Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 14, 2018

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JUNE 11, 2019

SCM encompasses the integrated planning and execution of processes required to optimize the flow of materials, information and financial capital in the areas that broadly include demand planning, sourcing, production, inventory management and storage, transportation — or logistics — and return for excess or defective products.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Navigating the Path to a Supply Chain Career The first crucial step is to decide which aspect of supply chain management aligns with your interests. Tailoring Your Journey: Choosing the Right Industry Supply chain managers play diverse roles, and their duties vary significantly across industries.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 24, 2014

Again, supply chain has a central role to play. For example, the European Commission has set ambitious targets for developing carbon-efficient freight transportation systems, and is engaging with the logistics community – including leading research centers such as ZLC – to meet these targets.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Managed services solutions offer transportation management system (TMS) software and third-party provider expertise in one package. The managed services space appears to be growing in all segments, including the one occupied by shippers with annual transportation budgets in the $10 million to $50 million range.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

The role of supply chain workers, simply put, is to contribute to or manage the process of producing the right amount of the right goods and getting them to the end-customer at the right time, ensuring customer satisfaction while being profitable. This adds up to considerable potential for varied and satisfying supply chain careers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 28, 2019

Whether you are in Logistics, Distribution, Transportation, Procurement, Purchasing, Planning, Warehousing, Management, and more your skills will become harder and harder for employers to find. For job candidates this suggests lots of great opportunities will be available.

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

There are multiple ways in which just transition could have an impact on other areas of supply chain sustainability. One example is the transition to green freight transportation, and more specifically, how the adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles and practices could have negative outcomes for labor.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 6, 2023

Our research advisory report for 2023 begins with a review of the themes of our prior three years of predictions and the derived learning for the supply chain management community.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the availability of our latest recorded podcast- What Supply Chain Leaders Should Anticipate in Leadership and Workforce Reskilling Needs in 2025. Podcast Overview This episode is a prelude to our annual 2025 predictions Research Advisory that will publish in January.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In a nutshell, the pandemic has increased the importance of supply chain, posited it as a ‘cool’ career choice, and strengthened the need for job seekers to improve their supply chain skill sets. Getting Started in Supply Chain. A business degree with a supply chain focus will serve you well.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Today’s supply chains are facing a new era of uncertainty with global disruption, channel complexity, trade concerns, and supply chain skill shortages. Reduced transportation costs: Customers can achieve a.75% The out-of-stock reductions can generate savings of $33 million over three years.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 6, 2024

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we want to alert our readers to an upcoming and rather timely podcast that will initially publish next week on this platform. This podcast is titled- What Supply Chain Leaders Should Anticipate in Leadership and Workforce Reskilling Needs in 2025.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 11, 2020

A deep understanding of requirements for different forms of transportation including freight, rail, air, and sea. Some organizations require people specialized in these modes of transportation. The skills profile for Import/Export is specialized, including specialized knowledge, so compensation can be very competitive.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 20, 2025

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we alert our many readers to the appearance of Bob Ferrari, our Founder and longtime supply chain technology industry analyst appearance in a recently published and very timely podcast.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

One prominent speaker was MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi, Director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics , who specifically addressed advanced AI’s impacts on supply chain processes and future decision-making.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Procurement and supply management leaders will be expected to provide both leadership for supply resiliency and added value, but also supply network cost reductions. Global Wide Transportation and Logistics.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 16, 2020

With the advent of the Digital Supply Chain professionals in the field need to know more than ever before and have a broader skill set. On top of that the sheer volume of activity is driving demand for Supply Chain skills on an unprecedented basis. Now consider the Covid-19 Pandemic.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 4, 2018

That’s fine because the supply chain is typically an enabler for business, except in the case of transport companies and 3PLs, which of course, exist to service other companies’ supply chains. Both of them cost money, but if you can finance either option, the long-term results should be well worthwhile.

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

His captivating series on procurement excellence and supply chain skills nurtures a growing pool of professionals, contributing to industry growth and evolution. Dr. Ahmed emerges as a guiding force, intricately weaving empowerment and proficiency into the fabric of supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2023

Multiple pre-pandemic vulnerabilities and added risk areas were exposed, including the disruption of global wide transportation and logistics processes impacting broader industry supply chains. This was the emergence of global-wide shortages of semiconductors and other key commodities.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The Teamsters labor union, after negotiating significant wage, cost-of-living and other benefit increases from UPS, has also vowed to increase organizing efforts within existing transportation and logistics non-unionized workforces including Amazon.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Transportation Industry Labor Contracts Among other labor contracts scheduled for 2024 negotiations are: Canadian railroad workers involving CN Rail and Via Rail S. Labor contracts involving other key industry participants including Lockheed and engine supplier Pratt & Whitney , a division of RTX Corporation are upcoming this year.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2023

Part Three of this series shared our fourth prediction that was focused on different priorities for supply chain talent, skills retention and employee retention strategies with different priorities in 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 14, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides highlights of the ASCM Supply Chain Professional 2024 Salaries and Careers Global Report released this week.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group , through its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog, announces the release of a second published research advisory in an overall three-part series: The Importance of Supply Chain and Human Resources Strategy Alignment for Addressing Talent Recruitment and Retention Needs- Part Two.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 27, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog calls reader attention to a recently published podcast featuring supply chain technology industry analyst Bob Ferrari speaking on a very timely topic.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group highlights the release of a second published research advisory on the Importance of supply chain and HR alignment for talent lifecycle needs. Background.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 11, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blo g provides highlights of the ASCM 2023 Salary and Career Report released this week which depicts responses depicting high job satisfaction and compensation levels. In the area of increasing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the responses indicate some narrowing of gaps but added efforts needed.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The global wide transportation and logistics industry output contraction of 2023 taking an added economic toll on services providers and on certain service levels. However, efforts will take on different levels of prioritization among specific industries or businesses.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 3, 2016

Robinson help companies simplify their global supply chains. Skilled employees apply deep knowledge of market conditions and proven processes to solve transportation problems. Integrated technology gathers data from all parts of the supply chain and provides full visibility to orders and costs.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Technologists utilize the term “narrow AI” to depict artificial intelligence and machine learning technology that is currently being successfully deployed among specific supply chain business process and decision-making areas.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 2, 2025

That is especially the case with global transportation costs and disruptions on the increase. production workers such as those in the automotive, commercial aircraft and logistics services industries that have and continue to occur, workers equate wages to both skill levels along with overall cost of living economic dimensions.

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