Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 31, 2023

Background In a number of prior Supply Chain Matters blog commentaries, we have highlighted for readers how global smartphone and consumer electronics provider Apple has behind the scenes been influencing key contract manufacturing and component suppliers to begin to establish alternative sourcing of materials and production beyond China.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2023

The Announcement Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Airbus announced plans t o double the production of the company’s final assembly production capabilities within China. Such scope requires a domestic manufacturing presence both politically and economically from a supply and production output perspective.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

This blog was started in 2010. Today, 270 posts and five years later, I am thankful for the opportunity to sit at my kitchen table and communicate to almost 20,000 supply chain professionals globally (directly through this blog and through connections on Linkedin). Manufacturing is core to the middle class and a healthy economy.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We continue our series on the most read articles from the Cerasis blog for 2015 today by featuring any of the blogs in the transportation management or transportation categories. . We are now on the 4th of our 5 main blog categories we will feature as we wind down the year. A Look To 2018 and Beyond.

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Arena Solutions

MARCH 9, 2023

Since 2015, PTC has hosted LiveWorx , a global forum that brings together manufacturing executives, engineers, product designers, quality leaders, supply chain partners, and other like-minded individuals who are focused on harnessing disruptive technologies to manage uncertainty and transform their business.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides another update on ongoing strategic sourcing and operational developments occurring among electric vehicle focused supply and production networks. can spur added interest in battery manufacturing circular networks. Rivian Automotive Initiates Key Strategic Partnership with Mercedes.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Former McKinsey analyst Markus Zils adds, “The circular economy aims to eradicate waste — not just from manufacturing processes, as lean management aspires to do, but systematically, throughout the life cycles and uses of products and their components. Procurement. ” Supply Chain Elements of a Circular Economy. ” Element 2.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and Q3-2023 published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled added contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. down from the 49.2

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Arena Solutions

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Getting high-quality, compliant products to market is a long and arduous journey for most manufacturers. Regardless of the business, today’s manufacturers are under pressure to innovate faster and gain first-mover advantages while operating under the constraints of stringent regulatory requirements and greater product complexity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 28, 2016

The average manufacturing company’s supply chain organization is 15 years old. To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. Each year at Supply Chain Insights , we study the progress of public companies in manufacturing, retail and distribution sectors. A Look at History.

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QAD

JANUARY 16, 2020

Further complicating matters, auto manufacturers source ECUs from many different suppliers, meaning that no one player is in control of, or even familiar with, all of a vehicle’s source code. Connected Vehicles and their Manufacturers. Tracking Automotive Security Vulnerabilities and Cyber Attacks . million vehicles.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

in this blog, I am going to rely on the account of the songwriter, that the song is a childhood story about a dragon that lived in Honalee. In 2015, I worked with a manufacturer of men’s underwear. (My The manufacturer had an infestation problem. Stories from the Field. To stir up debate, let me share some stories.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 11, 2022

But as US trade representative Katherine Tai, recently stated, “We cannot just go back to the world in 2015 and pretend like these things didn’t happen.”[2] Although there is a lot of talk about near-shoring or reshoring manufacturing, global trade remains an important aspect of the global economy. Concluding Thoughts.

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Elementum

MAY 26, 2022

This is Part One of a multi-part blog, and we ’ ll be focusing here on the impacts from the evolving macro trends we’ve noted above, with some added perspective on the way the global supply network has become exponentially more complicated in the last 20 years. From 2015 to 2018, Amazon’s average delivery time decreased from 6 days to 3 days.

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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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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Source: Supply Chain Digest. Last month, Lennox Residential was runner-up in the 2015 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Supply Chain Innovation competition, arguably the top supply chain award in North America. In last week’s blog, I related Gartner Analyst Mike Burkett’s message about “ bi-modal thinking ”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 8, 2016

As an analyst in the supply chain market for 15 years, I have written many articles on best-of-breed technology companies purchased by a larger company. In July 2012 E2open went public on the NASDAQ; and in March 2015, after a series of financial earnings disappointments, Insight Venture Partners funded E2open to become private.

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

Manufacturing in South Africa. In addition, automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel mills, chemicals, fertilizer and food are important manufacturing sectors for the country. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing in South Africa. Commercial ship repair is also significant. About 4.6%

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QAD

JUNE 11, 2020

Manufacturing in South Africa. In addition, automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel mills, chemicals, fertilizer and food are important manufacturing sectors for the country. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing in South Africa. Commercial ship repair is also significant. About 4.6%

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 11, 2023

With the mandates set by the 2015 Paris Agreement to achieve a carbon net zero by 2050, companies have accelerated their schedules as customers, shareholders, employees, and suppliers have become more aware of the implications of climate change. During the pandemic businesses placed sustainability on hold—now they want to catch up.

