All Things Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 18, 2018
Thursday is Thanksgiving. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest festival, which today is recognized as one of the first Thanksgiving festivals in the colonies.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by Jason Rosing and Veridian at [link] Permission to publish provided by Jason Rosing. Over the last 100 plus years of the history of supply chain management has evolved from an initial focus on improving relatively simple, but very labor-intensive processes to the present day engineering and managing of extraordinarily complex global networks.
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Jaggaer
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
If you’re like many Americans, you’re scrambling with last-minute preparations for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Perhaps you’re just now thinking about the menu items, decorations and supplies you’ll need, the guest list and what side dishes everyone is bringing. To pull off Thanksgiving successfully, you need to rely on many people, hope the stores have plenty of inventory and trust your guests will arrive on time bringing their promised meal items.
The Network Effect
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
Big changes are in store for manufacturing as artificial intelligence (AI) and automation combine to reshape the manufacturing supply chain. The post 7 Ways AI and Automation Are Driving the Future of Manufacturing appeared first on The Network Effect.
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Ms. Category Management
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
One Flew Over a Commercial Teams Nest by Ms Category Management.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out Food Waste and World Hunger – The Food Supply Chain is Broken! (Videos). Recently we were driving on some back roads and in the distance we saw something on the road. As we got closer we saw that there were a bunch of wild turkeys about to cross the road. The turkeys, hearing us coming, immediately turned around and quickly went back down the side road that they had come from.
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Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 18, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out Blockchain in the Supply Chain is a Game Changer! Blockchain! Blockchain! Blockchain! What is all the fuss about? It’s a word that was rarely used or even heard of in Supply Chain not that long ago. But now it is very common to hear about Blockchain. Further it is often used in the context of being a necessary and integral part of any Digital Supply Chain Strategy.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out What’s the Difference Between Logistics and Distribution? Anywhere you go anywhere in the world you will find truck drivers delivering goods. Roads and highways are filled with trucks of all shapes sizes. Tractor trailers of all configurations are everywhere on the roads. If you are driving a car you may be annoyed by all of these trucks.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action” Interview series. This interview is with Jill Button, President and CEO at ProcurePro.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally created by Jake Smith and published at [link]. Permission to publish here provided by Jake Smith. Check out Last Mile Delivery! What is your Strategy? E-commerce has changed the game of how parcels are transported and delivered to customers. With the help of advanced technology, the days have become shorter.
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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 Game Changer
NOVEMBER 18, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post provided by [link]. Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Check out What’s the Difference Between Logistics and Distribution? Both Logistics and the wider Supply Chain are vital to how companies run today, but the two are still so often confused. We put together an Infographic outlining some of the key differences and points of overlap between them.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe. As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action ” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. This interview is with Michael Massetti, Vice President for General Managers – High Tech, at Gartner.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Article originally published at [link]. Permission to publish here provided by Daisy Welch. Check out Artificial Intelligence (AI) in E-Commerce! (Infographic). When you think of Artificial Intelligence, or AI, you might think of freaky, futuristic robots. However as Fuel Fighter has found in its recent research AI is far more helpful than this futuristic, obscure and seemingly distant perception suggests.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally created by Jake Smith and published at [link]. Permission to publish here provided by Jake Smith. Every stage of the logistics process of delivering goods is crucial from the time a parcel leaves the hands of the Sender up to the moment it arrives at its destination. While each step of the way should be taken seriously, there is no point more high-priority than that of the last mile delivery stage, where the goods from a transportation hub
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
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 18, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. A High Performance Organization is one in which there is tremendous alignment among and commitment by the team members. And as a result this motivated team is able to achieve superior results. The level of collaboration and innovation they demonstrate is remarkable. There are many characteristics of the culture which allows such teams to be high performing.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by, and permission to publish provided by, [link]. Check out [link]. When it comes to the modern supply chain managers have a relatively new risk to consider: Cyber Security! As major logistics providers from all around the world struggle with keeping their private data secure, businesses are investing time and resources to address this serious concern.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Robert Seward at [link]. Check out Augmented Reality (AR) is Set to Transform Retail and the Supply Chain! Augmented Reality enables transformational change! When I started in the distribution space, I was told “…business is simple…cases in, cases out.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by Veridian at [link] Permission to publish here provided by Jason Rosing. Check out A “Don’t Touch” Strategy will Dramatically Lean out your Supply Chain! What is Lean Inventory Management? What techniques are applied to make it successful? More firms are implementing lean inventory management techniques to reduce costs, improve flexibility and have more time to focus on their customers.
