All Things Supply Chain

JULY 16, 2017

It is a common phrase: “Don’t rest on your laurels.” In other words, don’t be satisfied with your past successes. Go out and strive for more.

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JULY 21, 2017

Getting S&OP right is hard. The facts don’t lie. According to Gartner, 67% of companies can not get further than stage 2 out of a four-stage S&OP maturity model. Lora Cecere assessed that 36% of companies’ S&OP efforts are stalled or moving slowly. This lack progress or even stalling of S&OP, can be even despite processes, KPI’s and systems are all well implemented and integrated.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 27, 2017

Guest Blogger, “Big Ed” Burns of Burns Logistics penned a fun post drawing the parallels between the complexities of monitoring the movements of mighty great whites and monitoring the movement of freight across supply chain networks. Both tasks require powerful technologies and a very careful, well-conceived strategy to be successful. A false step when trying to track a great white could cost you a limb, whereas poor visibility into freight movement and status will definitely cost

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The Network Effect

JULY 14, 2017

Last mile delivery comprises up to 28% of the total logistics costs, and it poses significant challenges. But there are. The post 5 Ways to Streamline the Last Mile Logistics appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Procurement and supply chain leaders are presented with their fair share of challenges, with a host of tools and strategies to resolve them. That said, what’s the best path forward to leverage this year’s trends? In this recap of a recent GEP-WBR webinar, 7 Leadership Themes for Procurement & Supply Chain Leaders in 2024, GEP’s Pramod Sethumadhavan explores seven vital leadership trends that will help guide procurement and supply chain decision-makers.

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All Things Supply Chain

JULY 2, 2017

Every year on July 4th, the United States stops to remember and celebrate the 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence by Congress.

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All Things Supply Chain

JULY 30, 2017

July 31st will mark my last official day writing for All Things Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 20, 2017

There’s a storm brewing on the horizon for shippers and it may arrive at the worst possible time – during the fourth quarter holiday season. Besides the typical scarcity of available trucks during this peak season, the war between Walmart and Amazon promises to siphon off a big chunk of capacity as Walmart threatens to drop any carriers/truckers that haul for Amazon.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 17, 2017

Talk to a transportation manager about data analytics and they might tell you they’re already harnessing data collected by their TMS and other logistics IT tools to measure key performance indicators such as tender acceptance by lane, carrier check call compliance and other commonly examined metrics. But how many are actually using Big Data analytics in ways that drive efficiency savings beyond those controlled by transportation into areas like sales and finance?

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