How can the Lean Six Sigma methodology be applied to Supply Chain problems?
All Things Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The first mentions of Lean Six Sigma date back to the late 1990s and early 2000s.
All Things Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The first mentions of Lean Six Sigma date back to the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Corrugated boxes’ environmental impact substantially reduced, greenhouse gas emissions cut in half.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Intel sets out to replace an arduous and time-consuming manual process for inspecting damaged boxes in the warehouse, with an automated system that employs computer vision and artificial intelligence.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Air cargo demand remains down at FedEx and other carriers, but passenger airlines continue to hire pilots at a strong pace, a VP told crew members in a memo.
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Modern go-to-market teams know it takes more than one email to break through the noise. Multiple touchpoints means more ways to get your pitch right — and, potentially, more ways to be wrong. The good news? Once you know how to write compelling, one-off emails to entice prospective customers, you can easily do the same across a short sequence of emails.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Global logistics difficulties are at the lowest in 26 years as transportation costs keep declining, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Global Supply Chain Pressure Index.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The $500 increase affects all salaried employees, whether at retailers, warehouses, manufacturers, trucking firms or other employers.
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IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Over the past decade, we’ve seen serverless computing take the cloud computing world by storm. Serverless is a cloud computing application development and execution model that enables developers to build and run application code without provisioning or managing servers or backend infrastructure. When developers first started using serverless technology, they were mostly only using it for Function-as-a-Service, or FaaS.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The glut of vessels racing to the U.S. Gulf even includes ships heading to the region on a speculative basis without any cargo booking, an industry practice known as ballasting.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Enterprise businesses are continuing to move toward digitalized and cloud-based IT infrastructures. Digital systems enable unprecedented flexibility, scalability and speed when compared to their more traditional, on-premises counterparts. However, digital infrastructures are highly dependent on application programming interfaces — or APIs — to facilitate data transfers between software applications and between applications and end users.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Fortunately, shippers can defend themselves against these forms of transport theft.
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Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Delivery shortfalls this quarter have been driven by supplier quality issues in the aft pressure bulkhead.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
A leading supplier of reusable packaging containers seeks to boost visibility and cut down on losses within a network of millions of units, with a method that makes economic sense. Roambee provides the innovative solution.
Supply Chain Dive
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The appointment of industry veteran Balaji Venkataraman will help the biofertilizer startup scale manufacturing and logistics capabilities.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Estes Express Lines achieves “clear line of sight” with a new visibility application, tailored to customer preferences defined by WWEX, a third-party logistics provider specializing in serving small to medium-sized shippers.
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Account-based marketing (ABM) is a key strategy for driving sustainable growth. Today, many B2B companies use ABM teams or technologies to make sales. But getting a program off the ground successfully doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Watch this webinar with Rachael Foster, Director of Account-Based Experience at ZoomInfo, and Dan Dolph, Manager of Account-Based Experience at ZoomInfo.
IBM Supply Chain Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
In a tightening economy, small and medium businesses (SMBs) are challenged to grow while protecting thinning margins. Compared to large businesses, SMBs have fewer resources to help them weather an economic downturn or diversify into new value streams. As such, enterprises that serve SMBs must provide solutions that lessen administrative burdens and deliver tangible value.
Procurement Leaders
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
In partnership with GEP: Insights into the long-term technological, geopolitical and ESG trends that will impact procurement teams this decade
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
A case study about a flexible and scalable fulfillment strategy for handling order for a major personalized beauty subscription company.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
A new report from Moody’s finds that companies that rely on buying carbon offsets as an emissions-reduction strategy could face financial and reputational harm.
Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring
Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
1Exiger offers customers a simplified view of how they do business with preferred vendors and suppliers to protect against disruption and the risk of reputational harm.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Master the Art of Inventory Optimization in the Post-Pandemic World. Register now for our Webinar!
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
We congratulate all of the finalists in this year’s SCIA competition, who reflect the quantity, quality and scope of innovations that are being devised by supply chain leaders everywhere.
SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The latest data from commercial real estate firm CBRE found that third-quarter construction starts fell 37% from Q2 and are down 64% year-over-year.
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How will generative AI transform sales? It’s a question that promises to drive billions of dollars in revenue opportunities over the next five to 10 years. And if you’re not leveraging AI solutions in your go-to-market motions, you’re already behind. In this eBook, we’ll cover: How today’s top sales leaders are incorporating AI into their go-to-market motions.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
As the popularity of e-commerce grows, companies struggle with the business risk of misloaded packages. New supply chain visibility solutions can help fix the problem.
Procurement Insights
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Data, AI, the Fear of the Black Box, and Job Loss – Invest 8:45 of your time to find the answers to four critical AI-related questions.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
IBM, a pioneer in the development of artificial intelligence, deploys the ground-breaking technology to make real-time predictions about the status and shipment of sales orders.
HICX
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
By Costas Xyloyiannis, CEO of HICX While inflation and economic pressures, such as the recent US price reforms, force pharmaceutical brands to be even more frugal than usual, they will do well to not tackle cost efficiency as a solo issue. Brands require resilience in various areas, and chief among these is compliance. Stringent regulations must be followed, although the supply chains from which they are navigated, are incredibly complex.
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Discover strategies to optimize load building and achieve significant transportation cost savings. Plus, learn how load optimization can help reduce CO 2 emissions and align with climate regulations and consumer expectations. Finally, discover best practices for sustainable load optimization.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
School officials in New York, Pennsylvania, California and Washington state said they were preparing for the shortage.
Arkestro
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Webinars / Procurement Horror Stories Procurement Horror Stories Shannon Kreps VP of Marketing at Arkestro Robyn Sablosky Senior Product Manager for Machine Learning at Arkestro Susan Walsh Founder of The Classification Guru Summary: Hear from Arkestro’s machine learning expert, Robyn Sablosky, and The Classification Guru, Susan Walsh, as they unravel the intricacies of data cleaning, classification, and analysis.
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The Fun Nuggets being recalled were produced at one U.S. facility and shipped to distributors in nine U.S. states.
Let's Talk Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
In today’s episode of Women In Supply Chain, I’m joined by T.J. Kragenbrink – former calculus teacher and Harvard alum turned actuarial studied work-from-home mama, driving operational efficiencies in the post-purchase return experience for busy consumers everywhere. After achieving her master’s from Harvard, T.J. became a mathematics teacher before changing direction to enter the busy world of supply chain.
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As marketing becomes more tech-driven, the role of marketing operations (MOps) is getting more complex. Today, the discipline is increasingly interwoven with other vital go-to-market motions — including sales and customer support — and is responsible for all business elements associated with marketing, including the tech stack. In this eBook, we’ll show you how marketing operations can create efficiencies in your tech stack, reporting, and budget that will not just improve internal processes, bu
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