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Supply Chain Trend – Can this happen in near future?
SCM and ERP Notes | December 27th 2009 by Janet
The other day when I was travelling back from office to home, I saw a van belonging to a famous hotel chain carrying huge bunch of vegetables, fruits and milk and a thought came into my mind. Can this be an automated process driven by the historical read more
'Twas the Night Before… and all through the supply chain'
Kinaxis on RapidResponse | December 22nd 2009
Twas the night before 2010; and all through the supply chain So many problems were stirring, like a runaway train; The 2010 initiatives were set in the boardroom with care, In hopes that inventory reductions and delivery improvements soon would be th read more
The Best Medicine: Protecting Pharmaceuticals From Counterfeiting…
LEUKEMIA AND ANEMIA | December 20th 2009 by Donna
Introduction All across the landscape, both the mostly real one of trade show floors and in the virtual world of news-wires and blogs, there are mixed signals regarding the status of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) in the American pharmaceutica read more
The Best Medicine: Protecting Pharmaceuticals From Counterfeiting…
Vision | December 20th 2009 by Donna
Introduction All across the landscape, both the mostly real one of trade show floors and in the virtual world of news-wires and blogs, there are mixed signals regarding the status of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) in the American pharmaceutica read more
I am adamant that an accurate forecast does not reduce demand vol…
Kinaxis on RapidResponse | December 18th 2009
I was on a call with a prospect a while ago whose company is struggling with demand volatility. To address the issue the company is implementing a statistical forecasting tool. I must admit that it took me some time to convince the prospect that im read more
Gestión de Procesos de Negocios en Chile
Guia de Posgrados | December 17th 2009
Gestión de Procesos de Negocios en Chile La Universidad de Chile presenta su diplomado en Gestión de Procesos de Negocios que iniciará el próximo 26 de abril de 2010 como parte de sus programas académicos para la temporada 2010-2011. Con este d read more
Heriot-Watt University; Decarbonising the Maritime Supply Chain p…
PhD Scholarship in UK | December 16th 2009 by whe
Research Associate Decarbonising the Maritime Supply Chain project Heriot-Watt University – Logistics Research Centre School of Management and Languages Salary: £28,839 – £33,432 The Logistics Research Centre has been awarded an EPSRC read more
The rules of response
Kinaxis on RapidResponse | December 16th 2009
To my eternal shame I only came across George Stalk at the Boston Consulting Group today for the first time after reading Dan Gilmore’s blog at Supply Chain Digest. Clearly this man has been around for some time and I have had my head buried read more
How many links are in your supply chain?
Kinaxis on RapidResponse | December 15th 2009
Many supply chains have more links in them than is initially evident. The time it takes for information to flow up and down the supply chain can be directly proportional to the number of these links. Moreover, some of these links in the supply ch read more
Expand your supply chain visibility horizon
SCM and ERP Notes | December 14th 2009 by Janet
Supply chains globally are becoming more and more complex and one of the areas that are worst affected by this are the lead times and in transit inventory. This increases the overall supply chain management costs by not only increasing the time perio read more
Supply Chain Management Visibility
Supply Management Chain | December 12th 2009 by Brian Pasch
We found a great article by Peter Bradley on DC Velocity website regarding the need for visibility in complex supply chain systems. Komar Distribution Systems (KDS) agrees with the outlook and supply chain visibility needs established in this artic read more
Supply Chain Operating Networks
Supply Knowledge (tm) | December 12th 2009 by Supply Knowledge (tm)
Revisiting Supply Chain Operating Networks http://ping.fm/Sbf4L read more
[The University of Bolton] Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) A…
PhD Scholarship in UK | December 12th 2009 by whe
The University of Bolton – Business Logistics & Information Systems and Hyquip Limited Ref: KTP003SU Fixed Term for 2 Years Salary in the range of £19,261 – £22,851 per annum. Closing date for applications is Friday 11 December read more
Why can't we all just get along?
