The Network Effect

DECEMBER 15, 2015

One of our running themes in 2015 has been showing how cloud-based technologies are enabling logistic providers to provide their customers with services that extend beyond traditional logistics and transportation services and into their customers’ wider supply chains. White Paper. Demand-Driven Logistics Webinar.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This white paper looks at best practices for global trade and transportation for manufacturers with multinational operations. Subject areas covered include free trade agreements, trade compliance and standardizing global logistics.

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The Thomas Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

The company also offers logistics and fulfillment services. Register for free now to unlock access to 75,000+ categories of products and services, 10 million+ CAD files, and 300,000+ white papers to help you in your sourcing. SAE Manufacturing Specialties Corp. Try out our platform today so you can see why we've got more than 1.6

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NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association)

MAY 8, 2023

This is where Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) comes in – it allows businesses to align their procurement and logistics strategies, optimize their supply chain, and reduce costs. By aligning procurement and logistics strategies through S&OP, businesses can optimize their supply chain and reduce costs.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Leverage your supplier management for maximum benefit with the white paper: How to Achieve Holistic Supplier Management. In our Holistic Supplier Management white paper we suggest using a fairly simple matrix that classifies suppliers across two axes, Relative Value and Outcome/Impact Risk. Strategic Supplier Management.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 23, 2014

What does this all mean for third-party logistics providers (3PLs)? Our new white paper, The Alibaba Effect: What Today’s 3PLs Need to Know , details key points that 3PLs must consider when planning their e-commerce strategy. It’s clear that Alibaba has changed today’s e-commerce marketplace. More Resources.

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The Network Effect

JUNE 25, 2015

Optimized execution in operations, logistics, and distribution. Second, the most advanced cloud platforms today can enable leading logistics providers to provide a much better infrastructure for the pharmaceutical sector. First, let’s have have a recap on the what the top 10 trends are: The Rise of OTC and Generics. Outsourcing.

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IBM Supply Chain Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

According to this recent IDC white paper (link resides outside ibm.com), in the US alone, almost 120 million 5G devices were expected to ship by the end of 2023—a 9.3 % increase over the previous year. Soon, expect 5G connectivity to play a bigger role in enhancing both the employee and customer experience.

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ivalua

JANUARY 20, 2016

Such change is pushing manufacturers (and their solution providers) to reinvent nearly every aspect of their businesses from demand sensing to the plant floor, logistics, sourcing, supplier management, and financial management. The challenge seems enormous and clearly needs to happen sooner rather than later.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 6, 2020

This Digital Twinning of Supply Chains article focuses on transformative ideation of transport & logistics value chains. In this Digital Twinning white paper, I have used the term digital twinning in the context of the inherent characteristics of the supply chain that are captured in a digital model.

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The Network Effect

MAY 29, 2015

A supply chain now must accommodate the need to be omnichannel retail, omnichannel logistics, and omnichannel delivery. Omnichannel logistics is a multichannel approach to network planning, combined distribution centers/fulfillment centers/returns centers/liquidation centers and lean facilities planning. Abercrombie & Fitch.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

When you leave decisions like this (and many other critical logistics decisions) to systems built atop tribal knowledge and inconsistent, home-brewed processes, you’re invariably leaving money on the table.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 5, 2021

Companies have leveraged digital tools, and evolving skills, to collect vast data about product or raw materials sourcing, transportation, logistics, and manufacturing. For the majority of Supply Chain’s history, this evolution has been driven by a knack for finding efficiency.

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The Network Effect

JANUARY 29, 2016

The Hyperloop Alpha white paper by Elon Musk. If all goes well, the first working Hyperloop may be ready by 2018. Meet Dirk Ahlborn, the Man Building Elon Musk’s 760 MPH Hyperloop. References and sources. Wikipedia: The Hyperloop. Hyperloop Technologies. Hyperloop Transportation Technology.

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The Network Effect

APRIL 1, 2016

Returns and Reverse Logistics. White Paper: Final Delivery: A Technology Perspective on Omnichannel Retailing. Proof of delivery information, including customer signature can be captured for immediate revenue recognition. More Resources.

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The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Leadership is beginning to understand that supply chains are about more than logistics regarding the buying and selling of goods, supply chains are about competitive differentiation and profitable business growth. White Paper: What Is Supply Chain Network Design and Why Is It Important?

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The Network Effect

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Leadership is beginning to understand that supply chains are about more than logistics regarding the buying and selling of goods, supply chains are about competitive differentiation and profitable business growth. White Paper: What Is Supply Chain Network Design and Why Is It Important?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 11, 2022

My curiosity on the topic, inspired by the daily barrage of articles, emails, white papers, and webinar invitations on digital transformation, piqued my desire to get to the bottom of what it is or isn’t by way of an informed, expert source. I must say, MIT opened my eyes to another way of thinking.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 22, 2022

The topic, Application of NFTs in Supply Chain Management, is buzzing in the supply chain & logistics space. Not only will the NFTs move the supply chain from unnecessary paper trails to an electronic platform, but they will also reduce all the bottlenecks experienced in the pipeline. Challenges .

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

In 2010, I joined global strategy firm CVA to head the global logistics practice. I am judge of the IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards and the Automotive Logistics Awards Europe. In the 2010s, I saw more and more new technology solutions emerging in the logistics and supply chain industry. A role that I left end of 2018.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Generic drugs may be distributed over several logistical steps involving several distributors and transport providers while high-value specialty drugs and medical devices might be distributed from a single global or regional distribution center directly to the hospital (pharmacy or ward) or even the physician specialist at point of care.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

For some time, I’ve been reading, watching and following the white papers, case studies, and countless webinars put on by keen minds about digital transformations. Get Our EBook here. Digital transformation article and permission to publish here provided by Bryce Boothby. I must say, the topic doesn’t feel any clearer.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Check out What Exactly Is Reverse Logistics? Use the button below to schedule some time to discuss your challenges with a member of our leadership team, or download our latest white paper to learn more. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Amazon acquired Whole Foods and dropped the price of Prime Pantry through Prime Perks.

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The Network Effect

APRIL 7, 2015

Focusing on a single view of the consumer for all members of the extended supply chain requires an approach that not only includes retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers but also requires that they be connected across a multiparty execution backbone. The Network Effect'

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 1, 2014

In the 2013 white paper “ Industrial Distribution at a Crossroads ,” we presented the reality that for industrial distributors to continue to be successful, they need to adopt the right strategy, the right technology, and the right supply chain. Blog Post – Five Major Changes Happening Right Now in Industrial Distribution.

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Supply Chain Brain

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Even before the logistical challenges that the eCommerce explosion of 2020 brought, businesses large and small have long struggled to adequately address packing inefficiency in the warehouse. It’s not for a lack of trying—investments are made in box on demand machines, carrier rates get negotiated, and consultants get consulted.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 22, 2019

It will be left to European leaders to decide on the future of the UK/EU relationship, and supply chain, logistics, and distribution may bear the brunt of the cost. Learn more about the economic factors impacting procurement in the UK and the EU in our white paper, Brexit and Beyond: A Guide to Procurement in 2019.

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Jaggaer

JANUARY 11, 2019

Supply chain, logistics, and distribution will all be severely impacted, and companies that do not act to mitigate risks will see rising costs in the UK. To read our full white paper, download it here. With uncertainty over the pending exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, European supply chains are in limbo.

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