The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Brad is the Founder of JBF Consulting , which specialize in freight technology – strategy, system integration, implementation and deployment. Brad is a highly recognized senior supply chain leader with over 23 years of managing, designing, and implementing freight transport technology. About Brad Forester.

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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. Should demand planning be placed under supply chain management, sales, or finance?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Companies need to be fully aware of global climate change conversations and how they will impact their supply chain in the near future. 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.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Balancing supply and demand requires careful planning and the ability to adapt to changing market conditions, especially when considering the bullwhip effect in supply chain management. What is the Bullwhip Effect in the Supply Chain? Imagine a retailer experiencing an uptick in customer demand.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

. – Studied @ Michigan Business School – MEP. – CIPS – SME book reviews: Global supply chain, Diversity Management & Strategic Programme Leadership. David has over 30 years’ experience at senior executive/director level driving value and change through procurement and organisational transformation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2012

Experienced logistics and supply chain consultant, Chuck Intrieri is a new contributor to TheLogisticsofLogistics.com. 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.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2024

They will also maintain the strategic advantages of cooperation on key commercial, operational, and technology initiatives. 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.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2016

One area that always seems ripe for improvement is the supply chain, and one of the best ways to accomplish that is with a transportation management system (TMS). The Cloud has become the great equalizer in supply chain software thanks to the speed, simplicity and savings it delivers.

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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

JUNE 23, 2015

These findings suggest that those who are worried about reconfiguring stores or warehouses to pick online orders faster might be better off to first look at the supply chain basics of planning and transportation. Jim has an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BSME from Marquette University.

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Elementum

AUGUST 15, 2018

In a market where consumers are demanding instant gratification from brands, the importance of supply chain to a business’s success has never been greater. Today’s supply chain industry is not only relatively young — it’s also changing rapidly, leading to a lack of professionals willing, or even capable enough, to carry the torch.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

Supply Chain Matters features our latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy financial announcements related to supply chain technology providers. Our last full edition of this column was published on July 10.

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Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Supply chain optimization consultant, author, and podcaster Marcia Williams has been working in supply chain since 2004. On episode 18 of Supply Chain Next, Marcia talks with host Richard Donaldson about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to digital transformation. ?. I use finance to show the value.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech kicks off our 2024 series with two acquisition announcements related to multiple supply chain providers. based alternative asset investment company that focuses on private equity, technology and innovation. Optilogic Acquisition of Insight Inc.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2016

For the last couple of decades transportation management systems (TMS) have revolutionized supply chains, helping companies streamline their logistics processes, achieve greater visibility into their operations and save significant dollars on transportation. Those days are over. That’s the big win.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 7, 2015

You’ve developed a well thought out transportation plan that supports your supply chain. 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. You need to make a pit stop to address your capacity need.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

If you’re like me, staying up to date on supply chain news is critical. 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. Experts’ Choice: Supply Chain and Logistics Email Newsletters.

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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. Critical minerals like lithium and nickel. said Marchese. What’s needed: Ally-shoring and Pan Americanism.

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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. This initiative benchmarked over 300 global companies, and set forth many of the principles for what we called “World Class Supply Chains”.

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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. This is causing a huge disruption in food manufacturing as well as the food supply chain. What is the General Perception of Locally Grown Products?

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Elementum

AUGUST 15, 2018

In a market where consumers are demanding instant gratification from brands, the importance of supply chain to a business’s success has never been greater. However, a shortage of certified supply chain professionals remains a problem for the industry. Why The Supply Chain Shortage Exists. Blockchain.

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NC State SCRC

MAY 6, 2024

The term “supply chain management” quickly exploded into the public lexicon during COVID, at which time people would often heard saying “blame it on the supply chain”! Total supply chain management. ” And how has it become so popular? Mr. Van t’Hoff said. Call it what?”

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

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

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Requis

JUNE 12, 2020

With hindsight, some technologies are revealed as not only promoters of progress, but enablers of other technologies. The digital twin is going to be one of those technology enablers. The digital twin is going to be one of those technology enablers. NASA’s original “pairing technology” was an early form of digital twin.

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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. Our relationships with research firms and universities like Michigan State, combined with C.H.

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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.

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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. I had the opportunity to also witness the evolution of the field now known as “supply chain management” over the past 25 years.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary and perceptions regarding commercial engine producer Cummins intent to acquire truck drivetrain supplier Meritor. Troy, Michigan based Meritor caters to supplying commercial truck, trailer, off-highway, defense, specialty and aftermarket customers globally. Announcement.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 18, 2023

The following is a guest blog from Craig Lukasik , one of my former MBA students from the Poole College of Management’s supply chain program. Supply Chain Metrics!?!? – Why should managers who work outside of “Supply Chain” care about this study? Thanks Craig!

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DynaSys

APRIL 20, 2022

Because here in Michigan, in the Northern United States, we had one more winter storm. The pandemic, on-line buying, social issues, and technology has made forecasting demand tougher than it has ever been. Value Chain Management. I had to look long and hard last week for a replacement for my snow shovel. What about spoilage?

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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…). I recombined the data and understood where they were getting the parts.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In this second Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S. based production and supply network strategies in the coming years. He has further been a former faculty member at the University of Michigan.

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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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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social. Original Article: 55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social. Prior to the pandemic, most folks who weren’t in the industry didn’t give much thought to global supply chains. Lisa Anderson. Richard Baldwin.

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented global supply chain disruptions, impacting the flow of parts and finished goods around the world. The disruption caused by COVID-19 is unique in that it impacted supply chains across all industries.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Trompeter graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Supply Chain Management and began his logistics career working for a small 3PL concentrating in the automotive industry. BlueGrace is part of the technology portfolio of Warburg Pincus , a leading global private equity firm. About Todd Trompeter.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Continuing our Supply Chain Matters highlights of the global wide automotive industry’s ongoing supply network and production transformation towards developing and producing electric powered vehicles, we highlight a recent announcement from Ford Motor Company. This planned $3.5 Inflation Reduction Act. powered EV ’s.

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