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Arena Solutions

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Over the last 20 years, PLM has become increasingly important to manufacturers when it comes to new product development and introduction (NPDI). PLM is also starting to play a critical role in manufacturing companies’ environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies. The need for sustainability In 2015, the United Nations (U.N.)

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 4, 2022

An infographic prepared by Retail Aware reports that a survey found, “70% of CG executives [taking the survey] selected the inability to integrate data from multiple sources as the top analytics challenge.”[3] There are new sources of information about things like shipping and weather, and troves of public data.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

In this blog, we look at the top 10 supply chain events in disaster movies based on economic impact and general disruption to supply chain operations. Extreme weather like this would damage manufacturing and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. San Andreas (2015) If California was a country, its $3.1

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Technology. Industry vertical concentration includes Automotive, Manufacturing and Logistics industry sectors. This column serves as a news capsule of specific developments occurring in the supply chain technology sector.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 26, 2016

The traditional manufacturing job defined the middle class. Each time, I turn on the channel, manufacturing jobs frame the global debate. Ironically, as global manufacturing jobs decrease, there is a need for talent for the global supply chain. Higher percentage of growth than the industry average for the period of 2006-2015.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Here’s another blog from my colleague, Rajinder Bhandal from Leeds University. The goal should be to maintain domestic sources where doing so makes sense in terms of national security and to create a global network of trusted suppliers willing to become part of the blockchain / visibility network” (p.78,

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Arkieva

JULY 25, 2016

While demand seems to be on an uptick for manufacturers especially in the consumer goods industry, an increase in online shopping could also lead to a scarcity in the availability of distribution centers in the near future. in 2015, of which 50% to 75% comprised warehouses. Source: Multichannel Merchant. Read Full Article.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Suhas Bhise (Head of PPC, Logistics and Sourcing, Arvind Limited): At Arvind, we began looking for a new solution because there was a limitation to how much our existing planning system could meet our requirements. The featured experts in this blog post have more to say in our latest eBook, Breakthrough Business Ideas.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Source: Dictionary.com. I find that in this world of the global multi-national that procurement processes have become convoluted and increasingly complex. (In In my opinion, we have made procurement increasingly complex without adding value. My journey to understand SanDisk started in June 2015. in Net Cash on Hand.

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Arkieva

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Amazon pioneered the Amazon Dash Buttons in 2015; a Wi-Fi enabled device used for reordering products with the press of a button. Image source: Amazon website. Manufacturers who may have been looking at IoT buttons as an extra revenue stream may need to adjust their expectations, at least at the initial stages.

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QAD

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Manufacturing in Poland. Poland’s manufacturing centers around machinery, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages and textiles. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. Since August 2015, the chief of state has been Andrzei Duda. France, Italy and the Netherlands.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2023

According to business and industry media reports, the engine recall will affect upwards of 1,200 engines produced between 2015 and 2021. Since its introduction in 2016, the innovative Pratt GTF has been dogged by a series of reliability and manufacturing quality issues. The issue is a familiar one for the industry.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The emergence of just-in-time manufacturing, other business models, and globalization were among the drivers reshaping the business landscape. Governments are taking steps to shore up national supplies of critical materials while companies are examining where they purchase materials and components.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Or even than it did in 2015. In this blog, we’ll walk you through the key steps you should take to increase supply chain resilience and profitability by shifting to the cloud and taking full advantage of the technology innovation available today. Who wouldn’t? The challenge: Where do you start?

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DynaSys

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Each route starts with one of our 32 manufacturing plants where we produce either finished or semi-finished lenses. Like a lot of manufacturers, the standard S&OP process needs to adapt to the pandemic. These difficult events allowed us to extend our S&OP with the materials procurement department, which is now a strength.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

It was initially believed that the engine recall will affect upwards of 1,200 engines produced between 2015 and 2021. Noted is that aircraft manufacturer will be “ able to undertake complex planning requirements while having faster, more responsive production planning and more efficient utilization of manufacturing resources.”

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore how Amazon does it all. Pharmacy: Amazon Pharmacy – Online service for purchasing prescription medications with home delivery. Business Solutions: Amazon Business – Marketplace offering tailored products and tools for businesses, including bulk purchasing and business pricing.

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