey responses is that logistics complexity in the form of fragmented channels, increased product variations, and consumer demands for customized solutions has increas
Demand Solutions
JUNE 26, 2013
There are now more things connected to the internet than people connected to the internet. In fact, according to a very engaging infographic provided by Cisco, there are more things connected to the internet than there are people on the earth. It has been this way since 2008. The infographic goes on to tell us that “These things are starting to talk to each other and develop their own intelligence.” This is true, of course – but the operative word here is “starting.”
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Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 3, 2013
'Over the Memorial Day weekend, I stumbled on an old article that I wrote in 2001. At the time, I was a junior Gartner analyst. The piece, “CPG/Retail E-Marketplaces: The Emperor’s New Clothes?” was controversial. At a time that marketplace offerings were super-hyped, I forecasted the doom of ten e-marketplace providers. I was dubbed by my boss as the ultimate-contrarian.
Supply Chain Opz
JUNE 17, 2013
'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. 7 Pitfalls of Outsourcing and How to Avoid Them. Outsourcing is a very effective tool for companies of all sizes to cut costs. But when its done wrong, outsourcing can create the negative impact to the company. This article will show you 7 common mistakes when company embarks on the outsourcing spree and how to avoid them.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 28, 2013
'Another crazy Friday morning, now with the kids out of school, so let’s go straight to this week’s news: JDA Announces Major Enhancements to Workforce Mobility, All-Channel Commerce Solutions. HighJump Software Enhances HighJump Warehouse Advantage Express Offering to Meet Increased Demand in SMB Marketplace. FedEx Adds 1,900 New Lightweight, Fuel Efficient Vehicles to Fleet.
SCM Research
JUNE 12, 2013
'This year turns out to be the anniversary year of two of the major SCM-related conferences in Europe. First, as summarized by Gyöngyi in her blog, the NOFOMA was held for the 25 th time. Second, the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) just celebrated its 20 th International Annual Conference in Dublin, Ireland this week. I very much liked Mark Pagell’s keynote address.
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Demand Solutions
JUNE 12, 2013
Does the world really need another supply chain blog? If it’s just another blog, probably not. But if the blog is filled with tips for helping companies lower their costs as they power our national economy, then we say yes. And so we’re announcing the launch of the Demand Solutions blog. This is not something we’re doing because we just read an article saying that you’re nothing if you don’t have a blog.
Supply Chain View from the Field
JUNE 22, 2013
'In my last blog, I discussed some of the insights from the Chief Analytics Officer conference in Chicago this past week, and highlights from Tom Davenport’s presentation on “Analytics 3.0”. We covered some of the elements of the early years of analytics, and emphasized the point that given the time and effort being used to get data structured and subdued, there is not much effort being directed at actually analyzing the data using more complex math models, and this is the real opportunity that
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 4, 2013
'Global multinational companies have a dilemma. Supply chain talent is primarily coming from North America and Europe, but these are the continents that represent the lowest levels of growth for supply chain 2020 (see figure 1). Most global multinational companies have a solid base now in South America and Asia, but the race is on for Africa. I spent this week at SAPICS in South Africa.
Supply Chain Opz
JUNE 20, 2013
'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. 7 Acronym-Based Methods for Effective Supply Chain. Supply chain analysis usually involves the techniques such as optimization, statistics, simulation but the most convenient method for practitioners is the process mapping and process analysis. This article will show you 7 simple analysis methods based on easy-to-remember acronyms.
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 11, 2013
'What happens when you bring together a large group of shippers and carriers and put them in a conference room? At the Manhattan Associates Momentum 2013 conference last month, the answer was a great conversation about transportation trends, challenges, and opportunities. I had the privilege of moderating this year’s Shipper-Carrier Roundtable, which included the following executives from the industry: Joshua Dolan , Senior Director, Transportation at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Supply Chain Movement
JUNE 20, 2013
'ADVA Optical Networking, a Meiningen based manufacturer of telecommunication equipment focusing on fiber-optic transmission technology, is the winner of the Supply Chain Management Award 2013. ADVA Optical Networking is being honored for the end-to-end supply chain solution with which it has secured strategic advantages. The Supply Chain Management Award 2013 was presented at the inaugural Exchainge – the Supply Chainers’ Convention in Frankfurt on June 18, 2013.
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