GlobalTranz

JULY 24, 2015

Supply chain management in manufacturing is by no means a simple process, but the United States is learning from past mistakes and they're poised to start playing a little catch-up in the manufacturing world due to their expertise. Government Weighs In on Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing. The Numbers Are In.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 4, 2022

It started in manufacturing and spread, step by step, to improvements in the way the company runs its supply chain. Being able to look at a service failure and get down to root causes is necessary for continuous improvement. COVID has led many companies to talk about improving their resilience. It takes time.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Holiday shipping prices for 2014 are pretty similar to what they were last year, only a bit higher. Another thing to keep in mind when it comes to holiday shipping for 2014 is the Christmas tree monster. AAA Cooper will be closed or have limited operations on the following days: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 – Closed.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 25, 2021

Enterprise resilience–the ability to have consistent balance sheet returns despite market volatility– decreased starting in 2014. Few measured projects against improved results. The average multinational has over a thousand continuous improvement programs. The reality is very different. There are many reasons.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Not only has Walmart excelled over the decades in traditional supply chain management but with recent news as of late, Walmart is also focused on continuous improvement by investing more into emerging technologies to capture more of the e-commerce market as well as a focus on sustainability. The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2014.”

Gartner 120

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Holiday shipping prices for 2014 are pretty similar to what they were last year, only a bit higher. Another thing to keep in mind when it comes to holiday shipping for 2014 is the Christmas tree monster. AAA Cooper will be closed or have limited operations on the following days: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 – Closed.

Cost Reduction Strategies 120

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

We've already hit 3 of our 5 main categories by featuring the most popular blogs for the logistics blog posts, manufacturing blog posts, and supply chain blog posts. We are continually touting the use of technology and best practices in order to move shippers' businesses forward. Top Freight Blog Posts from 2014.

Freight 120

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

A traditional viewpoint of manufacturers reveals many flaws in the efficiencies of standard shipping, transportation, and other logistics processes. Inherently, manufacturing and logistics go hand in hand. Manufacturers must receive raw material inbound and send out product to customers outbound.

Cost Reduction Strategies 120

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Distributors will inbound to a manufacturer the inventory needed and transportation management, especially inbound freight management, efficiency is paramount to an effective vendor managed inventory model. The Ford Motor Company led by Henry Ford and The Toyota Manufacturing Company led the way to VMI.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Editor's Note: This is a republish of an infographic from Sanderson IT , a supplier of software solutions to multi-channel retail and manufacturing businesses. Since our manufacturing shipper customers like to receive content that is helpful for them, we thought this was a great infographic to share. Optimise efficiency.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

increase over 2011, according to Capgemini’s 2014 18th Annual Third Party Logistics Study. Commitment to continuous improvement, not just short-term savings: Transportation optimization is more than moving freight for the lowest cost. But it’s not just limited to large corporations. Global 3PL revenues grew to $676.9

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

We took a holistic approach to accomplish this goal by developing training programs and tools to ensure that all employees had an accurate picture of total cost and how to drive improvements. I strongly believe diversity of experience and thought leads to improved performance.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2015

As the world is more distributed and players within the supply chain in transportation, manufacturing, and distribution are varied, applying a supplier quality management system in your business may allow you to stay more strategic and collaborative. Examples and Case Studies from the Implementation of a Supplier Quality Management System.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

The effect was primarily on office productivity and entertainment, but not on manufacturing. The period of 2004-2014 had a.4 Stuck today, nine out of ten companies struggle to improve performance at the intersection of operating margin and inventory turns. 4 percent TFP annualized growth rate down from 1.03

South Carolina 180

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Lead times are in weeks and months in cases where manufacturing is outsourced to firms on the other side of the earth. However, a 2014 report by University of Tennessee on managing risk in global supply chains points out that 90% of the firms surveyed do not quantify risk when outsourcing production!

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 29, 2015

KPIs or Key Performance Indicators are a core practice of measuring the effectiveness and for continuous improvement in any business outsourcing model. KPIs for Cost Reduction and Continuous Improvement was created. The Reiterated Importance of Understanding and Managing KPIs in Business and Logistics Management.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2015

Distribution center utilization of 5S, Kaizen/Continuous Improvement, and Lean Six Sigma and transportation cost reduction: example: use your or your Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider partner’s Transportation Management System (TMS) to optimize your freight so you add value and reduce costs by using the most effective lanes and routes.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 120

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. We then rated companies on their ability to manage and improve a portfolio of metrics: operating margin, inventory turns and Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 19, 2014

moments are rare; most meaningful innovations are the result of incremental change and continuous improvement. It was one of the first enterprises in this sector to vertically integrate by bringing bottle and cap manufacturing in-house. However, MIT CTL research suggests that big-step, Eureka!

