Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 14, 2018

Some companies run their Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) with great effectiveness. However, too often S&OP maturity and performance stalls, even when the supporting S&OP processes and systems are properly implemented. S&OP culture and leadership has often been proposed as a mechanism to improve S&OP performance. More specifically, Tuomikangas and Kaipia (2014) suggest that this includes “ the organizational mind-set and practices that facilitate and advance formal plan

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 14, 2018

The biggest bandwagon since the dotcom revolution, companies of all stripes are chanting “blockchain, blockchain, BLOCKCHAIN” in their marketing as if it were a spell they could cast to magically attract business. While most people don’t even understand this exciting new technology beyond the notion of its role in the rise of “crypto-currency”, there are practical uses for it across many critical business functions.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 16, 2018

No global supply chain, with its multiple geographies, partners and supplier tiers, can ever be deemed 100-percent “risk-free.” But that’s no reason not to strive for that goal – especially when it comes to the elimination of slavery from supply chains. Companies must shift their emphasis from reactive to proactive, says Brian Alster, global head of supply and compliance with Dun & Bradstreet.

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The Network Effect

MARCH 15, 2018

Ordering in trend has raised the stakes in the food supply chain The dining in trend is hot and expected. The post New Dining In Trend Strains Restaurant and Food Supply Chains appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Trend

MARCH 14, 2018

Some companies run their Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) with great effectiveness. However, too often S&OP maturity and performance stalls, even when the supporting S&OP processes and systems are properly implemented. S&OP culture and leadership has often been proposed as a mechanism to improve S&OP performance. More specifically, Tuomikangas and Kaipia (2014) suggest that this includes “ the organizational mind-set and practices that facilitate and advance formal plan

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 60

Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain budgeting Leadership Budget 60

Supply Chain Collaborator

MARCH 12, 2018

Question: How will any potential increase in gas taxes be reflected in your fuel surcharge as a shipper? The fuel surcharge in UltraShipTMS is automatically updated based on the published national average. How can transportation managers act to mitigate the cost increase likely to materialize? . Whether you agree or disagree with the idea of raising taxes to fund upgrades to America’s crumbling infrastructure, everyone in the transportation industry can agree the work needs to be done to impr

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The Network Effect

MARCH 15, 2018

Multi-party platforms are gaining popularity in various industries due to their advantages over traditional enterprise systems. David Stephens has a. The post Why Multi-Party Platforms Make Sense for Defense appeared first on The Network Effect.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 14, 2018

Four decades of breakneck economic growth turned China into the world’s biggest carbon emitter. But now the government is trying to change that without damaging the economy — and perhaps even use its green policies to become a leader in technological innovation. So, as lawmakers attend the annual National People’s Congress, here’s a look at the impact of the environmental focus, at home and abroad.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 12, 2018

Just look at some of the names that have joined the Blockchain in Transportation Alliance (BiTA) since the group’s formation last August: FedEx , BNSF Railway , C.H. Robinson , Penske , Schneider , Navistar , YRC Worldwide , Salesforce , Werner. As of late February, membership stood at 260 companies, with more than 1,400 applying to join, according to Craig Fuller, founder, managing director and chairman of the board of BiTA.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 13, 2018

The Conservatives are led by a prime minister who voted to stay and seems reluctant to leave the EU; Labour is led by a man who never wanted the U.K. to join the EU, and must somehow convince voters who wish to remain that he can strike a better bargain. A decisive vote would have made the politicians’ job easier. But just over half (52 percent) voted to leave, and nearly half voted to stay.

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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.

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