Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 29, 2013
'It happened on Thursday morning last week. It will probably happen again on Tuesday. And, again on Wednesday. I am driving on a campaign to change thinking. It is hard to change a mindset. The brain is wired to believe what it has been told for many years. Every time that it happens, I smile. I understand. I was once there also. Let me start with a story.
Supply Chain Opz
JULY 7, 2013
'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. 7 Principles of Supply Chain Management Explained. Would you like to understand supply chain management concept but dont have time to study from a supply chain textbook ? The good news is, this article will explain to you the key principles of supply chain management that you can finish within 5 minutes.
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Supply Chain Insights
JULY 9, 2013
'On Thursday this week, we are launching the agenda for our upcoming Global Supply Chain Summit. It will be at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, AZ on September 11 th and 12 th. In this blog, I would like to bring readers up to date on the event and why they should attend. Five reasons why you as a supply chain leader should attend: Launch of the Supply Chain Index.
Talking Logistics
JULY 2, 2013
'Not only is the world changing, it’s changing faster, across a variety of dimensions — technology, regulations, economic and political landscapes, demographics, and so on. What does this rapid pace of change mean for supply chains? How can companies innovate faster to adapt? Jordan Kass , Vice President of Management Services at C.H. Robinson , discusses these questions and more, and makes the case why supply chain needs to move from the back room to the board room for companies to
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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.
SCM Research
JULY 10, 2013
'We have to admit that there is still no such thing as a “theory of supply chain management” A new article by Mena et al. (2013), titled Toward a Theory of Multi-Tier Supply Chain Management , might bring us one step closer to such a theory by taking into account that supply chains have become more complex, more fragmented and longer. This piece of research, which is based on an inductive case study research design, hands theory-testing researchers interesting propositions on a silv
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Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 9, 2013
'The term big data is moving up the charts as a “hot topic.” This week, we published our second quantitative study on the evolution of big data concepts, it gave us the opportunity to talk to supply chain leaders on the evolution of technologies and the use of analytics in the Race for Supply Chain 2020. We wanted to understand where companies are at in the adoption of big data concepts and we had a good time writing the report on the research.
Supply Chain Opz
JULY 7, 2013
'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. Reverse Logistics: 5 Steps for Better Backward Operations. What is reverse logistics? Why its important in the modern business and how to create an improvement in this area? This article will explain to you the current state of its theories, practices and offer some recommendations.
Supply Chains Rock
JULY 12, 2013
'Every year or so IBM, the company where I am employed, issues its updated corporate responsibility report, which always contains a section on supply chain. Here are a few notable updates: In 2012, approximately 90 percent of IBMs global spend in Production and.
Talking Logistics
JULY 31, 2013
'I have long argued that third party logistics providers (3PLs) should set themselves apart from the competition by fully harnessing the power and value of their customer and employee communities (see “ If Operational Excellence is a Given, Then What Else Matters for 3PLs? ” and “ Operational Excellence is Not Enough–Why 3PLs Must Leverage Their Most Valuable Asset ”).
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SCM Research
JULY 18, 2013
'We all know that economic, ecological, social, and ethical aspects need to be considered when managing global supply chains. This includes topics such as resource scarcity , climate change , and labor conditions. So far, however, I did not associate bioinvasion with our field. This has changed now: An article by Seebens et al. (2013), recently published in Ecology Letters, discusses the risk of marine bioinvasion caused by global shipping.
Supply Chain Movement
JULY 8, 2013
'L’Oréal, the world’s largest cosmetics group, is in the process of rolling out a sophisticated Control Tower system that is allowing it to synchronise information with all its vendors and thereby respond much faster to market events. It employs over 70,000 people, has four business divisions, 27 international brands, 42 factories, 145 distribution centres and thousands of suppliers around the world.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 12, 2013
'For years, as an industry analyst, I have written the statement that “IT and line-of-business teams need to be aligned.” As I finished the report on organizational alignment, I felt a bit silly ever writing this statement. Why? The statement is hogwash. The functions within the line-of-business teams are so misaligned that I cannot imagine that IT could ever align to all of them.
Supply Chain Opz
JULY 7, 2013
'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. Supply Chain Disruptions: A Survival Guide. Do you feel supply chain risk management is too complicated to implement? Gather around! This article will show you how one of the worlds leading companies put a theory into practice and survive many supply chain disruptions.
