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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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2016

There’s a perception among large multi-national corporations that there isn’t a TMS in the marketplace that they could get set up within a workable timeline and for a reasonable cost. Myth #2 – TMS providers don’t offer a truly global solution. Beyond helping improve your supply chain, a TMS can serve as a powerful business tool.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Enterra Insights

MAY 26, 2020

Customers don’t want to think about supply chains; they just want great purchasing experiences. Bob Trebilcock, editorial director of Modern Materials Handling , reports Todd Walker, a spokesperson for Amazon, claims, “Everything at Amazon starts with the customer, and we work backwards from there.”[1]

Supply Chain Design Software 100

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

Supply chain technology industry analyst and Supply Chain Matters Founder Bob Ferrari provides added perspectives and highlights to last week’s announced acquisition of Starboard Solutions by Logility. Noted customers include Porsche , Deloitte , CBRE , Flexe, Geodis, Miele, One Network , and Topco , among others. Added Highlights.

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Logility

AUGUST 23, 2018

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes – GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). Delivery of ‘make to stock’ products to a home or business is now available within hours of making a purchase. Marketshare can be won or lost based on how well a company predicts and reacts to demand shifts.

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Logility

AUGUST 22, 2018

I can’t wait to receive my Michigan State themed shoes — GO GREEN , GO WHITE.). Delivery of “make to stock” products to a home or business is now available within hours of making a purchase. Marketshare can be won or lost based on how well a company predicts and reacts to demand shifts.

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

It’s likely that in the coming months and years, many supply chain leaders will look to automation solutions that help to minimize physical contact and the number of touches required to move products through the supply chain. “Business leaders should also look at how new tools and technologies can provide greater intelligence.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2016

Michigan Puts Forward Bills to Allow for Public Sales of Driverless Cars (WSJ- sub. Enspire Commerce Launches Next Generation Point of Sale (POS) Software. And this week, Reuters reported that Walmart is “six to nine months from beginning to use drones to check warehouse inventories in the United States.” Uber raises $3.5

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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. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — States are becoming more data-driven and value-focused in their purchasing. Leading states include Michigan, Georgia, Massachusetts, Ohio and New York. WASHINGTON, Aug.

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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. And even at that time he was doing something completely new: he was running simulations using software applications.

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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. However, “world class” still emphasized distinctions between the functional areas of purchasing, operations, and logistics, which were still viewed as disparate functions.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2016

Fortunately, supply chain systems have come a long way since many companies last implemented their solutions. There are no longer stores and e-commerce and m-commerce channels—it is all just commerce, with the consumer deciding which path to purchase they will take at any point in time. It is now “connect and conquer.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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Supply Chain Opz

JANUARY 18, 2015

Professor Zondag is a professor from supply chain program at Western Michigan University which is ranked one of the best program in the nation. The S&OP process is an effective tool to match the voice of the customer with the voice of the supply chain in an active fashion.

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IQMS

MARCH 27, 2020

However, the extensive reliance on ERP solutions to maintain widespread, fundamental business continuity, as we are seeing today, has never been experienced on such a large scale. Modern ERP solutions have even minimized the need to have IT professionals onsite since many of today’s solutions are hosted or managed in the cloud.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

Billion Michigan based Lineage Logistics LLC , which describes itself as “ the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT ,” reportedly raised $4.4 According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal , the company has been leveraging strong demand for refrigerated warehousing since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

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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.

Optimal Sourcing 40

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Many metrics can be used to determine the top 3PL warehousing companies, such as company revenue, the number of warehouses, total warehouse square footage , etc. This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. Ryder Solutions Inc.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 22, 2020

Chris Dolce ( @chrisdolcewx ) reports, “The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is off to a fast start with three named storms by early June.”[1] … Forecasters predict that oceanic and atmospheric conditions in the Atlantic will be favorable for a more active than usual hurricane season in the months ahead.”

Supply Chain Planning Software 100

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 24, 2019

Our study, funded by the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies, explored how this is likely just the tip of the iceberg, as counterfeiting is pervading multiple sectors. Professor Wilson of Michigan State University notes that the explosion of counterfeiting is occurring for several reasons.