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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.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 20, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Having come from a company wherein we were selling Freight management services I was curious about Freight spend at this new company. But I could find no one answer to my question. “How much were we spending on Freight?” The fact that no one knew the answer raised the first alarm bell. The answers that I got raised a whole slew of other alarm bells.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Jake Rheude at [link]. Check out E-Commerce Delivery: Stop Shipping Air and Empty Boxes! As the marketplace for physical products continues to transition online, the customer experiences far less interaction with the actual company. These lost opportunities for a business to impress through exemplary service will need to be compensated for in other ways.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out 9 Key Considerations in an Effective Last Mile Delivery Strategy. Amazon has set the benchmark for Last Mile Delivery. With massive Distribution Centres within a short distance of every major population centre they are able to offer fast delivery of virtually any product they sell. The Amazon Prime Now service promises delivery within 1 hour.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published at [link] Permission to publish provided by Theodore T. Landgraf, CEO at Above the Standard ( [link] ). Check out What is Virtual Procurement and Why Should You Care? Where is procurement, outsourcing, sourcing, supply chain, and purchasing going? What is happening in the marketplace?
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Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post provided by [link]. Argentus is a boutique recruitment firm focused on Supply Chain and Procurement. Check out Indirect Procurement – It’s Time to Rise and Shine! In the fast-changing world of strategic Procurement, certain categories of spend get all the thunder: IT Procurement gets to help drive a company’s innovation.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 23, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out What Exactly Is Procurement? And What is Purchasing? In any company or industry that sells products the cost of the raw materials and components is often the single largest expense. Despite the magnitude of this cost however there is a wide range of focus put on managing this expenditure from proactive and strategic to reactive and tactical.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out 5 Seismic Shifts in Supply Chain Technology! I remember manually plugging 16kB (that’s right “kilobyte”) memory chips into an original IBM Personal Computer. The crunching sound they made was unforgettable. I was ecstatic that I had increased the total memory to 128kB, and then to 256kB … WOW!
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 18, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Blog post originally published by Veridian at [link] Permission to publish provided by Jason Rosing. Check out What Exactly Is Reverse Logistics? Amazon has reigned supreme in e-commerce for years, but Walmart is well on its way to making the e-commerce giant a little nervous. Amazon acquired Whole Foods and dropped the price of Prime Pantry through Prime Perks.
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Financial institutions must navigate a complex web of policies, procedures and regulations to ensure compliance and manage risk. When Hellenic Bank, a leading retail lender in Cyprus, set out to transform its procurement operations, it needed more than just software deployment. It required a partner that would help embed its intricate buying processes — with all its validations, risk assessments and tiered approvals — into a unified system.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Article originally published at [link] and permission to publish here provided by Dave Joseph. Check out The Supply Chain Game Changer Job Board! Supply Chain Managers have a full plate. They must oversee inbound and outbound inventory, manage warehouse space , consider order processing, handle employee complaints, report to stakeholders, supervise new system implementation and address the looming skills gap.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out The Digital Supply Chain (SC 4.0) Overview! What You Need to Know! (Video). Over the last 5 years there has been an explosion of smart and connected devices. Gartner is predicting that by 2020 there will be 37 Billion connected devices and more than 4.3 Zetabytes of data generated by these devices. The Internet of Things (IoT) is well upon us!
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Check out The Next Generation Supply Chain: Look to the Cloud! A Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) business process is an essential element for running a successful business. SIOP will allow you to improve your forecasting, capacity and resource planning, cash flow, and inventory levels. Yet there are many challenges with getting a proper, functioning SIOP process in place.
Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
Subscribe Here! Email Address. Article provided by Jake Rheude at [link]. Check out Augmented Reality (AR) is Set to Transform Retail and the Supply Chain! Virtual reality (VR) is something we’ve been hearing a lot about recently, but did you know your shopping experience could be influenced by this in the not too distant future? Or perhaps it already has?
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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.
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