The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 23, 2020

Most of the current repetitive processes like (forecasting, reports, purchase orders & Invoicing) will be automated using various technologies. As the fabric suppliers require the longest lead times, ZARA approves designs & initiates manufacturing after it gets feedback from its stores. Case Study Agility: ZARA.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

The shutdown resulted from a federal investigation following four cases of infant bacterial infections in babies who consumed formula from the plant, with the FDA reporting two deaths. When it comes to defining “the essentials,” few products are as vital as baby formula. That’s a 9% increase in the last month alone.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For instance, The Economist reports that between 2011 and 2015 the largest 25 food and beverage incumbents accounted for nearly half (45%) of total industry revenue, but smaller companies drove nearly all (97%) of market growth. Microbrand Dollar Shave Club reached a $1 billion valuation w hen it was purchased by Unilever in 2016.

Supply Chain Planning Software 159

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 17, 2018

It is just not enough to do a software upgrade or slowly push continuous improvement projects. Nick Lynch is the Global Excellence Manager at Shell Lubricants, a division of Shell Global. Nick is a master of influence skills and building cross-functional, horizontal processes. In this post we share our take on his journey.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Correspondent Bill Whitaker ( @BillWhitakerCBS ) reported, “Getting the goods from here to store shelves is proving to be a lot more daunting. In total, about US$14 trillion of the world’s goods spend some time inside a big metal box.”[3]. port operations. It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. And out at sea?

Supply Chain Design Software 130

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s news related to Ford Motor in having to warn investors of an unanticipated $1 billion in added quarterly supply chain costs. Some decisions are being predicated on models most in demand by consumers while others focus on most profitable vehicles. Background. Broader Industry Perspectives.

Cost Reduction Strategies 59

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Khadeeja Safdar ( @khadeeja_safdar ) and Imani Moise ( @MoiseNoise ) report, “Retailers had their best holiday sales since 2011, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse, which tracks payments in stores and online.”[1] The growth in mobile purchasing continues. during November and December, compared with a 1.3%

Inventory Reduction 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

I have been at it for a long time. I just started working on it as an objective. That is the role of marketing or sales or procurement. ” I just think it needs to get done, and that in most organizations it is not. Most lack the understanding and they are just not incented to build value networks.

Pricing Training 261

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Requis

MAY 22, 2020

In the 1990s, purchasing managers were focusing on how to beat up their suppliers in order to buy cheaper. Meanwhile, salespeople for suppliers were trying to work around procurement. Tom had literally put his inventory on these control towers, and it was all updating in real time. Highlights from the conversation.

Data 52

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6 River Systems

JUNE 29, 2020

At the same time, supply chain disruptions resulted in shortages of vital parts and components, and retailers such as grocery stores faced challenges keeping items like toilet paper, hand soap and sanitizer and disinfecting wipes on their shelves. Maintain a culture of compliance, even in times of crisis.

Supply Chain Planning Software 116

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Before we discuss how mobile data collection solutions can help struggling businesses, we need to address just how serious it is that all companies continuously evaluate their supply chain for weaknesses. By January 2015, USA Today reported the retailer had lost upwards of $2 billion since it first announced its expansion in 2011.

Resource Reduction 52

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Before we discuss how mobile data collection solutions can help struggling businesses, we need to address just how serious it is that all companies continuously evaluate their supply chain for weaknesses. By January 2015, USA Today reported the retailer had lost upwards of $2 billion since it first announced its expansion in 2011.

Resource Reduction 52

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 6, 2021

Getting a package delivered on time is paramount to e-commerce success ‘table stakes.’ Most did not exist before 2011, and within the past few years, the popularity of these innovative parcel delivery options has skyrocketed primarily due to continued market volatility. E-Commerce Growth. ?The Capacity Crunch / Talent Shortage.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 1, 2024

So, before we begin this, I’m just going to go over a few ground rules. If we’re unable to, if we run out of time, and unable to get to all of the questions, which is always a good problem for us to have, Arena will get back to you directly. Or if you just want to go to devicetalks.com, you can find a link pretty easily.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 2, 2018

A slew of global purchasing managers indexes all point to deep supply constraints as this year's economy looks to be the strongest since 2011. A slew of purchasing managers indexes published on Jan. A slew of purchasing managers indexes published on Jan. 2 from China, Germany, France, Italy and the U.K.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. Meet Ernest.

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Kinaxis

JULY 8, 2015

Why can’t we predict everything? Predictive analytics are one way to forward think. With shorter lead-times and fierce competition, a missed delivery can result in losing customers and missing financial projections. by Carol McIntosh Forward Thinkers. Data scientists are the new generation of supply chain planners.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For the past five years, the team at Supply Chain Insights identified Supply Chains to Admire Award Winners by analyzing performance by peer group on the key metrics of growth, operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC). As a B2B company, procurement management is essential. Meet Ernest.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

APRIL 8, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Abstract Technologies such as Social networking, mobile, analytics and cloud computing have been shaking the IT industry for past several years. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. Finance & Accounting.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 3, 2013

SmartOps was purchased by SAP. The press release last week cited the reason for the acquisition, “…as part of the strategy to build a real-time optimization solution for S&OP on SAP HANA. SAP released an S&OP solution using HANA in 2011. epitaph n. A brief literary piece commemorating the deceased.

