Supply Chain Management: Get Educated!
All Things Supply Chain
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
It has come to my attention that there are countless amounts of people who are not aware of the supply chain industry. Take me for example.
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Want Effective Collaboration? Forget the Silos and Focus on Outcomes
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
Let’s face it. Collaboration is beneficial, but typically hard to do in big enterprises. There is a lot of talk these days about the benefits of collaboration for manufacturers. It generally goes something like this: “If we can promote greater cross-functional teamwork, engage our suppliers more effectively and share important information more broadly, we can improve profitability, get to market faster, serve our customers better, etc.”.
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How Mindfulness can increase S&OP Meeting Effectiveness
Supply Chain Trend
SEPTEMBER 11, 2016
In the corporate world you can drown in meetings. Estimates are, that if you’re a middle manager, you can spend about 35% of your time in meetings. If you’re in upper management, that goes up to 50%. S&OP meetings can be long meetings, as it requires time to review a company’s 24 months rolling forecast, its strategic intent and enterprise wide resource allocation.
Retailers, Is Your TMS Flexible Enough to Optimize Holiday Replenishment?
Supply Chain Collaborator
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Maintaining lean inventories is a priority for retailers this holiday season. In order to keep inventories slim while still avoiding gaps on Holiday Season shelves where the year’s “hot items” once rested is a serious challenge. Is your TMS up to the task? . Black Friday sales reveal the year’s “hot items” with consumers and kicks off the race among retailers scrambling to replenish the shelves with this year’s “must have” products while there are still shopping days left before Christmas.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
How the Internet of Things (IoT) Can Optimize Fleet Management
The Network Effect
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
The Internet of Things (IoT) is having a profound impact across the supply chain. In this article, Geoff Annesley looks. The post How the Internet of Things (IoT) Can Optimize Fleet Management appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Winding Road toward the “Autonomous” Supply Chain (Part 1)
Supply Chain Action Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
There is a lot of buzz about the “autonomous” supply chain these days. The topic came up recently at a conference I recently attended where a topic of discussion was the supply chain of 2030. But, before we turn out the lights and lock the door to a fully automated, self-aware, supply chain decision machine, let’s take a moment and put this idea into some perspective.
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The Most Read Posts So Far (Summer 2016)
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With summer almost over, I thought it a good time to take a look back at our top posts of. The post The Most Read Posts So Far (Summer 2016) appeared first on The Network Effect.
What Does It Take to be a Leader in Logistics?
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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report
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The Dead End of “Supply Chain” Thinking
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The Network Solution to Supply Chains
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The Winding Road toward the “Autonomous” Supply Chain (Part 2)
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Last week, I began this train of thought with “ The Winding Road toward the ‘Autonomous’ Supply Chain (Part 1)” Now, as this weekend approaches, I conclude my piece, but I hope to spur your ideas. Detect, Diagnose, Decide with Speed, Precision & Advanced Analytics. Detection of incidental challenges (e.g. a shipment that is about to arrive late, a production shortfall, etc.) in your value network can be significantly automated to take place in almost real-time.
The Multi-Party Network for Supply Chains
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This is the third and final article in our series on supply chains and networks. You can read part 1. The post The Multi-Party Network for Supply Chains appeared first on The Network Effect.
Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story
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
Infographic: The History of the Automotive Headlight
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The headlights on our cars play a crucial role in our safety, but we hardly give them a second thought. The post Infographic: The History of the Automotive Headlight appeared first on The Network Effect.
World’s Largest 3D Pen Sculpture: Nissan’s Life-Size Qashqai SUV
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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
3D printing is set to revolutionize manufacturing. 3D printing is the process of making three dimensional solid objects from a. The post World’s Largest 3D Pen Sculpture: Nissan’s Life-Size Qashqai SUV appeared first on The Network Effect.
The Future of Transportation: Autonomous Ships on the Horizon
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
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How the Internet of Things Can Optimize Fleet Management
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is having a profound impact across the supply chain. In this article, Geoff Annesley looks. The post How the Internet of Things Can Optimize Fleet Management appeared first on The Network Effect.
Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management
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Supply Chain Collaborator
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Consider how far logistics tech has progressed between the use of roadside payphones for check calls and today’s cell-based track-n-trace solutions like MacroPoint and others. Machines and tools for transportation that once reigned supreme for centuries have been supplanted by newer equipment which dominated transportation for decades. Technologies like sail boats, steam engines the telegraph were subsequently rendered obsolete by newer tools that then dominated the industry for short span of
3 Transport Topics Headlines Validate the UltraShipTMS Approach
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