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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Talking Logistics

APRIL 17, 2018

Supply Chain Analytics Maturity Model (Source: Hackett Group). 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%). Supply chain leaders are wanting their organizations to be data-driven.

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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

Supply chain network and transportation optimization can help make better sourcing and multi-stop route decisions that ultimately result in route design that balances low costs with higher service. He holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan.

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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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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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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Procurement professionals around the world are sitting up and paying attention, especially in sectors with globally integrated supply chains. Since the outbreak of SARS in 2003, the last major epidemic to hit China, the country has become even more important as a source of key components and materials as well as finished consumer goods.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. Lynch is GM at Michigan logistics provider, Rock Solid Business Solutions.

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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. What does it mean to finance? What does it mean to operations?

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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

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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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

“Some companies are starting to invest in creating data-backed profiles of their supplier base so they know where and when to look for second sources. These tools can also rapidly model alternate supply and transportation scenarios, such as rerouting around a port strike or going to an alternate source of supply.”

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 26, 2022

This report cited informed sources indicating that the State of Oklahoma is being considered as a location for this facility but that there are no guarantees that an agreement will be reached. The agreement further points to automakers seeking more deemed friendly nations for strategic materials sourcing needs.

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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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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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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…). They would bid and source only part at a time!

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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 This provider’s software suite supports global transportation sourcing, shipment and order visibility, multimodal optimization, product, customs and trade compliance.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Troy, Michigan based Meritor caters to supplying commercial truck, trailer, off-highway, defense, specialty and aftermarket customers globally. Supply Chain Matters would concur and add that the deal is likely a means to provide commercial customers with added options that are beyond sole electric powered.

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Today, China based EV automakers and suppliers have notable cost advantages in materials sourcing, production and labor costs. He has further been a former faculty member at the University of Michigan. According to reporting from Bloomberg , direct labor costs for Tesla’s U.S. Thus, some U.S. production needs and capabilities.

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

He is a consultant to Fortune 500 companies and US federal agencies, and a speaker with focus on the fields of strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, and supplier development. Meanwhile, salespeople for suppliers were trying to work around procurement. For example, there are around 200 startups for procurement analytics.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 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. Supply chain planning technology provider Logility, Inc.,

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Yet many of these manufacturers now face a challenge in accessing the clean energy they want and need, due to state policies that limit corporate renewable energy procurement. Wherever possible, we hope to source that clean energy from within the states and communities where we operate.”.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Ford and China based Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATX) have plans to build a domestic sourced battery production facility in Michigan. billion facility will be located in Marshall, Michigan , about 100 miles west of Detroit. This planned $3.5 This was during the backdrop of increasing trade tensions among China and the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2023

In a previously published Supply Chain Matters commentary in February, we highlighted Ford’s plans to operate and manage a battery production plant in Michigan , with technology collaboration from South Korea based battery producer CATL who will license its intellectual properties for battery technologies to Ford. powered EV’s.

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3PL Insights

APRIL 14, 2020

On March 23, the Governor of Michigan announced an executive order to close all non-essential businesses in order to suppress the spread of COVID-19. Sourcing Quality Masks. “We Many of the online sources had low stock and shipment delays, there was a challenge procuring a quality mask.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 26, 2024

Jason is a professor of supply chain at Michigan State University, which is ranked as one of the top supply chain schools in the world. Summary: Market Insights In this podcast, Jason Miller, a professor at Michigan State University, shares his expertise on the current state of the supply chain and logistics industry. and Dortha J.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2023

Before the clouds appeared, building software required finding “on-premise” servers or databases with capacity for a new application or service, or it required a lengthy process of procurement, design, installation, and administration. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1997.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As we pen this posting on mid-afternoon Friday, the UAW ’s newest targets are reported to be a 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 involve an added 7,000 workers.

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Resilinc

APRIL 27, 2021

While the pandemic has given procurement managers fresh ammunition to advocate for greater resiliency within their corporate supply chains, geopolitical experts and a bipartisan coalition of legislators argue that the U.S. said Marchese.

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