All Things Supply Chain
JANUARY 8, 2017
Frustration, insufficient information, and a lack of co-operation can ultimately lead to an unnecessary supply chain crisis – putting your brand reputation at risk.
Supply Chain Trend
JANUARY 12, 2017
In an extensive review of S&OP literature, Tuomikangas & Kaipia* suggest S&OP culture and leadership as one of six S&OP mechanisms to improve S&OP performance. According to them, this includes ‘ the organizational mindset and practices that facilitate and advance formal planning.’. Mental Toughness has been called ‘the mindset of the winner’ by Jim Loehr, a sport psychologist who first coined the term Mental Toughness.
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Supply Chain Collaborator
JANUARY 23, 2017
Corporate America Magazine Recognizes UltraShipTMS as the “Best Logistics IT Solution Provider for 2016”. January 23, 2017 – Fair Lawn, NJ – Corporate America Magazine named UltraShipTMS the “Best Logistics IT Cloud Solution Provider in 2016” and the “Most innovative Transportation Management System” Corporate America is the leading magazine for the dealmakers, game changers and decision makers in the US business market, with a subscription list of over 135,000 busine
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 3, 2017
What is it like to be a supply chain manager? In this article, we will show you some typical tasks that many supply chain managers do on day-to-day basis. Supply chain management is a relatively new field with lots of opportunity for people who are willing to learn and work hard. However, many people ask questions about supply chain jobs like, "What does a supply chain manager do?
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The Network Effect
JANUARY 26, 2017
CIOs, CTOs and cloud business solution providers engaged in planning, building and deploying cloud solutions have to consider a wide. The post Cloud Comes of Age: Multi-Enterprise Business Networks appeared first on The Network Effect.
Claritum
JANUARY 8, 2017
Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. We’ve compiled a list of some of the best must read procurement white papers and analyst reports (in no particular order of importance or preference) covering a variety of topics such as supply chain management, tail spend and the future and digitization of procurement. The Digital Supply Network. A new paradigm for Supply Chain Management.
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All Things Supply Chain
JANUARY 15, 2017
“The digital transformation is no longer just a buzzword.” This was a well-fitting conclusion from Prof. Dr. Raimund Klinker at last year’s international logistics congress in Berlin.
All Things Supply Chain
JANUARY 1, 2017
2017 is finally here! It’s time for us to look back on the past year and remember our highs and our lows.
All Things Supply Chain
JANUARY 8, 2017
Frustration, insufficient information, and a lack of co-operation can ultimately lead to an unnecessary supply chain crisis – putting your brand reputation at risk.
All Things Supply Chain
JANUARY 1, 2017
2017 is finally here! It’s time for us to look back on the past year and remember our highs and our lows.
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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.
Supply Chain Collaborator
JANUARY 26, 2017
Are businesses predicting an increase or decrease in shipments in 2017? What services did shippers used in 2016 compared to 2015? Were there issues with capacity, and did they lead to more delays in 2016? What were the top transportation challenges of 2016? How do shippers expect the new White House administration to impact international supply chains in 2017?
Supply Chain Collaborator
JANUARY 19, 2017
The deadline looms for food shippers. April 6 th is the day the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) goes into full effect and food shippers everywhere are working to ensure compliance. Regardless of how much (or how little) they may have prepared, one thing is certain: TMS solutions are playing a central role in ensuring food shippers are ready to meet (and even exceed) the requirements of the new law.
Supply Chain Collaborator
JANUARY 10, 2017
So the champagne corks have all popped, the confetti’s swept up and the euphoria of the New Year festivities is behind us. Standing, squinting in the cold, stark daylight with a fresh year stretching out before us, we ask ourselves as transportation industry professionals, “ how can our TMS solutions deliver benefits beyond simply managing transportation , unlocking value in other areas of the organization that translate into a strong and lasting advantage over competitors?
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 4, 2017
By 2018, related supply chain careers will be in high demand with 1.4 million jobs to fill. To determine if they're right for you, ask yourself these questions. 1. Are you committed to supply chain management? On social networks, there are lots of questions about supply chain management from people who are looking for job changes and this is normal.
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
JANUARY 26, 2017
If you look at the top rated companies, one thing stands out, their undying commitment to providing excellent customer service. The post Consumer-Centric Networks appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
JANUARY 13, 2017
by Matt Kunkel, co-founder LogicGate It’s not something we like to think about, but supply chain disruption and disasters are. The post Best Practices in Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
JANUARY 5, 2017
by Alex Barrio, Senior Project Consultant, Tompkins International Supply chain professionals know that running a distribution operation comes with several. The post Warehouse Strategy: Put Wall Systems appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Network Effect
JANUARY 12, 2017
Every day truckers work tirelessly to deliver the goods that support and enrich our lives. Almost everything we touch, reached. The post Map of U.S. Trucking Spills in 2016 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
JANUARY 5, 2017
by Kevin Hill, Quality Scales Unlimited Every few years the business world experiences a new tide of change. Some areas. The post Supply Chain and Transportation Trends to Jump On Now appeared first on The Network Effect.
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 17, 2017
Supply Chain Management is complex and truly mastered by few. Building the organizational capability which orchestrates a multitude of activities that manage inventory, cost, and service is a challenging goal – one that requires strong alignment between Strategy & Governance, Operational Excellence, as well as the organization’s people, processes and systems.
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 1, 2017
What are some of the best negotiation books you've read? Here, best negotiation books, namely, “Getting to Yes” and “Influence” will be compared in details. What are Some Best Negotiation Books? In our opinion, there are 2 major negotiation approaches, namely, law school approach and psychological school approach. Both approaches are equally valid and accepted by business professionals.
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 1, 2017
What are some of the best negotiation books you've read? Here, best negotiation books, namely, “Getting to Yes” and “Influence” will be compared in details. What are some best negotiation books? In our opinion, there are 2 major negotiation approaches, namely, law school approach and psychological school approach. Both approaches are equally valid and accepted by business professionals.
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Are fragmented control towers hindering your supply chain’s growth and response time? Attempting to manage disruptions through various departmental control towers with basic analytic overlays hinders agility and, ultimately, your resiliency. Today’s volatile landscape requires inherent visibility across your entire value chain and the ability to orchestrate course corrections within a unified platform.
Supply Chain Opz
JANUARY 1, 2017
Operations management by Heizer vs Stevenson vs Krajewski, which one is the best? We will show you the best OM textbook that works for working professionals. Is Operations Management Important? From where we stand, operations management is the most practical subject you should study. We entered business world with a liberal arts degree. With the help of operations management textbook, we can learn how the products and services are designed, produced and delivered to customers in systematic manne
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