Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

According to one survey , only 27% of leaders believe that they have the talent needed to meet current supply chain performance requirements. What should supply chain leaders be looking for to close the talent gap? AGCO Logistics Team Accepts Prestigious Supply Chain Award. Here is what Mr. Toornman said at the conference. “We

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This solution allows human resource managers to review performance against over 50 external workforce key performance indicators, access global market intelligence (including rates, talent supply and demand, and time-to-hire trends), and track progress across diversity and worker health and safety initiatives.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Many large enterprises use one form or another of a supply chain application to help manage their supply chains. Supply chain vendors have been touting their investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the last several years. Lead times, for example, are a critical form of master data for planning purposes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 11, 2024

Makers of weight loss drugs are looking out a big picture window of patented opportunity right now, but this rosy view is blocked by supply chain challenges. What role can supply chain play in preventing stockouts? So how can supply chain orchestration help? But I’ll focus on capacity, since that is the supply chain lever.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2024

Supporting hypergrowth while reducing supply chain logistics emissions is not an easy feat. This of course generates carbon from transportation activities. The model allowed Microsoft to run many scenarios and supported trading off service reliability, cost, and carbon emissions.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. With all of the regular disruptors, it’s best to be as proactive as you can in your planning. Which means that, as it does every year at this time, space is about to get very tight. Final Thoughts.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 1, 2016

What’s your opinion of attending conferences, seminars, and industry workshops? The Career-Boosting Value of Conferences. Perhaps you are an employee wondering why you should attend conferences or a leader contemplating the value of sponsoring attendance. Boost Supply Chain Knowledge.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In February, Klaus Niebur, the director of global supply chain risk management at Autoliv, and Jan Thiessen, the managing director at targetP!, spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. in turn, is a boutique procurement consultancy.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

As a supply chain director, manager, or boss of a multinational corporation, where the supply chain is an integral part of your business, supply chain cost reductions are always at the forefront of your team’s mind. Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions. What is Reverse Marketing?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 24, 2022

At the conference, I was fortunate to see a presentation from Brent Wilson, Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain at Qualcomm. Concurrent supply chain planning is required for the company to navigate uncertainty and expand into new markets of automotive, computing, and connective intelligent edge.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

I haven’t attended an industry conference over the past year, or participated in a client meeting, where blockchain — along with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning — hasn’t been part of the conversation. Of course, the most common question about blockchain is “What is it?” IBM Watson Supply Chain Summit.

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In the late summer of 2020, I was honoured with the opportunity to interview supply chain guru Deborah Dull, not just once, but three times. While all the interviews are available to view on the Supply Chain Secrets YouTube channel , I decided to create some brief articles from the transcripts. So let’s get right into it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Supply chain managers need real-time data to effectively manage operations. While supply chain software companies offer solutions that come with analytic solutions, the data used for the analytics is usually archived data. Longbow Advantage had their first user conference in Nashville, Tennessee last week. Final Thoughts.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

When it comes to Supply Chain Analytics, an “Apps approach” can have just as many benefits. Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference. But what exactly is a Supply Chain Analytics app? Pre-packaged vs custom built supply chain analytics apps.

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AIMMS

JUNE 23, 2016

My takeaways from Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference 2016. When it comes to Supply Chain Analytics, an “Apps approach” can have just as many benefits. Gartner’s Noha Tohamy offered a great presentation about this at their recent Supply Chain Executive Conference. Oil blending is not easy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

This was certainly another strange year, but the in-person conferences I usually look forward to were a mixed bag this year. I attended my first in-person conferences and attended a number of virtual ones as well. Bipartisan lawmakers unveiling bill targeting supply chain shortfalls. Amazon’s plan to kill the barcode.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The jobs reduction will save $1 billion this year, Tomé said on an earnings conference call with analysts on Tuesday. She also said the company planned to ask workers to return to the office five days a week in 2024. cities over the course of the year, bringing the total number to 110.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

One of Martin Van Creveld’s most contentious, and subsequently debated, themes of Supplying War related to the persistent inability, if not unwillingness, of various militaries to adequately structure and prepare themselves for the rigours of sustained combat. A soldier serves little purpose if they are unarmed and without supplies.

