Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 28, 2020

In the orbit chart in Figure 2, you first will notice that both VF is less resilient than Nike and that from 2015 to 2019, Nike outperformed VF. Their supply chain results in 2019 are worse than in 2015, and this was before the pandemic. The first story is about a large regional food manufacturer. The answer?

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

At the time, we were both deployed as consultants for Manugistics to help a manufacturing company to implement end-to-end planning. There is no solution to optimize source, make and deliver together or drive bidirectional orchestration to execute trade-offs between functions automatically. Manugistics is now owned by JDA.).

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Multimodal 2015. It is this ability to present the entire freight transport and logistics supply chain under one roof that makes Multimodal the go-to event for shippers, importers, exporters, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers – all seeking ways to run a slicker supply chain. Manufacturers. Date: 28 – 30 April 2014.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

I presented at Supply Chain Outlook 2015, an event hosted by the Supply Chain Management Review in Chicago on Monday morning. The growth of a rising middle class in China, India, and other countries in Asia was identified as a major source of revenue growth for many US companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2021

Frasquet is the executive director of corporate procurement, although his responsibilities include a much broader set of supply chain responsibilities than just sourcing. Belcorp Corporation, headquartered in Peru, manufactures cosmetics and personal care products for women in 14 nations across South and Central America.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Supply Chain Movement helps you along with an overview of the most important European supply chain events in 2015. eWorld Purchasing & Supply. ARC European Industry Forum 2015. Multichannel Supply Chain 2015. RLCON 2015. 9th Edition Global Procurement and Supply Chain Management for the Oil and Gas Industry.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Manufacturers of medical devices are the first ones to get the blame when a patient complains of suffering injury or harm from using a medical device. But today’s manufacturers outsource most of the inputs and parts of their final manufactured medical devices and products. Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 2, 2019

He was hired as a purchasing agent and was directed to obtain some procurement training at a local certificate mill.[1] 1] “During the first few hours,” he writes, “we went over the pertinent areas of a purchase order. What products are sourced? Which products are manufactured and in what quantities?

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NC State SCRC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Procurement is always thinking about cost savings, year over year. What if, for example, procurement has a budgeted amount for 4.5 cents, so procurement declares victory and says they saved their organization a lot of money: 3 cents per unit! Vel Dhinagaravel, CEO of Beroe , thinks this is the wrong way to measure procurement.

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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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RFgen

JULY 11, 2016

Offshoring offers manufacturers many supply and labor benefits, but it can also present supply chain logistics management obstacles. Forbes explained how Mexico is currently undergoing manufacturing growth that makes the country an ideal candidate for production. auto manufacturing giant that wants to get into the hybrid game.

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RFgen

JULY 11, 2016

Offshoring offers manufacturers many supply and labor benefits, but it can also present supply chain logistics management obstacles. Forbes explained how Mexico is currently undergoing manufacturing growth that makes the country an ideal candidate for production. auto manufacturing giant that wants to get into the hybrid game.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Bhattacharjee, 2015). Four fundamental practices: Based on (Ali Esfahbodi, 2016) research, Chinese and Iranian governments have focused their fight for SSCM based on four fundamental practices: sustainable procurement, sustainable production along with sustainable distribution , and reverse logistics. S.Minner, Ed.) Avittathur, A.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 27, 2015

That’s how JDA Software’s CEO, Baljit Dail, summarized the feedback he was getting from customers and partners at FOCUS 2015 , the company’s user conference held last month in Orlando, FL, which had more than 2,000 attendees from 30 countries. “It feels like a new JDA.”. The value of IT is in how you use it.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2015

Here are five to look for in 2015. This will be possible through a platform approach to transportation management that delivers a unified control structure, and drives savings by aggregating sourcing volumes and optimizing end-to-end transportation. As a result, several areas of focus will move to the forefront of logistics strategy.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Most importantly for ThroughPut, manufacturing and logistics operations in the industrial world are about to pick back up until Christmas. Trips to places like Iraq during 2015 made me realize how little people had, and how 90% of the world was in that state. For Europe, operations are now resuming from the extended production breaks.

