All Things Supply Chain
MARCH 27, 2017
The BME Global Pharma Congress, which brought together industry experts and thought leaders from the healthcare supply chain, impressed me with the amount of different keynotes, panel discussions and premium…
Supply Chain Trend
MARCH 31, 2017
Preview. In our busy day to day work life, we can easily forget that the main reason why companies exist is to fulfil their purpose and vision. According to the article “Building your company’s vision” by Collins and Porras (1996), a company’s vision exists from core values, core purpose, a BHAG (big, hairy, audacious goal) and a vivid description. In principle anything a company and its employees does, needs to be in the context to achieve their purpose and vision.
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Supply Chain Collaborator
MARCH 27, 2017
Tom McLeod of the well-known eponymous logistics software provider published an interesting opinion piece in Transport Topics this week called, “Eight Predictions for Our Industry”. In his salient piece, he laid out what we consider to be some very pertinent scenarios for which companies like his and ours must be well prepared. With a hat tip to Mr.
The Network Effect
MARCH 16, 2017
by Lisa Kennedy, Project Manager, Tompkins International They are on our roads already, but their impact is yet to be. The post How Will Driverless Change Transportation Services? appeared first on The Network Effect.
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Supply Chain Opz
MARCH 31, 2017
On the face of it, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) seems to be the most simple and logical of business processes. It’s critical to both commercial and operational success, and intuitively obvious in its importance and application. Yet, its complexity cannot be denied. The entire concept requires a company to update a forecast, which drives the sales plan, to influence the production plan, in order to stimulates the inventory plan, which impacts customer lead time (backlog), drives new p
Claritum
MARCH 15, 2017
Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. We’ve packed up the exhibition kit (until the next time) and followed up on all the interesting conversations started during eWorld at the QEII Conference Centre in London. It’s interesting to see how many organisations are still contending with the various process and financial inefficiencies resulting from ‘tail or maverick’ spend.
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Supply Chain Collaborator
MARCH 21, 2017
Like William Shakespeare wrote, “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” In the field of transportation logistics, we encounter a similar linguistic dilemma. Is it an “accessorial charge” or an “assessorial charge”? Whether written in transportation industry magazines and journals, or spoken aloud by transportation and logistics professionals and analysts, both spellings and pronunciations are commonly encountered.
Supply Chain Collaborator
MARCH 13, 2017
In business there are trade-offs to be made at every juncture. Some are worthy, others not so much. Shippers opting to use a third party logistics (3PL) provider’s TMS solution as opposed to implementing and managing TMS internally the almost always lose more than they gain. While it may seem easier on the surface to outsource TMS to a 3PL, here are some hard truths about what a shipper stands to lose.
Supply Chain Collaborator
MARCH 7, 2017
UltraShipTMS Users Can Opt to Enable Secure Digital Document Capture and Storage for Bills of Lading and other Logistics Docs. February 23, 2017 – Fair Lawn, NJ – Keeping with the core ethic of delivering value beyond the typical confines of the transportation department, UltraShipTMS is proud to announce the latest new partnership agreement with document management software provider, Microdea. .
The Network Effect
MARCH 9, 2017
by Sean Crossey The global food supply chain brings us exotic fresh foods from around the world. But the challenges. The post The Five Ts of the Global Food Supply Chain appeared first on The Network Effect.
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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.
The Network Effect
MARCH 3, 2017
Supply chain control towers have been around for a while now, but in recent years they have progressed rapidly, making. The post Inside Control Tower 4.0: Achieving Disruptive Results with Autonomous Control Towers appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
MARCH 29, 2017
Lately, we have been hearing a lot of buzz about machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), and for good reason. The post 3 Ways to Get Value From AI appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
MARCH 23, 2017
Supply chain control towers fulfill a real need. But there are many variations. Which is best? Why? Why the interest. The post The Rise of Supply Chain Control Towers appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
MARCH 16, 2017
The level of your customers’ satisfaction serves as a barometer, a high level indicator of how well your business is. The post 15 Quick Tips to Boost Customer Satisfaction appeared first on The Network Effect.
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
MARCH 3, 2017
UPS has taken another step in making commercial drone delivery a reality. UPS is testing launching drones from trucks, so. The post UPS Tests Drones for Delivery appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
MARCH 3, 2017
The restaurant industry is under pressure from many directions. Today’s consumers expect fresh produce of their choice, whether it’s in. The post Infographic: Restaurant and Foodservice appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
MARCH 30, 2017
There are 3.41 million class 8 trucks in the US, traveling 169 billion miles every year. Reducing fuel consumption by. The post Improving Truck Efficiency with Electric Wind appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
MARCH 9, 2017
One innovative company is taking on the big four wireless carriers and other players in the consumer wireless market. Its. The post How a “Disruptor” is Using Supply Chain Innovation to Deliver Exceptional Customer Service 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.
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