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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
Talking Logistics
JULY 26, 2013
'No time to waste this Friday, so let’s go straight to the news… Manhattan Associates Reports Record Second Quarter 2013 Revenue and Earnings. Ryder Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results. Oracle Brings Extreme Supply Chain Performance to Customers with New In-Memory Application. Infor Simplifies Supply Chain Demand Planning. New Vehicle Routing Activity Tool and Enhanced iPhone Functionality, Highlight Latest Version of Roadnet Transportation Suite.
SCM Research
JULY 27, 2013
'Some of you may remember my last year’s post about the 2012 Citations of Excellence Awards. A year has passed since and Emerald Management Reviews has now announced the winners of the 2013 Citation of Excellence Awards. I went through the list of 50 awarded papers and discovered two papers which I think are particularly relevant to our field.
Logility
JULY 23, 2013
Recently I wrote a research paper on Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization, MEIO ( Thinking Anew - Transform Your Supply Chain Using Multi-Echelon Inventory Optimization ). It took me on a journey that reminded me of the days when I had to deliver the results, not just tell readers how they might do it. The 1990s were extraordinary times for supply chain and technology.
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Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 17, 2013
'Espresso: A strong coffee prepared by forcing hot water through finely ground dark-roast coffee beans. Today, I am preparing to speak at a global supply chain conference for a group of enterprise architects at a global manufacturer. This manufacturer is an industry leader. They want me to speak to the future of Supply Chain Applications. They read my last blog – A Pot of Coffee –and they have challenged me to boil it down to a cup of espresso.
Supply Chain Opz
JULY 7, 2013
'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. Triple-A Supply Chain: 10 Strategies to Supercharge Performance. In the past, companies focus on a single strategy, either to obtain cost leadership or differentiate your company in the eyes of consumers to demand the premium price. In this article, we will discuss development of a single strategy, a segmentation strategy and a multi-dimensional strategy in details.
Talking Logistics
JULY 19, 2013
'I passed on spending $1100 to fix my car A/C, so I’ve been driving around with the windows down this summer. When you have Cuban blood, 99 degrees is nothing to complain about (although I reserve the right to change my mind). In this week’s news, new products and services and a couple of acquisitions top the list. Con-way Freight Raises the Bar on Mexico Service, Adds Door-to-Door Tracking, 24-Hour Customer Resource Center, Enhanced Web Tools.
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Demand Solutions
JULY 31, 2013
If I asked you to assess your overall business health right now, what would you say? I’m asking not as a guy sitting next to you on an airplane, who expects a sanitized answer and is really just killing time until the drink cart comes by. I’m asking as a keen observer of the industry — someone who thinks about this stuff 24/7. If you can’t answer my question. well, good luck to you.
Logility
JULY 31, 2013
The apparel industry uniquely combines the characteristics of make-to-stock manufacturing with consumer-driven fashion volatility which can lead to a forecasting nightmare. Speaking with several supply chain executives in the apparel industry, attribute-based SKU-level forecasting is not just difficult; it is often impossible. To reign in the chaos many have turned to massive spreadsheets or homegrown solutions to account for color, size, style, region, gender, season, etc.
Supply Chain Shaman
JULY 15, 2013
'This morning was an intense morning of back-to-back calls. I love talking to clients, and relish mornings like this. Yet, today, I was frustrated. As the morning progressed, my discomfort heightened. The discussions were all with very bright people trying to figure out the basics of becoming demand driven. The gaps were many. It resulted in deep reflection on how I communicate these concepts more effectively.
Supply Chain Opz
JULY 15, 2013
'NAVIGATE. Home. Basics. Case Studies. Graphics. All Posts. About. Copyright. Privacy. Blogroll. Analyzing Supplier Financial Health to Avoid Supply Chain Breakdown. Financial health is one of the most important elements of supplier evaluation for both new and existing suppliers. However, this type of assessment is not quite easy to carry out. This article will show you how to assess the suppliers financial conditions through a financial statement and without a financial statement. 1) Short Term
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Talking Logistics
JULY 12, 2013
'My cousin Lenny shared this photo on Facebook (the boys are not us, although the socks and shorts look familiar) with the following comment: “If u know about this game, u lived a great childhood.” The photo brought back so many great memories of my summers in Brooklyn — the concrete heat, the boombox music, the bloody scraped knees…and when it got hot, we grabbed the monkey wrench, opened the johnny pump , and took turns sitting on the gushing water.
Demand Solutions
JULY 24, 2013
Ask most supply chain professionals if they use any sort of supply chain workflow, and they’ll probably answer, “Oh, sure. Our solution lets us send emails out to anyone in the system from right within the interface!” Well, OK. That’s better than nothing. It’s certainly faster and easier than pulling up Lotus Notes or Outlook and writing an email.
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