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Takeaways from SMC3 Jump Start 2018 Conference

Talking Logistics

The 2018 supply chain conference season kicked off for me last week. at the SMC3 Jump Start 2018 conference in Atlanta, GA. This aligns with what the conference attendees are feeling and expecting. Trust between shippers, carriers, and consignees — as in how the data will be used — is a critical factor for success.

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Logistics as a Competitive Weapon: 4 Recommendations to Get Started

Talking Logistics

For example, in a poll conducted during an SAP webcast last year, 42 percent of the attendees responded that logistics is viewed as a cost center at their company and 31 percent said it’s viewed as “warehouses and trucks.”. And according to data from Slice Intelligence , on the Monday before Christmas last year, 49.2

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Reshoring in America: The Future Outlook, Current Hindrances & Issues, and Ways to Stimulate Reshoring

GlobalTranz

To reiterate that reshoring is more than just hype and a very important topic for us to consider the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study found that 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. In fact, since the recession, more manufacturing companies have been lost than gained in the U.S.

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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. Case Studies. |. The resulting solution set focuses on master data management, demand planning and replenishment management systems, and the sequence in which they must be implemented. Pharmaceutical and Biotech. Public Sector. Publishing Resources Industries. Business Services. Business Applications.

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55 Supply Chain & Logistics Experts You Should Follow on Social

The Logistics of Logistics

Keeping up with a complex, multi-layered, global industry is harder than most people think, so we decided to share a list of industry experts who share perspectives, news, trends and timely data on a regular basis on Twitter and Linkedin. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C Lisa Anderson.

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Day 3 (Last Day) - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Cloud & Big Data. Case Studies. |. Today was the last day of the conference and Pulse was open only until 4 PM. Pharmaceutical and Biotech. Public Sector. Publishing Resources Industries. Business Services. Business Applications. Management Consulting. Sustainability Services. Technology Services. Application Management.

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