Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 11, 2014
'“This is not a supply chain process. It is a new way of doing business.” Financial Leader in Discussions on Demand Sensing. In 2013, 80% of supply chain leaders had a material supply chain disruption. It was not just one. The average company had three. Yet, in a study that we just completed, when asked about business pain, supply chain risk rates low.
DELMIA Quintiq
APRIL 30, 2014
'By boosting your capacity planning. All other factors being equal, a manufacturer who delivers on time will be preferred over other suppliers. But if one of your customers called you right now with an order, could you give them a reliable delivery date? If you cannot give a confident ‘yes’ in answer to that question, then you need to improve your capacity planning.
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SCM Research
APRIL 3, 2014
'I recently conducted a survey with leading supply chain management researchers and asked them a simple question: “If you were teaching a doctoral seminar, what would you assign as the [.] most important books for the academic field of SCM (‘must-reads’)?” The following six books were recommended most often: (1) Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operation by Sunil Chopra and Peter Meindl, (2) Logistics & Supply Chain Management by Martin Christopher, (3
Talking Logistics
APRIL 30, 2014
'It seems like we’ve come full circle with Mexico. A lot of companies set up operations and sourced from Mexico back in the 90s, then the focus shifted to China and other Asian countries, and now Mexico is back in the spotlight. What is it about Mexico that makes it an attractive trading partner again? I asked Troy Ryley, Managing Director of Transplace Mexico, that question in a recent episode of Talking Logistics , and here’s an excerpt of what he said: Asia was the buzzword for many years, an
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The Logistics of Logistics
APRIL 16, 2014
'Best Pick and Pack Shipping Systems for 2014. Order fulfillment has seen a rise in technology in 2014 and there is now a large offering of advanced products to help make your warehouse function more efficient. With software plugged into your warehouse management system, picking and shipping orders has become a lot more accurate. The result is a better operation that will save you both time and money.
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Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 27, 2014
'sta•sis (?ste? s?s, ?stæs ?s). n., pl. sta•ses (?ste? siz, ?stæs iz). the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal force. It was 1988. I was involved in early Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) pilots. In my work at Clorox we were starting to ship to Walmart using Retail Link. We were excited. It seemed like the start of a great thing.
DELMIA Quintiq
APRIL 2, 2014
'Today’s cities and towns are home to just over 50 percent of the world’s seven billion people. By 2050 that number will be up to 70 percent of the world’s population (estimated at nine billion!). To accommodate this predicted influx of urban residents, we need better cities. The question is, what constitutes a “better” city and more importantly, how do you construct one?
SCM Research
APRIL 23, 2014
'If you believe that today’s post is about little rodents that behave equitably, then you have most probably not heard about NagerIT ’s project to build fair computer mice. (Although the German term “nager” translates literally as “rodent” ) NagerIT took supply chain transparency to an extreme, disclosing the entire supply chain of their Fair Mouse (pdf) on their website, thereby highlighting suppliers with unknown details on working conditions.
Talking Logistics
APRIL 17, 2014
'Transportation Management Systems (TMS) is fast becoming a go-to tool for supply chain management professionals across every industry. However, for one industry in particular – food producers/shippers – TMS is becoming indispensable. Here are five reasons why TMS for transportation automation and optimization is a must-have for food shippers. Reason #1 – TMS adds shelf time.
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The Logistics of Logistics
APRIL 6, 2014
'Differentiating through Resilience. Supply chain risk is one of the top 5 concerns in many boardrooms. We live in a world where control and measurement are increasingly dominant and in which many executives believe that everything is within their control. “What cannot be measured, cannot be managed” is the perceived wisdom, so they set out to control and measure everything; even the uncontrollable.
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
APRIL 14, 2014
'In my previous two blogs on the subject, I outlined how producers (manufacturers) can achieve very significant improvements in the financial performance of their supply chains by a process of integration between the primary and secondary supply chains (Integrated Supply Chain Planning – The Number 1 Opportunity). I then described how to achieve focus when considering global supply chain integration programmes of this type by looking at different market profiles (Integrated Supply Chain Planning
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 16, 2014
'It is a slow week. Most of my friends are on vacation. I would like to be on vacation with them, but it is not in the cards. I have taken myself off the road to write the book Metrics That Matter. It is tedious. Let me just state for the record that “Saying that you are going to write a book, is far more exciting than writing one.” I like to write, but I am 52,000 words into a 90,000 word project, and I am struggling.
DELMIA Quintiq
APRIL 18, 2014
'You’ve probably heard them already. Most supply chain directors have. Myth 1: You have to act really fast – like by yesterday. Myth 2: You never know what might be useful. Taken together, these myths have given rise to the ‘leap before you look’ approach to big data that’s already ending in crashes. Or as a December 2013 Harvard Business Review (HBR) article puts it: Companies are investing like crazy in data scientists, data warehouses, and data analytics software.
