The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Chuck has significant operational experience having served as the Chief Procurement officer for The Schwinn Bicycle Company, Ping Golf, Troy Built as well as a procurement officer for Maricopa County Arizona. It should be noted that, with the exception of Schwinn, Chuck began work with these organizations as a Supply Chain Consultant.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2015

When we are managing a procurement event for a customer, the project will kick-off with a discovery call. Procurement Strategy (Annual RFP, Targeted RFP, etc.). Tim Dalton, Manager of Procurement Services with LeanLogistics , oversees all Full Service and LeanSource supported procurement projects. Escalation Process.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Brad has a BA in Logistics Management from Michigan State University. Companies like Emerge (freight procurement) and Turvo (TMS and collaboration) have created solutions that are solving new problems for shippers. About JBF Consulting. Some of the largest shippers were early adopters of freight technology like TMS.

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QAD

MARCH 4, 2025

Updated: February 4, 2025 According to Michigan State University , demand planning is a supply chain management process of forecasting, or predicting, the demand for products to ensure they can be delivered and satisfy customers.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I look forward to hearing what my former colleague from Michigan State, Steve Melnyk, is up to these days! It’s the golden age of procurement – so take advantage of the opportunities! The conference, titled Supply Chain Outlook promises to be an exciting event, with many leading speakers and academics attending.

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QAD

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Some examples include sugar from Michigan grown sugar beets, cereals from midwest grain producing states, and potato products from Idaho grown potatoes. Procuring regionally grown raw materials and ingredients, then using local contract manufacturers to produce those products, puts them into the local game with minimal upfront costs.

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 19, 2015

In this guest commentary, Dr. Tobias Schoenherr from Michigan State University will share some insights. Professor Schoenherr is the expert in procurement and decision making and he will provide some guiding principles that practitioners can use to create more sustainable competitive advantage.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2024

As an example, this weeks local and nationwide news headlines include reports of shipping delays being focused on various FedEx facilities across parts of Georgia , Michigan , North Carolina and Ohio. The transformation and/or restructuring of three major business units simultaneously is a tall order that can cause risks.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Gene Richter is widely known as one of the world’s true procurement gurus, and I was privileged to have known him when he came to speak several times at Michigan State during the 1992-1999 period when I was there. We have designed our Procurement Leadership program with the goal of unpacking this concept as the target.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

A Deloitte study in 2017 found 49% of procurement officers believe the quality of data is a major barrier, and the lack of data integration was the number two barrier (42%). Adam holds five technology patents, two degrees from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from Stanford University.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

To help offer perspective, we took this question to Jason Miller, associate professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University. Our relationships with research firms and universities like Michigan State, combined with C.H. The answer is not simple and involves research and analysis across a number of factors.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 7, 2015

You’ve conducted a transportation procurement event and have agreements in place with carrier partners to provide the type of capacity you need, where and when you need it. in Materials & Logistics Management from Michigan State University. You’ve developed a well thought out transportation plan that supports your supply chain.

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Logility

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Back in the mid 1990’s when I first entered the Supply Chain field as a freshly minted MBA from the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University, I was full of “state of the art” knowledge from visionary teachers like Don Bowersox, David Closs, Steven Melnyk and others.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

With 40 percent of GSK’s carbon footprint coming from the procurement of raw materials, the company recognised that tackling its own emissions wouldn’t be enough to reduce its carbon footprint – it would need to support suppliers to do the same.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 23, 2015

While omni-channel by its nature is an enterprise-wide operation, 53 percent of survey respondents are still managing their transportation operations by location or division, ignoring the opportunities for centralized consolidation, routing and procurement that can cut costs and improve service.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Procurement professionals around the world are sitting up and paying attention, especially in sectors with globally integrated supply chains. Take, for example, procurement of equipment and supplies in healthcare. In this context procurement organizations must rapidly develop risk mitigation strategies.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2016

The shift from complicated, on-premise systems to hosted, SaaS-based solutions has made everything from procurement to implementation much simpler thanks to: Cost – No longer do you need to get buy-in from your bosses on the big capital outlays that come with on-premise solutions.

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Elementum

AUGUST 15, 2018

With the “first generation” of supply chain experts preparing to retire, businesses will need to invest in new talent to fill roles across logistics, operations, planning, procurement, and more. Today, options for studying supply chain are a bit more varied than they were 20 years ago.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2016

But with a global TMS on a SaaS platform, you can connect your procurement relationships with suppliers and the costs all the way through your network and your customers – and then tie that data back to a single platform to get real business intelligence with a global perspective.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Jason Miller, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan State University, clarifies the difference: “The bullwhip effect is the idea that the variance in orders becomes amplified as you move upstream in the supply chainfrom retailer to wholesaler, wholesaler to manufacturer, and so on.