Kinaxis on RapidResponse | December 11th 2009
I was talking to a Contract Manufacturing company the other day and discovered an interesting predicament. A hot-button issue for this Contract Manufacturer (and others I’ve talked to as well) is the need to get better information from th read more
Trace + Track
AainaA | December 10th 2009 by Support Team
Asset management cases differ in an important respect from supply chain management. The important difference is the closed circulation in asset management, and the flow-through in supply chain management. This is a difference that defines two broad read more
That one simple thing to improve responding to change
Kinaxis on RapidResponse | December 10th 2009
As an integration consultant, I have worked with a variety of manufacturers implementing supply chain planning and response management applications. What I have noticed is that at many of the manufacturers, not all, there are many past due purchase read more
Tipe dan jenis gudang
Romailprincipe Blog | December 10th 2009 by merari
Gudang adalah jenis yang paling umum dari tempat penyimpanan meskipun memang ada bentuk-bentuk lain (misalnya, tangki penyimpanan. Beberapa gudang memiliki bangunan besar dan luas sehingga memungkinkan kegiatan pembongkaran barang dari truk pemasok d read more
Agile responsiveness in the supply chain driven by extreme inform…
Kinaxis on RapidResponse | December 9th 2009
I have just listened to another excellent webinar by Hau Lee on SCMWorld. What is really interesting is the way in which he balances supply chain design, principally through postponement, with the need to respond rapidly and effectively to mismatch read more
Optimizing your Supply Chain
Alberta E-Future Centre | December 8th 2009
Are you looking for ways to streamline your business processes and gain efficiencies? Find out how effective management of your supply chain can improve how you do business. read more
Supply Chain and Logistics Association
E-Business Alberta Blog | December 8th 2009
Find out how you can improve your supply chain management skills with education, research and networking opportunities. read more
Six tips for supply chain job seekers
Kinaxis on RapidResponse | December 8th 2009
I saw a post in a LinkedIn group recently that posed the question of why supply chain professionals were having so much difficulty marketing themselves in the job market? As someone who has been looking to hire some supply chain consultants for a f read more
Companies are requesting energy/greenhouse gas data from their su…
Kinaxis on RapidResponse | December 7th 2009
I just a read an IndustryWeek article that reviewed a recent Siemens / McGraw-Hill sustainability survey. As the Copenhagen climate conference begins and the political rhetoric becomes louder each day, it is interesting that there are leading co read more
A must-attend APICS webcast: Prescriptions for the modern-day pha…
Kinaxis on RapidResponse | December 4th 2009
I am really excited about this upcoming webcast we are sponsoring – it certainly falls in the “must-attend” category. The presenters include Elisabeth Kaszas, director, supply chain at Amgen; Wayne McDonnell, research director, li read more
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate The University of…
PhD Scholarship in UK | December 2nd 2009 by whe
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate The University of Bolton – Business Logistics & Information Systems and Hyquip Limited Ref: KTP003SU Fixed term until 30 Nov 2011 Salary in the range of £19,261 – £22,851 per annum. C read more
US manufacturing trends remain at the mercy of overseas money
Industrial Trends Report | December 1st 2009 by Scott Randall
Manufacturing growth trends in the US continued to expand in November, but it was slower than recent months. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) index report for November remained above 50, indicating expansion, but the figure has dropped from read more
Aluminum Pallets Advantages
Dompas Networks | December 1st 2009 by Syafrein Effendiuz
Facility managers and supply chain executives often want to know why aluminum pallets are a superior pallet solution for captive warehouses and closed loop supply chains. This article outlines how aluminum pallets decrease companies’ costs and read more
Business model trends may change, but contract manufacturing tren…
Industrial Trends Report | November 30th 2009 by Scott Randall
In recent Wall Street Journal article, Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corp., claimed that manufacturing business model trends are moving back to a vertical strategy. He lists a few huge international manufacturers that are regaining control over read more
The supply chain gremlin that stole Christmas?
Kinaxis on RapidResponse | November 30th 2009
There was an interesting article, probably the first of many along a similar vein this Christmas period, in the Wall Street Journal about the shortage of products over the Christmas buying season. For many companies, especially those in consumer el read more
The Pressures of 2nd Semester and the Information Systems Discipl…
The Learning Life of Edward Palomo | November 28th 2009 by Edward Palomo
Finally, I’m feeling the pressure of school works this semester. First was a 6-day schedule from Monday to Saturday from 7 in the morning up to 1 in the afternoon. That might sound normal but it’s difficult for me to wake up that early coming fro read more
Navigating the Telecom Supply Chain with Matt Hiles at Mosaic Net…
John Savageau's Technology Topics | November 26th 2009 by John R. Savageau
I first met Matt Hiles while he was director of business development with Looking Glass Networks in Los Angeles. As a customer looking for telecom services, navigating the providers, technologies, and deal structures can be confusing. Matt took the read more
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