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SCM Research
APRIL 14, 2014
'Ethical supply chain management is among the most neglected areas of our field. One of the issues covered by ethical SCM are animal rights, which are not covered by social supply chain management , a closely related area. An interesting application of ethical SCM comes from KAT, the Association for Controlled Alternative Animal Husbandry, “the inspection body in Germany and neighbouring EU countries for the scrutiny of eggs from alternative forms of hen rearing (free-range, barn and organ
Supply Chain Movement
APRIL 29, 2014
'Talent development. In this series on global fashion retail we have discussed about network design and inventory location in Chapter 1, stores replenishment in Chapter 2 and sourcing and manufacturing lead times in Chapter 3. In this final chapter of the series, we want to discuss about talent management, as it is a major current concern for global supply chains.
Logility
APRIL 17, 2014
It’s exciting when you see a company that “talks the talk” and “walks the walk” with complete conviction. Bill Nienburg, Vice President of Global Merchandising and Sales Planning, Under Armour, did just this in front of 300 supply chain practitioners at the recent Logility Connections 2014 conference in Atlanta, GA, calling the athletic apparel maker’s supply chain “a cornerstone for [Under Armour’s] overall growth agenda.” The company’
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
APRIL 9, 2014
'In my previous blog on the subject ( Integrated Supply Chain Planning – The Number 1 Opportunity ), I outlined how producers (manufacturers) can achieve very significant improvements in the financial performance of their supply chains by a process of integration between the primary and secondary supply chains. The key is data exchange between the producer and their key distributors.
Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller
As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe
DELMIA Quintiq
APRIL 16, 2014
'We talked about production planning in building better cities , but what about logistics? Moving hundreds of tons of building materials around the globe involve lots of planning. Whether it is shipping pipes to Egypt for irrigation projects or support trusses to build bridges in Italy, the logistics puzzles of the materials industry are varied and complex.
SCM Research
APRIL 29, 2014
'Every year, Emerald asks the editorial teams of several of its journals to nominate an Outstanding Paper and one or more Highly Commended Papers. This year’s winners have now been announced. These selections form part of the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2014. Awarded papers related to supply chain management are, for example, about logistics strategy and logistics integration (authors: Spillan et al. ), supplier choice criteria ( Voss ), ocean shipping ( Harrison and Fichtinge
Demand Solutions
APRIL 23, 2014
A time fence is a defined period in which the forecast should not be changed. An item's forecasting time fence often mirrors the item's planning or sourcing lead time. If it takes two months from when an item is ordered to when it's received into inventory, there's logic in not changing the forecast within that two-month period, since a change to the forecast will have no impact on the item's availability.
Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.
Logility
APRIL 15, 2014
Take the Survey! Supply Chain Insights is hosting a survey that will explore how supply and demand planning software implementation time impacts ROI. Example questions: How quickly was your demand or supply planning software implemented? How did speed of implementation impact ROI and software satisfaction? How many planners do you need for effective planning?
Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy
APRIL 1, 2014
'I will not reveal the name of the organisation for obvious reasons but their Supply Chain is one very impressive, slick machine. Across the Source, Plan, Make and Deliver Supply Chain disciplines we can see excellence and leading edge systems and performance. Source. Raw and packaging materials are bought at very competitive prices yet with equally favourable payment terms.
The Logistics of Logistics
APRIL 16, 2014
'Could you “Bump” Yourself to Some Savings? Dimensional weight is not applicable in LTL…or is it? While, in the truest form, dimensional weight is typically only applicable when dealing with parcel carriers and freight forwarders. However, just as parcel carriers want to invoice for the capacity that the carton occupies and perhaps not the weight, same holds true with LTL carriers.
DELMIA Quintiq
APRIL 6, 2014
'‘There’s a lot of talk about collaboration but not as much walk,’ says Adrian Gonzalez in ‘Talking Logistics’. I couldn’t agree more. Very few companies have actually implemented collaborative logistics. Even fewer have fully exploited its potential as a game changer. According to a paper in Transport Review (Collaborative logistics from the perspective of road transportation companies, October 2013), collaboration is now a necessity rather than an option: ‘To survive under the ever increasing
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Shippers and logistics service providers are pressured to match the “Amazon effect” for fast and efficient service across multiple B2C, B2B, and D2C channels. Perfect order delivery - on-time and in-full at the lowest possible cost – is critical. However, recent surveys of supply chain stakeholders reveal that many don't have the technology necessary to achieve it.
Supply Chain Movement
APRIL 1, 2014
'Sourcing and manufacturing lead times. We have already discussed in this global fashion retail series about network design and inventory location in Chapter 1 and stores replenishment in Chapter 2. In this chapter we want to take a more upstream view to discuss about sourcing and manufacturing lead times. In this particular area, there are two key aspects being debated within the industry.
Logility
APRIL 8, 2014
Cloud. Mobile. On Demand. Analytics Everywhere. These were just a few of the themes discussed at this year’s Connections 2014, Logility’s customer conference. Held at the Loews Atlanta, the conference brought together several hundred of the industry’s brightest supply chain professionals to share their opinions, techniques and experiences.
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