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Arena Solutions

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In the case of Google Glass wearable technology, it was pulled from the market in 2015 due to a bulky design, lack of practical features, and privacy concerns 2. operations, quality, procurement), contract manufacturers, and suppliers in design reviews and gather their input early on. Why Google Glass Failed.

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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

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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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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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

Manufacturing is gaining steam not only in the US but around the world as businesses return to a COVID-19 type of redefined normalcy. According to IHS Markit, March US purchasing manager’s index (PMI) was the second strongest since data collection began in May 2007. In the U.S.,

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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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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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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2014

We’ve already listed the top 10 manufacturing blog posts and the top 10 supply chain blog posts last week. When a manufacturer’s product normally moves through the supply chain network, it is to reach the distributor or customer. Any process or management after the sale of the product involves reverse logistics.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We spent a good deal of time collecting research from a variety of different sources, to put together a picture of what the biobased economy looks like. biobased economy and brings together two of the most important economic engines for rural America: agriculture and manufacturing.”

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EcoVadis

OCTOBER 17, 2017

A significant amount of waste – including flame retardants and gas pollutants – is generated during the manufacturing process of electronic components, which is hazardous to both plant workers and the environment if not handled and disposed of properly. The challenges are only growing. Even as the new U.S.

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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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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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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

Amazon’s trucking fleet is expanding rapidly; it launched in 2005 with the purchase of thousands of trailers used to shift goods between fulfillment centers. Source: Amazon.com. billion between 2015 and 2017. These positions are focused on operational roles for rapid manufacturing, inventive packaging, and fulfillment.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 29, 2015

Datum: 14-16 October 2015. Europe’s annual meeting of the leading supply chain executives featuring the biggest names at leading retailers and manufacturers. Over 250 senior supply chain and logistics executives attend the event year on year, making the CSCO Forum the one event that you cannot afford to miss in 2015.

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ivalua

APRIL 26, 2019

Industry-focused solutions are coming soon too – manufacturing in May, financial services and healthcare Q3. Duncan Jones from Forester then presented on “Executing a Successful Procurement Transformation”. Around 80% of the firm’s cost base is purchasing costs, so they really have to get this right!

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EcoVadis

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The overall news is encouraging: As companies prioritize the benefits of sustainability – meeting customer demand, reducing risk, doing good for the world, increasing procurement ROI – they are investing more in supply chain sustainability and experiencing strong year over year improvements. points for Large companies and 46.0

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

As shown in the 2015 Supply Chains to Admire report , over time, top performing supply chains plateau. As shown in Figure 3, the period of 2015-2020 will be about analytics. For most companies, the traditional focus is on the management of order to cash, procure to pay and forecast to deliver processes. 2) Digital Agriculture.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Since I joined nine months ago we’ve opened nearly 90 stores and if we execute well we will have opened another 100 stores before 2015.”. I’ve been setting up a simple S&OP process that involves the expansion, procurement, finance and supply chain departments. I have a major, but not direct, responsibility for purchasing.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Stéphane Simonetta (43) joins the Grundfos Group as new Executive Vice President and Head of Operations (COO) September 1st 2015. We aim to provide our customers with world class delivery service, reduce our costs and use our supply chain as showcase for sustainable manufacturing” Grundfos is a supplier of pumps.

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Material Handling & Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Chasing payments is a source of frustration for suppliers and buyers alike.”. Identifying instances of friction within the procure-to-pay work stream is the first step towards removing them and in many cases, technology can do away with these cumbersome and menial tasks taking up precious time and instead boost productivity and efficiency.”.

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ThroughPut

JUNE 4, 2020

Inventory Optimization is defined as a method of balancing the manufacturers’ capital investment constraints and goals along with the defined service-level goals over a large assortment of stock-keeping units (SKUs) while considering all demand and supply volatility situations. What is Inventory Optimization? Lack of automation.

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