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Where Does Supply Chain Design End and Planning Begin? (Takeaways from LLamasoft’s SummerCon 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

The first one arrived a few years ago when a growing number of companies started treating supply chain design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise. It was a strategic/tactical analysis, disconnected from day-to-day operations, and the software tools were difficult to learn and use.

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Supply Chain & Logistics Education: Ask the Professors

The Logistics Academy

Other ways we support experiential learning include hosting external student case competitions, touring logistics facilities, and attending industry conferences. Another trend is learning how to deal with the avalanche of data that supply chain managers have at their fingertips. But hard skills must be coupled with soft skills.

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Supply Chain Management:A New Lens for Supply Chain Roadmaps

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Cloud & Big Data. They expand into an analysis of revenue-accruing & cost-optimizing functions, and result in the identification of capabilities that the organization aspires to develop or enhance. Enterprise transformations are a multi-year exercise in the making. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service.

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Vendor Managed Inventory Model for Supply Chain Cost Reductions

GlobalTranz

Below I will outline how a vendor managed inventory model, in conjunction with reverse marketing, value analysis, and collaboration will achieve supply chain cost reductions. The manufacturer has access to the distributor’s inventory data and is responsible for generating purchase orders. The distributor maintains the inventory plan.

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Logistics KPIs Case Study: Whirlpool’s Supply Chain and Logistics Success Driven by Effective KPI Implementation

GlobalTranz

This exercise prompted Whirlpool to question whether having a single logistics provider was the best structure to exceed customer expectations and maximize cost savings. After completion of its customer-centric supply chain analysis, Whirlpool knew innovation was necessary to maintain a competitive advantage.