All Things Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
Cargo loss is costly — perhaps more so than you ever imagined. According to the National Cargo Security Council, the total impact of cargo losses is more than $50 billion a year across the globe.
ivalua
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Let’s face it. Collaboration is beneficial, but typically hard to do in big enterprises. There is a lot of talk these days about the benefits of collaboration for manufacturers. It generally goes something like this: “If we can promote greater cross-functional teamwork, engage our suppliers more effectively and share important information more broadly, we can improve profitability, get to market faster, serve our customers better, etc.”.
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Supply Chain Trend
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Introduction. In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Whatever maturity model or consultancy support companies use, S&OP seems to get stuck. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.
Supply Chain Opz
NOVEMBER 12, 2016
Supply chain management books that are praised by supply chain executives, consultants and supply chain management professionals at all levels. Background In dynamic supply chain management environment, people have to make the quick and decisive actions against various issues. This can only be achieved by the knowledge and skills of the team. Then companies try to motivate staffs to continue developing their skills on regular basis.
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Supply Chain Collaborator
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
You’ve implemented a TMS to (among other reasons) automate the tendering process. If you’re like many shippers, you’ve set up a low-cost automatic tendering sequence in each lane. The cascading automation of the low-cost tendering process is explicitly designed to get your loads accepted, in the timeliest manner and by the lowest cost carrier available.
The Network Effect
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
The “Science of Theoretical Minimums” (STM) might sound dry and academic, but lurking within is a proven path to dramatic. The post Science of Supply Chain: Researchers Affirm Benefits of Eliminating Information Delays appeared first on The Network Effect.
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Claritum
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. We’ve read through some of the best analyst reports and surveys to bring you this procurement fact file containing some of the most interesting findings, statistics and quotes. Click here to download a printable pdf version of the procurement fact file. Procurement. Indirect Spend represents 20-40% of a company’s revenues.
Supply Chain Trend
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Introduction. In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Whatever maturity model or consultancy support companies use, S&OP seems to get stuck. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.
Supply Chain Trend
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Introduction. In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Whatever maturity model or consultancy support companies use, S&OP seems to get stuck. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.
Supply Chain Trend
NOVEMBER 27, 2016
Introduction. In the last 30 years S&OP improved performance in many businesses. However, S&OP has not yet substantially delivered on its ultimate promise of enterprise wide resource management, rolling financial forecasting and strategy deployment. Whatever maturity model or consultancy support companies use, S&OP seems to get stuck. Worse, overall S&OP development and progress seems to have stalled.
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As early as next year, procurement and supply chain operations will begin to adopt AI agents, often called “agentic AI,” to work alongside employees to make and execute decisions with precision across procurement and even the most complex global supply chains. Unlike LLM-based generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, these AI agents do not require prompts from humans.
All Things Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 20, 2016
Yes, it’s true. You blinked and it is November – that time of the year when we all start to look back at the year gone by.
Supply Chain Trend
NOVEMBER 6, 2016
The S&OP pulse check has been a yearly recurring S&OP survey since 2010 and is the only one of its kind. The 11 questions require 5 minutes of your time to create some great S&OP insights. Follow this link to go to the survey. The survey is open until early December and results will be published half December on: Twitter: @sctrends. LinkedIn: Supply Chain Trend group.
All Things Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 13, 2016
Cargo loss is costly — perhaps more so than you ever imagined.
Supply Chain Collaborator
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
Q: What the heck is an API (application program interface) and why should a transportation manager give a rat’s backside about this techie term? A: The API is the key to connecting the universe of tech apps, solutions and programs essential to the twenty-first century, cloud-based supply chain. While it may seem like the changes are coming too quickly to handle, there are providers out there ready to help shippers manage the convergence of these technologies so that logistics users can be log
Speaker: Eric Berdinis, Ran Sun, & Chris Chmielewski
Procuring freight can be cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. If you’re frustrated with the complex and manual processes for obtaining bids for your contract and spot freight, you’re not alone. In today’s fast-moving supply chain environment, optimizing these processes is critical to staying competitive and cutting costs. Join this exclusive webinar with experts from Uber Freight to learn how the latest digital tools and automation can transform your freight procurement strategy by strea
The Network Effect
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Four effective steps to ensuring a smoother functioning and safer workplace. From operating a restaurant and an automotive facility, to. The post How to Conduct a Safety Audit appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
This is a question and answer session courtesy of SandHill.com. SandHill Editor’s note: Companies are turning to network platform solutions. The post Digitization, Disruption, ERP and Network Platforms: a Q&A with Greg Brady appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
The humble tire has been around since Ancient Mesopotamia, where bands of leather were used. Then followed wooden wheels with. The post Future of Transportation: Goodyear’s Radical Smart Tire Concept appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
by Sarah Miller, Business Writer, AF Logistics Online businesses understand that timing can mean everything in the world of supply. The post The Importance of Real-time Information in Retail Supply Chain Management appeared first on The Network Effect.
Speaker: Shalini Dinesh
Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.
The Network Effect
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
Nucleus Research has a new report out, The Control Towers Value Matrix 2016, which surveys the landscape of Supply Chain. The post Supply Chain Control Towers: The State of the Art appeared first on The Network Effect.
Claritum
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. 1 A can do mind set in procurement. Tackling Tail Spend is not a quick and easy challenge. It takes perseverance and commitment to hunt down the data, challenge silo approaches, change embedded habits and lock in process improvements and savings. Don’t expect too many quick wins, but the prize is great enough – provided you have a Can Do approach. 2 Strategic Spend under Control.
Claritum
NOVEMBER 15, 2016
Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Wholesale Distributors Get More Control Over Procurement. Bath, UK (November 15, 2016) – Claritum, a provider of cloud based spend management solutions, today announced a partnership with ADS Solutions®, a leader in business management solutions for wholesale distribution. ADS Solutions Accolent ERP® software is a fully integrated end-to-end ERP solution built on a web architecture that can be deployed in the Cloud or installed on-premises.
Supply Chain Collaborator
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
Wherever you stand on the results of the recent Presidential election, one thing is absolutely clear – there are likely to be many changes holding great potential to affect your transportation management strategies in unpredictable ways. Are you confident your current program’s processes and practices are flexible and dynamic enough to handle whatever may come?
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