Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 23, 2020

Orbit Chart of TJX Versus Peer Group for the Period of 2010-2019. Orbit Chart for Ecolab at the Intersection of Inventory Turns and Operating Margin Versus the Chemical Industry for the Period of 2010-2019. Most of the optimization focus in the traditional software solution focuses within a function of source, make or deliver.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Orbit Chart for Henkel versus Consumer Non-Durable Industry for the Period of 2010-2019. The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The second story is about a regional beverage manufacturer. Henkel is underperforming its peer group. What can we learn? I have changed the names to provide anonymity. The answer?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 14, 2018

A slight change within a function–in sourcing or manufacturing, or along the chain–can greatly impact the outcomes of cost, customer service, or working capital. Today’s supply chain—with greater outsourcing, global manufacturing, and complex bill of materials–requires synchronization of the links.

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Synovos

DECEMBER 5, 2023

They were a new company that had taken over an existing manufacturing plant and lacked the infrastructure needed to keep the facilities in good working order, whether that was buyers to order parts or an accounts team to manage the purchasing process. It’s a juggling act between the finance and manufacturing side of the business.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 7, 2018

The first value is the average for the period of 2010-2016 while the second number shows the average change comparing 2016 to 2010. For example, for the period of 2010-2016, pharmaceutical company margins averaged 22%. Comparing 2010 to 2016, operating margin improved by 4%. Source: CNN, [link].

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The fact that most manufacturers struggled to achieve supply chain agility during COVID is not news. Molex has more than 80 manufacturing facilities around the world supported by an 18,000 strong supplier eco-system that provide raw materials, electronic components, and services. The Molex Supply Chain. Keys to Success.

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Kinaxis

MARCH 21, 2017

The master production schedule suffers from very intense and short term production schedule variations and purchased materials unavailability. Manufacturing flow simplifications. Alternative sources for parts. So when a new product is introduced, how can supply chains re-align supply and demand?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. increase in 2010, eleven years ago. Does this solve the problem? When I get this question, I swallow hard.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2020

Gartner research shows that companies that continued to increase earnings while others declined in 2009 and 2010 were those that were able to keep their foot on the gas through the downturn because they had planned responses in advance. One US-based ToolsGroup manufacturing customer sources parts from several Chinese and Italian suppliers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2020

When Gartner purchased AMR Research in December 2009, the methodology became the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Only 29% of manufacturers easily manage total cost trade-offs. The research project analyzed 1200 combinations of 180 metrics for four hundred companies for the period of 2010-2012. The reason? Ahold), L’Oréal S.A,

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The number one question that I am asked today by manufacturers across all industries is “How can I improve customer service?” A common issue in financially-driven companies is the heavy utilization of manufacturing assets past reasonable limits throwing the supply chain out of balance. Background. 4 Maximize Buffers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.” increase in 2010, eleven years ago. Does this solve the problem? When I get this question, I swallow hard.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 15, 2023

All these modern products are manufactured using the key commodities germanium and gallium. Unfortunately, China has just issued critical restrictions on these commodities, creating a cause for concern for many businesses and manufacturers in the high-tech and semiconductor space. Do you know what these products have in common?

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Enterra Insights

JULY 12, 2019

Nigel Duckworth ( @nigelduckworth ), a marketing strategist at One Network Enterprises, notes it can be difficult for manufacturers to concentrate on the long game with a swirl of new technologies constantly vying for attention. Sixty-four percent of the manufacturers surveyed are looking for increased market share in their existing markets.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Many medical device manufacturers are looking more closely at how they can make their operations less vulnerable to disruption. There may be opportunities your medical device manufacturing operation can leverage – in labor, materials, manufacturing and the supply chain – to make your infrastructure more resilient in the face of change.

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Prior to the pandemic, efficiency meant just-in-time manufacturing, but disruptions exposed the flaw in this approach. It’s important to note that a lot of today’s worst supply shortages happen in supplier sub-tiers, where manufacturers lack visibility. Lessons learned since the pandemic are the key to surviving new challenges.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. The subcontract efforts feature the majority of military and part of commercial aviation, systems are outsourced by the overall airframe manufacturer, known as “primes” (Boeing, Airbus, Sikorski, etc.)

