QAD

JULY 7, 2022

A recent Quality Digest article suggested that “ethical supply chain management is being fueled by consumer demand, profitability, and visibility. In April 2022, allegations arose claiming children as young as 10 in Ghana , West Africa were harvesting cocoa beans for food industry giant Mondel?z z International, which owns Cadbury.

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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. However, as manufacturing comes roaring back, it is being met with supply chain issues such as delivery delays and higher costs. If 2020 was the year of B2C, 2021 could likely be the year of B2B.

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DELMIA Quintiq

JUNE 13, 2017

Too often they have implemented MRP and MPS production management systems that come with their ERP but are philosophically rooted in 1980’s planning methodology, when manufacturing was much more regional and computing power was a fraction of what is available today. Complex resource capability rules.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2022

What will happen to those manufacturers that can’t or won’t convert? The Economist article provides some clues regarding the green metal supply chain and its capability to produce enough of the commodities required to power the electric conversion. They go out of business? And how will we mine them?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 31, 2022

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! Whether you’re interested in working in manufacturing, retail, healthcare, or any other industry, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to find a job in logistics that suits your interests. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

.” In Part 1 of this article, I discussed some of the background involved in the Farming 4.0 In the concluding installments of the article, I want to discuss some of the technologies involved in Farming 4.0, In the conclusion of the article, I will take a deeper dive into a few of Farming 4.0’s Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Movement

JULY 10, 2014

Consumption, especially of ‘luxury’ products such as coffee, tea and chocolate, is expected to increase substantially, in particular in the emerging economies in the Far East, South America and parts of Africa. On top of that, it’s simply not considered cool to be a cocoa farmer in West Africa,” says Franka Seijbel from Amtrada.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 26, 2022

In the meantime, some other digital currencies were launched in different countries, including in Asia and Africa, which can be used as a good investment opportunity for poor people who have never heard about Bitcoin. Textile industry article and permission to publish here provided by Jean Nichols.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2020

In Part One of this two-part article, I discussed the first six megatrends: Urbanization, smart technologies, society, connectivity, retail, and climate change. This article discusses the remaining six areas: Energy, economics, infrastructure, healthcare, mobility, and new business models.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

We have translated a few of the articles into Turkish and published them online so that you can read them in your own language and share them with your colleagues. Istanbul and the surrounding region is the perfect place to manufacture goods for – and distribute them to – Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 27, 2020

Post-pandemic article and permission to publish here provided by Joe Carson, CEO of Spend Strategies, LLC. Loss of manufacturing know-how is a loss of leverage. We recall the Conflict Mineral legislation that discouraged the use of child labor in nine countries in Africa. Manufacturing. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. Being customer-centric enables companies to improve sustainability and uplift manufacturing through higher quality products and strengthen logistics, which results in higher levels of on-time deliveries.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Consumption, especially of ‘luxury’ products such as coffee, tea and chocolate, is expected to increase substantially, in particular in the emerging economies in the Far East, South America and parts of Africa. On top of that, it’s simply not considered cool to be a cocoa farmer in West Africa,” says Franka Seijbel from Amtrada.

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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

Read Full Article. Read Full Article. Manufacturers, with interdependent global supply chains, are faced with the challenge of employing effective global risk management strategies that encompass a full view of both external and internal risk factors. Read Full Article. Read Full Article. Source: EBN.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Fifteen new startups from Belgium, China, France, India, South Africa and the U.S. Through the acquisition of IQMS , we extended the 3D EXPERIENCE platform to small and midsized manufacturing companies seeking to digitally transform their business operations. We published two issues of our thought-leadership magazine, Compass.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

Unilever owns tea plantations in Africa and is using blockchain to improve sustainability and combat counterfeiting. Vehicle manufacturers have long been among the most avid adopters of digital supply chain technology, so penetration of blockchain into the sector should come as no surprise. It’s Teatime for Blockchain.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Magazine article) as a goliath looking to take on the entrenched "David" shipping industry. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. Asia, South Africa, Australia/NZ, North America and South America are all largely containerized. We hope you find the following information interesting and helpful. Did You Know That ….