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Elementum

MAY 17, 2018

Schools like MIT and Michigan State have adopted programs that help students make the tricky move from studying supply chain and logistics to building a career in them. We can imagine how things are made, and we can imagine buying them. When it comes to what happens in between, things fade to black. Make university programs more accessible.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Schools like MIT and Michigan State have adopted programs that help students study supply chain and logistics with the promise of career, or a simpler way to go through the program. We can imagine how things are made, and we can imagine buying them. When it comes to what happens in between, things fade to black.

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Today, as the founder and managing partner of USM Supply Chain Consultants she has put her expertise in supply chain, procurement, finance and project management to work to help her clients achieve greater profitability. In the end-to-end supply chain there’s procurement, logistics, operations, and warehousing.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 9, 2016

An excerpt from our book “The Procurement Value Proposition” got a nice section of CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly edition this week. As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative, led by Professor Robert Monczka.

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ivalua

AUGUST 28, 2019

National survey of state procurement officials finds states are moving toward a more modern approach to buying. The report ranks state procurement offices based on their extensive survey responses and examines some of the best practices from each state. Leading states include Michigan, Georgia, Massachusetts, Ohio and New York.

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Elementum

AUGUST 15, 2018

With the “first generation” of supply chain professionals preparing to retire, businesses will need to invest in new talent to fill roles across logistics, operations, planning, procurement, and more. Today, options for studying supply chain are a bit more varied than they were 20 years ago.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Last Friday the labor union elected to target the Ford Motor assembly plant in Chicago that assembles the Ford Explorer SUV , and a General Motors final assembly plant in Lansing Michigan that assembles the Chevrolet Traverse SUV. Both facilities included an added 7,000 workers.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

Traverse City, Michigan based provider Starboard provides an innovative and interactive digital twin of a physical supply chain network leveraging gaming technology to allow users to explore what-if supply chain and business scenarios. Added Perspective. billion.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 6, 2024

IInstead, SCM rapidly passed into the public domain — a sure indication the concept holds meaning for executives wrestling with the endless challenges of procurement, logistics, operations, sales, and marketing activities that fall within its realm. Supply chains link the operations of many firms together.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 10, 2018

Dawn Heep may have grown up on a small farm in rural Michigan, but she’s a city girl at heart. DH: I have a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Michigan, and an MBA in finance from UCLA. It mentioned procurement and I thought that looked interesting – I do enjoy shopping! So, I started looking for buyer or procurement roles.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 8, 2016

As a young assistant professor at Michigan State University in 1992, I was part of a group called the Global Procurement Benchmarking Initiative. All the while, they claim to be driving “world class procurement” or “world class logistics” practices, implying that these practices are the best of the best.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Lynch is GM at Michigan logistics provider, Rock Solid Business Solutions. Bob Ferrari, researcher and founder of the Ferrari Group, regularly publishes articles about technology, supply chain management, procurement and risk management. The Lean Thinker. Sure supply chains matter, but this blog proves it. Operation Rules News.

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DynaSys

APRIL 20, 2022

Because here in Michigan, in the Northern United States, we had one more winter storm. Value chain management is the process of monitoring and managing all the components that comprise manufacturing, procurement, production, and distribution. I had to look long and hard last week for a replacement for my snow shovel.

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Requis

JUNE 12, 2020

Much later, in 2002, Michael Grieves of the University of Michigan used the concept of “mirrored systems” for a product lifecycle management course , and coined the term “digital twin” in a 2011 book on the topic. In recent years, digital technology has advanced, and data collection and processing has become easier and more cost effective.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

Founded in 2018 , Ann Arbor, Michigan based Optilogic provides Cloud -native supply chain design application termed Cosmic Frog that is designed to enable businesses to evaluate trade-offs across financial performance, service levels, and systemic risk.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

billion EV battery production facility in Lansing, Michigan. General Motors has previously announced plans in conjunction with supplier partner LG Energy Solutions to construct a $2.6 Toyota has further announced plans to source an EV battery production facility in the U.S.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I was a young buck assistant professor at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at the time, working with Bob Monczka… Steve spoke several times at the Executive Program held at MSU, and did a great job as I recall…).

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