Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Our Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology column reflects a number of significant recent announcements that depict an ongoing active cycle of tech developments. Updates included in this edition include: Coupa Software Entering Definitive Agreement to be Acquired. billion in October 2020.

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ThroughPut

MAY 23, 2024

Understanding and mitigating the bullwhip effect enables better supply chain management and more efficient and resilient supply chains. The Bullwhip Effect significantly impacts supply chain integration. How Does the Bullwhip Effect Impact the Supply Chain?

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

Since 2015, PTC has hosted LiveWorx , a global forum that brings together manufacturing executives, engineers, product designers, quality leaders, supply chain partners, and other like-minded individuals who are focused on harnessing disruptive technologies to manage uncertainty and transform their business.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2021

At the moment, supply chain professionals have a lot on their plate — not the least of which is trying to avoid the worst consequences of the dreaded bullwhip effect. Many of these same operating and distribution cost increases will be passed on to buyers in the supply chain, and ultimately to consumers at the point of sale.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

6 River Systems co-founder and co-CEO Jerome Dubois has been named a Pro to Know by Supply and Demand Chain Executive , the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation. Supply and Demand Chain Executive named Dubois a “Provider Pro To Know.” Jerome Dubois.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide highlights of two noteworthy supply chain management focused technology development efforts which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

A recent episode of CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a segment on some of the issues involved in the current global supply chain crisis — focusing primarily on U.S. For the supply chain to work smoothly, a complex and highly choreographed dance, involving both full and empty shipping containers, must be performed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

store operations by 9 percent over the past year, slashing hundreds of millions of dollars of goods from their balance sheets and suggesting space is opening up in their jammed supply chains. They include Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Last month on Talking Logistics , Adrian Gonzalez, Keith Nash (VP Supply Chain Logistics at Lennox International ) and I discussed “Lennox International’s Complete Supply Chain Redesign.” What are some of the key supply chain trends and challenges you are facing today?

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social, or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted into products, and delivered to the market. This blog examines how supply chain sustainability solutions reduce waste, conserve energy, and lower emissions.

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Kinaxis

JANUARY 16, 2017

by Alexa Cheater The growing role of AI in supply chain management. Rapidly evolving technology and a digitally focused world have opened the door for a new wave of automation to enter the workforce. History of automation. The idea was to automate all tasks with no human presence required on-site.

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6 River Systems

MAY 14, 2019

6 River Systems , the provider of the world’s first and only fully collaborative mobile robotics solution, has been named to the RBR50, the Robotics Business Review’s top 50 list of leading automation companies. 6 River Systems was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2015 by Jerome Dubois, Rylan Hamilton and Chris Cacioppo.

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IQMS

MAY 4, 2020

Based in Massachusetts with offices and facilities in Hong Kong and China, GII’s products are used extensively in electrosurgical tools, critical patient monitoring devices, and other products for medical applications, and medical supplies with zero-failure requirements.

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Vanguard Software

APRIL 22, 2021

Supply chain sustainability is defined as embedding environmental, social, or corporate governance considerations as raw materials are sourced, converted into products, and delivered to the market. This blog examines how supply chain sustainability solutions reduce waste, conserve energy, and lower emissions.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 10, 2017

JDA Software, along with our partners Open Sky Group and DC Velocity , recently hosted a warehouse management system (WMS) and warehouse labor management (WLM) event in Boston, Massachusetts. It Would Be a Crime to Not Prepare Your Warehouse to Meet its Future. Mobsters and Lobsters. How JDA Can Help.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Logistics is one component of the overall supply chain and is impacted by supply chain changes. At the same time, an effective logistics strategy can improve supply chain management and overall supply chain performance.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 4, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights breaking logistics technology news regarding Flexport’s i ntent to acquire the logistics and last mile customer fulfillment services of Shopify, including existing fulfillment centers.

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Locus Robotics

JANUARY 11, 2023

This will improve both the working environment and sustainability through automation and streamlining of picking operations, as well as enhance the customer experience for Material Bank® Japan users. In addition to Material Bank, Locus’s global customers include DHL Supply Chain, GEODIS, Radial, Ryder eCommerce, and VF Corporation.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

In the meantime, here’s this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon Plans Air Cargo Service for Chinese Customers (WSJ – sub. warehouses from Chinese merchants selling on its site—taking on a role it previously left to global freight-transportation companies.” Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead.

