All Things Supply Chain

MAY 6, 2018

Big data and its various applications open many new possibilities in manufacturing and supply chain management; no question about it. However, Big Data does not automatically lead to success.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 10, 2018

The Upcoming Release Report details all the latest, innovations, new features and expanded functionality scheduled for imminent release in the next upgrade to the UltraShipTMS platform. UltraShipTMS Version 5.15 includes several exciting new features as well as hundreds of new upgrades and improvements. It is expected to be in production by June 26, 2018.

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Solvoyo

MAY 11, 2018

The study from the ARC Advisory Group (2016) and the most recent one from The Hackett Group (2018) are remarkably similar in their basic observations: “supply […]. The post 4 Keys to a Successful Supply Chain Visibility and Analytics Project appeared first on Solvoyo.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 11, 2018

Suzanne Judy is senior vice president of information technology with Freight Handlers, Inc. (FHI). She joins us on this episode to relate her story of success in two distinct areas normally reserved for men: logistics and I.T. She tells how she managed to combine the numbers-oriented mentality of I.T. with the people skills needed to engage both with customers and colleagues within her own company.

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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.

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Claritum

MAY 11, 2018

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. Does your business source products and services from global markets? If your company is sourcing goods and services internationally you could be reaping many benefits. These include access to cheap raw materials and products, tax breaks and reduced labour costs. However, you could also face many challenges when globally sourcing across geopolitical boundaries.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 8, 2018

A Brinks armored truck traveling down Interstate 70 outside Indianapolis this week had its rear doors open sending more than $600,000 in twenty-dollar bills exploding across all 8 lanes of rush hour traffic. In the ensuing pandemonium, people from cars and neighborhoods adjacent to the freeway swarmed to grab as much cash as they could as traffic ground to a halt before law enforcement could restore order.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 9, 2018

Much more relevant now is any potential illnesses from a bout of inward-looking U.S. policy, namely imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports while keeping natural trading allies in limbo on whether or not it applies to them. So far, nobody has a clear diagnosis but financial markets have smelled a whiff of change in recent weeks. Conventional wisdom, simple maths and plenty of recent evidence shows reduced global trade leads to reduced economic activity.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 8, 2018

The government announced “day zero” — a moment when dam levels would be so low that they would turn off the taps in Cape Town and send people to communal water collection points. This apocalyptic notion prompted water stockpiling and panic, caused a drop in tourism bookings, and raised the spectre of civil unrest. It also worked. After years of trying to convince residents to conserve, the aggressive campaign jolted people into action.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 7, 2018

That, at least, is how Geoff Webb, vice president of product marketing with PROS , sees the application of A.I. to the complex exercise of pricing. A.I., of course, has the potential to affect multiple stages and functions of the supply chain. But pricing — given its dependence on a host of ever-changing factors — seems an especially fertile target for the technology.

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