Aerospace 40

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

Negotiation, a crucial skill in the realms of business and procurement, demands the ability to remain calm, collected, and confident even in the most challenging situations. These films were chosen to inspire and educate both aspiring negotiators and seasoned procurement managers.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 14, 2020

First, develop contracts with manufacturers of healthcare supplies. These have to be firm contracts – asking Manufacturers to “reserve” capacity/quantities of material to supplement the SNS is not going to happen. Our manufacturers most often rely upon foreign supply chains. Handfield, 2010, p.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

These changes can significantly impact supply chains by affecting sourcing strategies, trade routes, and market access. The scarcity of skilled professionals in areas such as logistics, procurement, and data analytics can hinder the ability to effectively manage and optimize supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2016

In this blog, Andy discusses the health of the manufacturing industry, manufacturing technology orders, and setting benchmarks for company performance. The State of the Health of The US Manufacturing Sector & Manufacturing Technology Orders. USMTO is managed by AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

So much so that in 2010, I believed that the convergence of social and traditional enterprise applications would happen quickly. In January 2010, Toyota had a very messy recall for nine million vehicles globally. In 2010, Kellogg had a problem with an odor in waxy resins found in the package liner. Absolutely! Is there promise?

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Oracle SCM

JULY 12, 2017

Original version published in APICS Extra , July 2010. Companies tripped over themselves to build ecommerce portals, and one-click purchasing grew in relevance. Strategy 3: Optimize product designs and product management for supply, manufacturing, and sustainability to accelerate profitable innovation. By Maha Muzumdar.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

The company has a sourcing team that vets the beans. In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores. Those reps go into stores and stock the store shelves.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Source Trust is a nonprofit founded by swiss chocolatier Lindt with the goal of transforming farmer livelihoods through grower training and community assistance. Other brand-name chocolate companies that partner with Source Trust include Ferrero, Hershey, Fazer and Meiji. The post Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In 2015, I worked with a manufacturer of men’s underwear. (My The company sold on Amazon, operated its own website, managed outlet stores, and could purchase end-aisle displays in major retail chains. In 2010, Kellogg produced cereal with liners in the box with an odor. The manufacturer had an infestation problem.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2013

California, for example, passed the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 , which went into effect in January 2012. In response, federal and state governments are taking action to drive down the use of slave labor in supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2016

Offshoring is basically when a company moves manufacturing to a foreign country in an attempt to save money. For a time, this model of manufacturing seemed to be the paragon of effective business. This may include research and development, product manufacturing, product packaging, and shipping processes. The short answer is no.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

manufacturing is not experiencing a “renaissance” Industry experts conservatively acknowledge that off-shoring has slowed, and perhaps “stabilized” Although around 80,000 manufacturing jobs have come back to the U.S. Manufacturing has gained 700,000 jobs since 2010. manufacturing.

America 120

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Logility

APRIL 30, 2020

In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008–2010, CSR again became a focus for evaluating corporate behavior. With every participant in your global supply chain — retailers, brands, vendors, manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, agents, brokers, carriers and freight forwarders – on the same page, quality management is better executed.

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crisp

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated annual greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reporting for organizations emitting over 25,000 metric tons of GHGs per year, and those in specific industries like vehicle manufacturing and industrial gas. Example: The tea company purchases a new truck and factory.

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IQMS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Key factors influencing inventory levels, supplier quality, demand forecasting, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, production planning, transportation management and more are becoming known for the first time. Source: Machine Learning – A Giant Leap for Supply Chain Forecasting, Material Handling and Logistics Conference (PDF, 28 pp.,

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Source Trust is a nonprofit founded by swiss chocolatier Lindt with the goal of transforming farmer livelihoods through grower training and community assistance. Other brand-name chocolate companies that partner with Source Trust include Ferrero, Hershey, Fazer and Meiji. The post Is Your Halloween Candy Responsibly Sourced?

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Ford has elected to partner with South Korean based battery manufacturer SK Innovation , in building and the joint operating of three battery production facilities, two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. The report highlights 10 years of data dating back to 2010 indicating that the 10 CEO ’s of the three U.S. Both of these U.S.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2021

Gartner purchased the firm in 2010.) A balance sheet analysis shows that 95% of publicly traded manufacturers are stuck (when compared to peer group) at the intersection of growth and margin, margin and inventory turns, and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) and growth. AMR Research was an industry analyst firm in Boston.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 3, 2013

The company partnered with SAP to launch a product offering, SAP Supply Chain Response by icon-scm, in 2010. SAP company passed on a thirty-day period of first refusal to acquire the asset allowing the purchase by E2open on July 31st, 2013. This licensed software offering was purchased at slightly under 3X revenues.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 10, 2018

On the supply side, however, there is less and less room for manufacturers to absorb additional costs as volatile input prices put the squeeze on margins and the marketing investment required to differentiate branded products from private-label competitors continues to rise.

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