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Repl Group

JULY 1, 2019

Just one year later and the giant of online retail, Amazon, started selling books online. . It took just three years from its inception in 2004 for Facebook to achieve its first 100,000 business pages.Today, that number is 60 million. . Retail history is littered with has-been megastars. Who have failed to invest in technology.

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RFgen

AUGUST 7, 2022

The total cost of this recall is believed to have exceeded $1 billion after lawsuits. 2011 Food Modernization and Safety Act: This law gives the FDA the authority to order mandatory recalls and establish a food product tracing system. Additional Food Traceability Resources. In 2012, the U.S. company’s peanut plant in New Mexico.

Food 52

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 12, 2021

“From the earliest starting point of time until 2003,” observes Priya Dialani ( @priyadialani ), founder of Les Fleurs, “the whole world just had five billion gigabytes of data. A similar amount of data was produced over just two days in 2011. By 2013, this volume was created every 10 minutes.”[1]

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 4, 2013

In studying truck fuel consumption and fuel costs in detail, I found the following facts to be true: Truck drivers face challenges, and those that best manage truck fuel consumption enjoy a competitive advantage over the rest. miles per gallon in 2011, and fuel economy for super-single tractor-trailer combinations was 7.35

Cost Reduction Strategies 100

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Unleashed

APRIL 1, 2020

And secondly, businesses now have a window of opportunity to reflect on how to adapt and survive in these times and beyond. 85% of companies that were growth leaders before a recession toppled during bad times, according to a 2010 study by Harvard Business Review. In short, the time to act for future success is now.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

AUGUST 10, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. « Oil operators and Oil services firms - time to dissolve internal walls | Main | Enabling individual item picking in tomorrows warehouses » Rapid Innovation will Differentiate the Future of Retail Industry.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line? The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). What is the USMTO Data Report? Why Wenzel America Uses the USMTO Data Reports.

Manufacturing Procurement 120

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The digital path to purchase was still just a lightly trodden path for most consumers; however, things have changed. Davis’ and Silverman’s prediction that Cyber Monday sales would continue to grow proved correct. In 2011 Cyber Monday sales jumped 22% to $1.25 The growth of Cyber Monday sales.

Purchasing Skills 100

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EMERGE App

JULY 3, 2018

trillion in 2011 ! Landed costs are expenses that need to be paid when you ship products from one country to the doorstep of the customer in another country. These costs are typically customs duties, insurance and freight. But, wait, isn’t the selling or purchase price more important than landed costs?

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 11, 2016

At Wenzel we watch the PMI ( Purchasing Managers Index ) and the USMTO (United States Manufacturing Technology Orders) numbers and compare them with our own performance. The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is an indicator of the economic health of the manufacturing sector. So not good news on the whole.

Manufacturing Procurement 120

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

According to Just-Style, supply chain mapping is a strategy that promotes collaboration and shows ties between suppliers, manufacturers and other stakeholders. A recent news report from U.S. Learn how those in supply chain management can utilize mapping. Defining Supply Chain Mapping.

Supply Chain Software 52

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

According to Just-Style, supply chain mapping is a strategy that promotes collaboration and shows ties between suppliers, manufacturers and other stakeholders. A recent news report from U.S. Learn how those in supply chain management can utilize mapping. Defining Supply Chain Mapping.

Supply Chain Software 52

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Murano Corporation

JANUARY 19, 2016

which combines Cloud Computing, Big Data and Analytics, Horizontal and Vertical System Integration, the Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity to interconnect manufacturers and their customers and suppliers in an extended supply chain. was coined in 2011 at the Hanover Fair, the world’s largest industrial expo. Industry 4.0

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 16, 2022

But is this time-limited fad worth investing in? The value of this cryptocurrency is different every day, just like the stock market. But whether or not the price will rise or fall depends on multiple factors and can’t be predicted with absolute certainty. Bitcoin value will continue to fluctuate.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 14, 2015

On May 17, 2010, instead of reporting to his workstation, Tan Zhiqing pressed on the emergency button and stopped the production line. In no time, 50 other workers also stopped working. In the Honda transmissions factory of Nanhaï, where Tan Zhiqing had worked for nearly three years, workers were discouraged. They failed.

Negotiate Pricing 40

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Like I said last year, making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target: sometimes you get lucky and hit the mark; other times you miss the bullseye by a mile. Here’s one of my predictions for 2016 that hit the mark: Blockchain Technology Will Make Its Debut in Supply Chain Management.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

A 2017 ANZ report suggests that craft breweries are more labour intensive, which may explain the rise in the employment rate for the beer market, as well as its relatively low labour productivity metrics over time. Beer drinking has changed in recent years with the emergence of smaller breweries creating bespoke beers.

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