Ship Monk

AUGUST 2, 2023

Whether you’re an e-tailer that sells a variety of brands, or a startup brand trying to make a name for itself, your niche will help you figure out how to present yourself to the world (and what parts of the world you can safely ignore). Follow our blog for more ecommerce business tips, and feel free to contact us with questions.

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Logistics in War

JUNE 13, 2018

This article was originally prepared in collaboration with ‘ Over The Horizon: Multi-domain operations and strategies’ , a blog which asks the question , ‘what comes after the Joint and inter-agency constructs?’ Unfortunately, these challenges are precisely the point of exercise training. Rules Creep.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2019

blog by Tom Viggers, Global Account Director, pymetrics. Ironically enough, it is technology that could present the solution. According to DHL, “Supply chain managers across the globe are struggling with a critical supply-and-demand imbalance. But it’s not for a specific product, commodity, or even for transportation capacity.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 1, 2015

While the folks in the meeting discussed emphatically on how requirements are changed as late as User Acceptance test, I actually got tele-transported back to my stint in a process optimization exercise at one of the largest utility companies.

Packaging 20

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

If you haven’t done a segmentation exercise, that would be a positive first step towards understanding customer profitability. Nor will it become a less significant issue as markets increasingly demand more comprehensive ranges of products , packaging configurations, and forms of presentation. Schedule your consultation call now.

Negotiating Skills 89

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Because you can find plenty of other articles on this blog and the Logistics Bureau blog if you’d like to peruse such lists. In answering that question, we’re not going to provide you with a list of possible supply chain KPIs to use in your business—at least, not in this article.

Supply Chain Software 81

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. And you presented a good perspective on it and everyone should learn something from it. Procurement Blog.

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AIMMS

JANUARY 28, 2019

It makes a complex exercise, that used to be painstaking and manual, much easier to perform. A nice thing to mention is that we presented the AIMMS model and Power BI solution to our Chief Supply Chain Officer recently. We have a Power BI solution on top of the model, allowing us to answer strategic questions very quickly.

Modeling Software 117

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 1, 2015

this exercise helps retain mobility in the damaged joints". An employee may upload a corporate presentation from his or her desktop PC to a cloud storage service, then access it from a personal iPad to show at a client site, for example. But, what does mobility exactly mean? mōˈbilədē/. noun: mobility. restricted mobility".

Supply Chain Design Software 54

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 21, 2012

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. These forms key contributors to an effective transformation exercise. They are an integral unit for success of any transformation exercise and should go hand in hand.

Sourcing Strategies 38

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 30, 2015

Pre-Audit : The aim of this audit is to ensure that all the ingredients (as discussed in my previous blog) required for conducting a successful shutdown are available. Inventory Reconciliation: Any work in progress/raw material type of materials should not be present in the shop floor, these could prove to be a hazard.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. In this blog, with the example of Asset Management for personal health, they emphasize on identifying avenues for adding more Asset definitions to the EAM purview. Procurement Blog.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 14, 2023

As a result, data security and compliance have become a critical component of logistics operations, although implementing adequate controls can present numerous challenges in these complex networks.

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AIMMS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

It makes a complex exercise, that used to be painstaking and manual, much easier to perform. A nice thing to mention is that we presented the AIMMS model and Power BI solution to our Chief Supply Chain Officer recently. We have a Power BI solution on top of the model, allowing us to answer strategic questions very quickly.

Modeling Software 48

Modeling Software Optimization Modeling Optimal Sourcing Modeling 48

Blog on Log

MAY 2, 2006

A post-9/11 simulation exercise forecast that closing the nation's ports for 12 days would cost the economy roughly $58bn. Maybe.but we may have burned so much political capital after 9/11 and the Iraq debacle, that the sourcing nations may only pay us lip service until a "real" event presents itself. Scary, to say the least.

Supply Chain Software 40

Supply Chain Software Security Supply Chains Exercises 40

247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

A slick sales rep gives a buzz word-filled presentation, and in your mind, their proposal allows you to check all the “Meets Requirements” boxes. Because of confirmation bias, you may give them the “benefit of the doubt” instead of exercising appropriate due diligence. Third, many procurement processes suffer from confirmation bias.

Optimal Sourcing 28

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

With it, you will be able to apply for a line of credit with your bank but even more than that, your business plan is also an exercise in specifying which niche you will be targeting and who your customers are. On a more practical note, preparing a solid business plan is very important. Designate Agents for Service of Process. Get Started!

Negotiating Skills 51

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. Furthermore, you should present them in the right language for each stakeholder group and using the most appropriate instrument.

Supply Chain Software 62

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Logistics Bureau

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

I’ve written many posts on this blog about the importance of having a supply chain strategy that’s aligned with the overall business plan, and why it is a mistake to have misaligned strategies. Furthermore, you should present them in the right language for each stakeholder group and using the most appropriate instrument.

Supply Chain Software 63

Supply Chain Software Supply Chains Sourcing Strategies Scenario Planning 63

Logistics Bureau

MAY 31, 2021

That’s a strong indicator that improvements are there for the taking, but you need to exercise care in how you go about it. I’ve often encouraged readers of this blog to use simple spreadsheet analysis when addressing cost to serve because it’s a pragmatic solution that can yield tangible benefits in the absence of more sophisticated tools.

Cost Reduction 117

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 26, 2018

For most of human history, the success of that exercise has rested on the appointed seer’s years of experience, coupled with some indefinable grasp of probability. In the end, a proper filtering of scenarios might only present planners with the top 10 options for any given combination of product characteristics.

Optimal Sourcing 40

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Through this 2-part blog I will attempt to highlight a few challenges pertaining to this process and possible solutions to the same. During one of her routine quarterly stock analysis exercise she observed something unusual. At ABC Corp. That whole quarter there was a steady increase in the month on month inventory valuation.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Editor's Note: This guest contribution the Cerasis blog comes from our friends over at Fronetics an inbound and content marketing company who specializes in marketing for companies with a keen value adding business model for those in the supply chain and logistics industries. How would you rate your year on a scale from 1 to 10?

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