Papers

Supply chain professionals who operate in the global environment need to be armed with a solid global supply chain management strategy.

Deciding to properly invest in an automation system will have great long term economic benefits.

Approximately 48 million people in the United States fall victim to foodborne illness each year, as reported by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Initially, IoT applications were limited for operational activities on shop floor and data was not leveraged for enterprise use, and with the evolution of Industry 4.0 and industrial Internet, customers are looking to leverage this Big Data and develop responsive and intelligent applications for line-of-business and industry-specific end-to-end processes.

The Six most important factors to consider when acquiring a new Warehouse Management System.

With the recession in the past, many beverage companies are now in growth mode. Although this is a positive shift, it has created new challenges.

Technology is one of today’s fastest-growing supply chain innovations; In the 2016 MHI Annual Industry Report, survey participants ranked robotics and automation as the top emerging technology expected to transform supply chains over the next 10 years.

A roadmap for online freight services: this paper presents real world experience, and data, of how other industries have leveraged online channels in order to increase sales and efficiency.

Mathematical modeling is used to create realistic, data-supported warehouse designs that build confidence in MHE system expectations and sizing recommendations.

It should be clear that the list of potential underlying causes for inefficiencies in a DC at a growing company is long and many of the issues are interrelated.

Beverage distributors that have struggled with SKU proliferation and its impact on productivity and profitability now have a solution to this challenge that is simpler, more flexible and much more affordable than full automation.

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) CSA research, "Assessing the Impact of Non-Preventable Crashes on CSA Scores" estimates non-preventable crash costs exceed $68 million for the 15 carriers in the analysis.

By applying common metrics to social S&OP, much as is done with S&OP at present, you can develop a consistent method of performance evaluation throughout the entire supply and demand planning chain.

Many of today’s retail distribution professionals have experienced a major shift in the fulfillment requirements that need to be efficiently supported through their distribution center (DC).

This white paper investigates the business process, technology, and the associated implications for the future of supply chain management, it also recommends a business and technology architecture for bridging to the future.

The decisions surrounding whether a SKU should be stocked and where, and in what status it is to be held in the supply chain, impact the profitability of your company.

The manufacturing landscape is facing dramatic changes, creating and capturing value in this new environment will require understanding the factors driving change in specific manufacturing sectors, focusing on activities that convey a structural advantage, leveraging the skills and capabilities of third parties, fundamentally rethinking business models, and identifying influence points.

The supplier hub alternative was particularly intriguing because it provided the additional benefit of allowing Apple to decrease the amount of inventory on its books, by negotiating with suppliers to defer payment for incoming materials until the day of use.

Information drives competitive advantage in the Digital-First World, and the effective management and coordination of it is critical, to drive competitive advantage and operate seamlessly within this ecosystem of partners, companies need to re-invent their business processes with digital technology.

The report is ideal for shippers seeking a spare parts logistics provider, for providers that wish to benchmark service offerings, or for researchers in need of market sizing data.