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5 Paths to Better Supply Chain Visibility

Now, That's Logistics

Suddenly, everyone from the manufacturing plant manager to the distribution center supervisor to the retail store operator wanted to know “where’s my stuff?”—a The inability to clearly see issues affecting suppliers is being multiplied by the speed with which market forces operate today. 5 Good Supply Chain Visibility Strategies.

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Peet’s Coffee and the Roasted Bean Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Eric Lauterbach, the chief of operations and president at Peet’s, points to the freshness of the coffee as being critical to the flavor. When Mr. Lauterbach joined the company in 2010, 70% of sales came from the coffee house channel rather than the grocery and ecommerce channels. Now that is inverted.”. But their work is not done.

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The beginning of the end for the Paper Bill of Lading

Shipping and Freight Resource

The Bolero system (Rulebook/Operating Procedures) was one of the first two electronic trading systems approved by the International Group of P&I Clubs in 2010 alongwith the trading system administered by Electronic Shipping Solutions (essDocs). edoxOnline ; WAVE ; and. CargoX Smart B/L (“CargoX”).

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Reforming logistics training: themes, challenges and the quest for the ideal

Logistics in War

The quality of knowledge possessed by the logistician, enabled by a coherent approach to professional military education that was lacking in the 1916 US Marine Corps (USMC) that he belonged to, was similarly vital to ensuring that logistics could ‘set the stage’ for future operations.

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Supply Chain Management:Importance of Proactive Master Data.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. This exercise yield positive results, in terms of planning community getting their confidence back in APO system & overall solution, over a period of time. December 2010. November 2010. October 2010. September 2010. August 2010.

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Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Just about a year ago,I penned a guest posting on the Infosys Supply Chain Management blog that commented on the pending 2010 holiday buying season and how consumers would test retailer multi-channel operations (MCO) and synchronization. In our commentary, we cited three trends that would manifest themselves in 2010, namely.

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Supply Chain Management:Confluence of IT and Business Strategy.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Various reasons for a business transformation would include smart ways of working, effective information sharing, continuous improvement in the operation model, availability of vital information for better decision making etc. These forms key contributors to an effective transformation exercise. December 2010. November 2010.