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IoT World Today

OCTOBER 15, 2020

In the recent fireside chat between Rob Carter, CIO and executive vice president of FedEx, and Brian Gillooly of Informa at the Interop 2020 conference, Carter discussed the role of technology in mitigating the effects of the pandemic. We expect virtually everything moving in supply chains will have embedded sensors over time.”.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2017

Through its extensive span of activities, the supply chain sector offers wide-ranging possibilities for employment and career progression. In a different context, online retailer Amazon spotted inefficiencies in the supply chains of other companies. This adds up to considerable potential for varied and satisfying supply chain careers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 5, 2023

A supply chain team was also just hired to build out global sourcing and customs CM and MFG. Kiva put supply chain and design together. Amazon had announced its plans to acquire Kiva at this point, and the Amazon name also gave us greater influence with all sorts of materials suppliers and contract manufacturers.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

If you’re serious about continuous improvement and developing a best-in-class supply chain to serve your organisation, keeping your managers and workforce educated is paramount. As any established supply chain professional will testify, this is a field in which the real learning begins after the formal education has ended.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 15, 2017

I have to make a confession… I’m guilty… Because just like most professionals, in most industries, when I talk about change I overuse the term “change management,” especially when sharing tips and advice for supply chain transformation. Transform Your Supply Chain with Good Change Leadership.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. The company plans to invest $140 million in the initiative in 2023 as it implements the technology at its 940 remaining U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 11, 2019

If you’re preparing to launch a new career in supply chain or logistics , it will help a lot to know how and where to look for a first job, which appointments can get you off the best start, and what qualifications will be most helpful in getting you into the profession. Supply Chain Analyst. What Does a Supply Chain Analyst Do?

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 24, 2018

Supply chain insights from leading industry experts. Supply chain skills in high demand, digital twins, disruptive technologies, and other takeaways from the 2018 Gartner supply chain conference. I just returned from the highly engaging and inspiring Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series on Supplier Quality Management processes and how to evaluate your suppliers from Chuck Intrieri of The Lean Supply Chain. Therefore, it is paramount for you as a logistics and supply chain professional to have a keen sense of how to properly evaluate a supplier.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Before diving into this week’s supply chain and logistics news, a quick recap of last Saturday’s JDRF Ride for the Cure in Saratoga Springs, NY. The weather was close to perfect, the course and scenery were beautiful, and the cause was inspirational. Now that the ride is over, I’m already planning for next year.

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10xLogistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

This week I had the privileged of attending the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals' (CSCMP) Annual Global Conference where I heard Dave Clark, SVP of Global Operations and Customer Service at Amazon speak about their plans. were all discussed at this conference and I found it fascinating.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2024

The LTL carriers have course-corrected their capacity concerns. Smaller shippers with all their freight lanes with YRC had no backup plans except to pay increased, non-discounted LTL rates with other carriers or risk their business operations. People we would see at conferences, have calls with or see on emails. Likely not.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Did you know that supply chains and wristwatches have two things in common? For the organisation with the supply chain, it is to satisfy more customers, more profitably to the organisation. Second, what goes on underneath the watch face or behind the top level supply chain dashboard can be very complex. What are the solutions?

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Logistics in War

JULY 8, 2023

This is the third and final part of a presentation given at the Australian – New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference during June 2023. The review, and statement which followed, portends sweeping changes to the Defence Integrated Investment Plan and to the force structure and the roles of the ADF’s Services consequently.

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Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

I was fortunate to be able to attend again this year, and, though I couldn’t sit in on all the sessions or meetings I would’ve liked, here are my key takeaways: Geopolitical challenges, Red Sea especially Geopolitics were, of course, on people’s minds.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2019

Industry analyst Gartner has named its top 8 supply chain technology trends in 2019. These technologies are those that supply chain leaders simply cannot ignore,” said Christian Titze, research vice president at Gartner. AI technology in supply chain seeks to augment human performance. Digital Supply Chain Twin.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2018

While a degree of uncertainty over the future of free trade between Mexico and its Nafta neighbours to the north once again hung over discussions at this year’s Automotive Logistics Mexico conference, it was more than matched by confidence in the future of the automotive sector. Mexico made 3.8m Digital from the start.

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10xLogistics

OCTOBER 26, 2013

As my readers know I have been talking about 3D printing for a long time and have been theorizing and brainstorming how this will impact manufacturing, supply chain and the overall method of acquiring goods. Many at the recent Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Global Conference in Denver were talking about it.

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

At Georgia Southern, we dispel this by illustrating the dynamic nature and variety of daily activities a supply chain manager encounters. Other ways we support experiential learning include hosting external student case competitions, touring logistics facilities, and attending industry conferences.

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