Material Savings 72

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

I wrote about this emerging trend in Keeping Control: What 3PLs Must Convince Their Customers (March 2014). Here’s an excerpt: My hypothesis is that as manufacturers and retailers start to view logistics as a core strategic function, their desire to take more control will increase, and so their desire to outsource will diminish.

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MIT Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Technology could improve New York’s taxi system. How does a supply chain keep on improving in a changing competitive environment? There is no single answer, but two key elements in the quest for continuous improvement are technology and talent. At the same time, supply chain knowledge is becoming more specialized.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2015

After a lackluster 2014, optimism is back in the market. It’s simply our core value to continuously improve. Today’s technology-savvy customers (manufacturers and retailers) are more favorably predisposed towards logistics outsourcing companies that are technologically advanced.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 4, 2015

In their effort to successfully acquire new customer contracts and deliver quality products through SQM, medical device manufacturers face the following challenges. Quickly detecting design and manufacturing process flaws and launch the necessary recurrence prevention actions. 2: Medical devices. 3: Consumer goods.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

We have talked a great deal about the evaulation of suppliers on our blog and this post continues that great tradition. When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. Cost of quality.

Procurement Analytics 120

Procurement Analytics Metrics Quality Supply Chain Planning Software 120

Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 22, 2015

I was moving from a position where I led a manufacturing operation to being a part of a team to design supply chain software to improve planning decisions. I was moving from the world of manufacturing to a new world of software. The technology world moves at a quicker pace than the world of manufacturing and distribution.

Inventory Reduction 150

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2016

Google’s 2014 purchase of the British firm Deep Mind for something more than $ 400 million produced a bonanza of publicity earlier this year, when its game playing program whipped a human master of the ancient strategy game Go.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 120

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. The mission for the Tokyo-based company and the world’s largest tyre manufacturer is to achieve Dan-Totsu – to be an absolute and undisputed leader – in all aspects of business. -Distribution in China takes a detour.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2016

In 2013 Nokia took full ownership of Nokia Siemens Networks, buying the other half of the venture from Siemens, and 2014 sold its handset business to Microsoft. As senior vice president operations, I am the business owner of all operations from demand planning to execution, procurement to manufacturing. What is your responsibility? “As

Supply and Demand 60

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Talking Logistics

JULY 26, 2013

You can review the press release for more details, but this is yet another example of how software vendors are responding to the growing demand from manufacturers and retailers for supply chain and logistics modeling and simulation capabilities (for related commentary, see “ Transportation Simulation: Who Needs It? ”).

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Or is it the use of the Internet of Things to transform manufacturing or reduce issues with counterfeiting? This issue is that the orders have inherent order latency (The time for customer purchases to translate to manufacturing orders). Activists won, partially won, or settled 73% of proxy fights in 2014; this is up from 55% in 2010.

Supply and Demand 150

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 21, 2015

A means of optimizing Supply Chain performance in which the manufacturer is responsible for maintaining the distributor’s inventory levels. The manufacturer has access to the distributor’s inventory data and is responsible for generating purchase orders. The manufacturer is responsible for creating and maintaining the inventory plan.

Vendor Strategies 120

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 8, 2015

If you are a manufacturing company or distributor, you most likely are using a warehouse or distribution center to make sure you are able to store inventory, replinish store fronts, and easily send goods to customers or receive goods for manufacture or distribution.

DC 120

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 11, 2016

Trucks were readily available on the spot market in 2015 , and at bargain prices -- at least when you compare to average rates in 2014. If you take a longer view, however, it's 2014 that looks like the exception. By the end of 2014, big carriers realized they needed to boost capacity. 2015 Looks Like 2013, but With More Trucks.

Purchasing Skills 70

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 6, 2014

Industrial Manufacturing. This is true to some extent but security measures have improved a lot in recent times and are in continuous improvement mode. Posted by Praveen Kumar Agrawal on March 6, 2014 12:45 PM | Permalink. Posted by: bharathi.b | March 31, 2014 12:22 PM. April 2014. March 2014.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Wes Burt, Production Control-SCM-Assistant Manager at Toyota Manufacturing Canada, also gave an informative case study presentation. In Toyota’s case, the customer is the company’s manufacturing plants, which run in a lean, just-in-time environment where every minute of downtime is very expensive.

Supply Chain Design Software 20

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 21, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Emerging business needs and stiff competition are forcing organizations to rethink on the business strategies, often requiring them to identify avenues for improvements and leading them towards what is known as "Transformation". January 2014. Copyright © 2014 Infosys Limited. Automotive.

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Supply Chain Trend

DECEMBER 22, 2023

However, for a manufacturer a price or promotional change might first need to be aligned with the customer. I’ve suggested an IBP Net Promotor Score , but I’ll refrain from adding this as a principle as it can also be considered as part of any change or continuous improvement effort.

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