Supply Chain and Sales and Operations Planning Software

April 14, 2016

Leveraging Best Practices for Global Freight Management

For companies operating in just one country, creating transportation visibility and efficient freight management processes is a...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

April 12, 2016

Why Companies Should Plan For Every Part

Next time you’re doing laundry, take a look at the inside label on one of your shirts. These labels usually contain a wealth of...

Tags: Manufacturing , SCM - Supply Chain Management

April 7, 2016

Cloud Computing in Global Supply Chain Management

In a recent entry about the hurdles supply chain planners and mangers may face in 2016, we discussed the implementation of new...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , Supply Chain Trends

April 5, 2016

Moving Beyond the Bill: Rethinking BOM

Go into any chef’s kitchen and you’ll find books of them. They’re scribbled on note cards, torn from magazine articles, printed...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , Supply Chain Trends

March 31, 2016

How the Internet of Things Increases In-Transit Visibility

In our previous few blog entries, we’ve explored how technology has impacted today’s globalizing supply chain industry and how...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

March 29, 2016

TPP and Supply Chain Agility: What You Need to Know

One of the biggest and still most mysterious headlines of 2015 was the approval of the Trans Pacific Partnership this last...

Tags: Supply Chain Trends

March 24, 2016

5 Steps for Creating a More Sustainable Supply Chain

Several of our more recent articles have examined the newest trends innovating today’s global supply chain industry. From the...

Tags: Supply Chain Trends

March 22, 2016

The Real Value of Sequencing Solutions: Part 2

In part 1 of this series, we discussed how best to define sequencing solutions and the value they can provide a company’s...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

March 17, 2016

The Real Value of Sequencing Solutions: Part 1

In an effort to educate readers on some of the most interesting and pertinent technological discussions of the day, today we...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

March 15, 2016

3 Reasons Supply Managers Should Adopt A Postmodern ERP Mindset

On a recent cross-country flight, I was seated next to a supply chain manager for Company X who, after furiously typing away on...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

March 10, 2016

4 Ways Leveraging Social Media Can Enhance Your Supply Chain

Composing a Tweet or posting a Facebook status update is not necessarily at the top of the priority list for supply chain...

March 8, 2016

Functional Silos Are Dragging Down Your Supply Chain

Think about the concept of a silo and you very quickly realize why farmers and those in the agriculture industry rely on them:...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management

March 4, 2016

Shay Sidner named ‘Pro to Know’ by Supply & Demand Chain Executive

flexis North America, Inc. Director of Operations Shay Sidner was recognized February 24 as a “Pro to Know” by the demand and...

Tags: S&OP - Sales & Operations Planning , SCM - Supply Chain Management

March 3, 2016

How In-Memory Databases Can Solve Supply Chain Problems

Ask any supply chain planner (SCP) or manager about their most pressing needs and you’ll hear the same thing again and again: “I...

Tags: Supply Chain Trends

March 1, 2016

Supply Chains and Industry 4.0: The Perfect Match?

Industry 4.0. Sure, it sounds like something straight out of a science-fiction movie, but major technological advancements in...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Supply Chain Trends

February 23, 2016

Why Supply Chain Optimization is a Value-added Proposition

Supply chain managers (SCMs) today are facing a seemingly contradictory problem: sifting through large pools of available data...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management

February 16, 2016

Recurrent vs. Disruptive Supply Chain Risks

It’s easy for supply chain planners and managers to get swept up in the daily operations of keeping products moving, monitoring...

Tags: Supply Chain Trends

February 9, 2016

Do Intelligent Planning Solutions Impact Supply Chain Efficiency?

It’s a problem too many companies in the automotive supply industry continue to wrestle with: How can we infuse our supply chain...

Nick Ostdick

Leveraging Best Practices for Global Freight Management

Why Companies Should Plan For Every Part

Cloud Computing in Global Supply Chain Management

Moving Beyond the Bill: Rethinking BOM

How the Internet of Things Increases In-Transit Visibility

TPP and Supply Chain Agility: What You Need to Know

5 Steps for Creating a More Sustainable Supply Chain

The Real Value of Sequencing Solutions: Part 2

The Real Value of Sequencing Solutions: Part 1

3 Reasons Supply Managers Should Adopt A Postmodern ERP Mindset

4 Ways Leveraging Social Media Can Enhance Your Supply Chain

Functional Silos Are Dragging Down Your Supply Chain

Shay Sidner named ‘Pro to Know’ by Supply & Demand Chain Executive

How In-Memory Databases Can Solve Supply Chain Problems

Supply Chains and Industry 4.0: The Perfect Match?

Why Supply Chain Optimization is a Value-added Proposition

Recurrent vs. Disruptive Supply Chain Risks

Do Intelligent Planning Solutions Impact Supply Chain Efficiency?

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