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6 River Systems

AUGUST 6, 2019

While robotics adoption is growing rapidly–and coverage on the phenomenon has dominated supply chain trade publications–many distribution center operators are uncertain of robotics utilization and potential value. The use of AMR technology is largely guided by human directive rather than fully autonomous.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 31, 2017

That’s because it’s not just the capital tied up in excess items that make up this expense, but rather a multifaceted web of overheads, including discounting (or scrapping) slow moving merchandise, warehouse storage costs, wages for laborers to handle dead or excess inventory, and even administrative staff to figure out the problems.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Instead of creating disposable transport containers for food products, many consumable manufacturers and suppliers opt to use reusable storage bins in their warehouse management strategies and supply chain activities. If a company wants better oversight of all of its warehouse assets, it can use barcode labels.

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RFgen

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Instead of creating disposable transport containers for food products, many consumable manufacturers and suppliers opt to use reusable storage bins in their warehouse management strategies and supply chain activities. If a company wants better oversight of all of its warehouse assets, it can use barcode labels.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As the logistics industry continues to recover from pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, shippers are adjusting quickly to the expectations of a new normal. Falling ocean rates and volatile fuel costs have logistics professionals across the supply chain searching for innovative efficiency solutions throughout their operations.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

This level of connectivity will have profound social, political and economic consequences, and increasingly form part of our everyday lives, from the cars we drive and medicines we take, to the jobs we do and the governance systems we live in, to even the business technology systems we use.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 14, 2018

Some pundits are predicting the big advantage of UAVs in the supply chain lies in their use indoors, rather than in sub-500-feet outdoor airspace. Technology has a way of surmounting all obstacles and becoming commercially viable and available: it just may not be for a while yet. More to the point, where might their place be?

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 13, 2018

” Despite the benefits listed by Gustafson, Professor Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, asserts the click-and-collect strategy has serious flaws.[3] Warehouse organization : Check the merchandise, warehousing, inventory management; 2.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Moreover, Amazon refused even to discuss the situation in good faith with Gilimex, locking Gilimex’s CEO and management team out of Amazon’s headquarters in North Reading, Massachusetts after the Gilimex team had traveled thousands of miles from Vietnam for a meeting.” What happened? Mistakes happen.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

The Key Supply Chain Challenge of Cost Reduction. Supply chain costs often represent a considerable percentage of the sales price of a good or service. If net profit on sales is 5%, for example, a reduction in supply chain costs from 9% to 4% (or from 12% to 7%) will double net profits.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Robinson Director of Research and Market Intelligence: The truck driver shortage is top of mind for many as supply chain disruptions continue, port backlogs persist, and the gap between inventory supply and sales demand widens. A note from Steve Raetz, C.H.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

“We’re very excited to offer our warehouse automation solutions to the European market,” Chris Lingamfelter, 6 River Systems (6RS) Vice President of Sales said. Europe has a rich history in warehouse automation. Historically, automation projects were very large and complicated and expensive to implement.

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

If counterfeit electronic parts make it through the supply chain and into a mission-critical military asset, the potential for a worst-case scenario increases. In 2014, Massachusetts resident Pierre Picone pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit integrated circuits (IC) to the U.S. Navy over the course of 5 years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As always, it was a busy year covering the latest supply chain and logistics trends, emerging technologies, mergers and acquisitions, major news announcements, and more. 2020 Supply Chain Technology Trends ; Steve Banker, Chris Cunnane, and Clint Reiser. But how mature are these technologies?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

G, the official groundhog of Massachusetts made her 16 th annual Groundhog Day forecast at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA. Turkish port “Iskenderun” severely damaged Gap and Ware2Go offer SMB Fulfillment Services McCormick to cut supply chain workforce GM Signs exclusive deal with GlobalFoundries January 2023 Logistics Manager’s Index up 3.0

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 17, 2016

While autonomous vehicles may seem like a futuristic fairy tale to some, these technological game-changers may be closer to reality than you think. Each time, DARPA made the race more difficult, and each time the technology leaped ahead. Fast Lane Technology. Automated fork lift trucks are now operating in some warehouses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

aims to block from obtaining American high technology. The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. The enterprises were added to a lengthy register of companies the U.S.

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