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Meanwhile, salespeople for suppliers were trying to work around procurement. Almost all the student projects were related to analytics. Analytics is key. There’s a lot of really interesting platforms for analytics.

Data 52

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NC State SCRC

MAY 29, 2017

A report by Jeremy Wilson at Michigan State University, which hosts the country’s only Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection , notes that counterfeiting has grown from a $30B trade problem in the 1980s, to $600B in trade. Because the best solution to counterfeiting is to take away the demand.

Pharmaceutical 45

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USC Consulting Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

” Wally Hopp of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business goes further. When news organizations reported that store shelves were increasingly bare with this staple product, many consumers responded by purchasing more rolls than they would normally, fearful that they would run out come the time they needed it.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line? The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). What is the USMTO Data Report? Why Wenzel America Uses the USMTO Data Reports.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

We can train our phones to recognize our voices and our photo management software to recognize faces within our images. iii] Researchers at Stanford are predicting that computers may soon be able to characterize our personality better than our spouses. champion computer, and a vastly improved understanding of the human genome. [ii].

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Supply Chain Management and Analytics

OCTOBER 11, 2018

I spent 30 years at P&G, straight out of The University of Michigan and Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Business. Our future CEO AG Lafley later refocused P&G on that mantra, we had to win at the First Moment of Truth, when a shopper is in the aisle, or on-line making their purchase decision. More on that in a minute.

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EMERGE App

JANUARY 15, 2024

Inventory management definition Inventory management, in a nutshell, describes your efforts to manage, assess, and report on the flow of your stock of goods. You might be using pencil-and-paper, spreadsheets, or sophisticated inventory management software to do this. Sale, purchase, return, or exchange. Time and day.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The modern warehouse is complex, and management must balance a number of factors including software, automation, training and processes such as receiving, picking and inventory management. Take a second look at your most basic organizational tools. ’ reports OSHA. The first profile is your order mix. .

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EMERGE App

AUGUST 5, 2018

Inventory management, in a nutshell, describes your efforts to manage, assess and report on the flow of your stock of goods. You might be using pencil-and-paper, spreadsheets or sophisticated inventory management software to do this. Sale, purchase, return or exchange. He gazed longingly over Lake Michigan. Time and day.

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QAD

JUNE 4, 2019

To accelerate the future of the automotive industry, some players have entered into an intense era of collaboration among carmakers, technology giants, software start-ups, research institutions, telecom providers, insurance companies, and others to develop and commercialize the technology, share risk and prepare the market. Ford and Argo AI.

Detroit 111

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

The Risk of Outdated Forecasting Software. Supply chain shortages, global events, and inflation all make it harder than ever for companies to accurately predict customer demand. Outdated forecasting software only increases the risks surrounding a disrupted supply chain. Image source: Sturgis Journal.

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Logility

JULY 8, 2022

The closure of the Abbott Nutrition facility in Michigan last February may have ignited the nationwide infant formula shortage, but this was (and still is) a fragile supply chain that could have broken for any number of reasons. 17 February: The FDA says it’s investigating four reports of illness including one death.

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RFgen

JANUARY 22, 2017

Many small to medium-size business owners are turning to supply chain management solutions to solve their biggest problems. For those companies that are still on the edge about whether to integrate supply chain management solutions either fully or partly into their operations, it’s helpful to look at where the market currently stands.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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RFgen

JANUARY 22, 2017

Many small to medium-size business owners are turning to supply chain management solutions to solve their biggest problems. For those companies that are still on the edge about whether to integrate supply chain management solutions either fully or partly into their operations, it’s helpful to look at where the market currently stands.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

Boston startup raises $10M for retail software that predicts inventory needs (Boston Business Journal). As Tim Higgins reports in the Wall Street Journal : As a legal dispute ensnares Uber Technologies Inc.’s Self-Driving-Truck Startups Race to Take On Uber (WSJ – sub. QuestaWeb Launches TradeGear Product Line.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A few weeks ago, I reported that, back in December, Deloitte executives Anthony Waelter and Stephen Rogers were fairly sanguine about consumer spending. Meanwhile, spending intentions for a mix of other major purchase categories continue to increase, including leisure travel, clothing, and groceries.[1] How quickly things can change.

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