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

by Melissa Clow Our partner Celestica recently published the following article, ‘What If You Could Take The Guesswork Out Of Forecast Planning?’. Let’s find out. Given this volatility, it is not surprising that organizations are struggling to make effective demand predictions.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

It was the process of studying and writing those articles that led me to the notion that there really needed to be a community for people who as I describe as being “obsessively enthusiastic” about supply chain and supply chain innovation technology. You’ll going to need to buy more machinery, etc., and so you have costs going up.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

These states imposed strict quarantine requirements for travelers arriving on US shores from West Africa, even when the individuals show no signs of contracting Ebola. As the demand for PPE has soared manufacturing capacity has become constrained, and some distributors are citing supply concerns. Photo: U.S. DoD, Army Sgt.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

As a result of shifting manufacturing networks across the world, distribution networks will change substantially in the next few years. In his career Luc has held numerous workshops and trainings, presented in leading conferences in Asia Pacific and has written various articles about SCM.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

I will be speaking and working with clients in wonderful locations in Brussels, China, Germany, London, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa. As I drank a cup of coffee and waited, I reflected on the article I had just completed for the Institute of Supply Management. It is the same feeling that I had as a child getting ready for camp.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

While it was a bit tough to jump right back into the swing of work, I saw an interesting article about workplace conditions when I got back. Supermarkets were forced to ration a range of fruit and vegetables earlier this year due to poor weather in Europe and Africa leading to shortages.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Article written by Chloe Cooke and originally published on [link] Permission to publish here provided by David Weaver. During the 17 th and 18 th centuries, new traditions arose – egg-shaped toys were manufactured with some being filled with Easter gifts and chocolates before being gifted to children. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JUNE 3, 2014

First Reports Filed to SEC on Potential Use of Minerals From a Region of War-Torn Africa. listed companies that have filed their first audits on whether their products contained any tin, gold, tungsten or tantalum from Africa’s war-torn Congo region. ” —Emily Chasan contributed to this article. Crew Group Inc.,

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Requis

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Knut has written a highly regarded book on supply chain (in German) and co-wrote several articles on the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s supply chains, including Resetting Supply Chains for the Next Normal , Supply Chain Recovery in Coronavirus Times—Plan for Now and the Future , and How Great Supply Chain Organizations Work.

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Exapro Hub

JUNE 28, 2018

As coffee roaster manufacturers have the passion for good coffee, Exapro has the passion for used industrial machinery market and its evolution since 2004. Since then, we were wondering what could be the top 5 coffee roaster manufacturers ever listed on Exapro.com among more than 60 brands. Probat coffee roaster machines.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

As I spent the time reflecting over the last three weeks, the number of articles streaming into my feed on supply chain implications was high, but most of them were wrong. The Port of Shenzhen –a central manufacturing and export hub including the Yantian terminal that handles 25% of all U.S.-bound My response is “Hogwash.”

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

People were saying to each other: ‘Let’s go to Cape Town for a dirty weekend’,” said Rohner, who visited both cities recently for his job as a sales and marketing director for a Swiss machinery manufacturer. Read full article. Without rain, Cape Town could run out of water by July 9, city authorities predict. Should I come at all?

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 15, 2018

While some sub-processes will still require human intervention and management teams will still take the bulk of strategic (and some tactical) decisions, many tasks in functions such as procurement, manufacturing, warehousing and freight-transportation will be handled mostly by automated means. Autonomous Trucks, Trains, and Drones.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

Feature Article by Prof. Companies are realising that high dependency on global sourcing from the cheapest source is a dangerous strategy in securing supply and continuity of manufacturing operations. The human factor out of manufacturing and logistics. 5 Megatrends Shaping Supply Chain Innovations.

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Unleashed

JULY 6, 2020

The majority of Unleashed customers also use Xero, making Unleashed+Xero one of the most potent cloud app combinations for manufactures, wholesalers and retailers making, managing or moving good products. ” The Marketplace showcases goods throughout New Zealand, Australia, the UK, USA, Canada, South Africa, and more.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 16, 2017

For instance, Rachel Duan, industrial conglomerate General Electric’s chief executive in China, told the New York Times that she sees manufacturing in the area increasing when “the roads are built, the ports are built and the power plants are built.” At that point, she believes, “other opportunities will come.”. That’s not to say that U.S

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

I loved the summary in the Economist article published on July 3, 2021, The Long Goodbye to COVID 19. My goal in this article is to raise a red flag to ensure that we do not fall asleep at the switch in managing global supply chains through the balance of this pandemic. The Economist article tracks a normalcy index by region.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

As the new year unfolds, manufacturers are continuing to learn lessons from 2020’s pandemic and looking for 2021 manufacturing trends. If 2020 taught manufacturers anything, it’s to find nimble answers to make course corrections during an emergency, a nearly impossible feat. Predicting 2021 Manufacturing Trends.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

These leaders all have 20+ years S&OP experience and published books, whitepapers and articles in renowned magazines. He is also a widely published author, with numerous articles in leading publications such as The European Business Review, World Financial Review and Chief Executive Officer.

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Kinaxis

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In a February 2017 article , SCM World Chief Content Officer Kevin O’Marah underscored the importance of meeting consumers’ expectations, saying, “Shoppers believe their buying decisions make a difference and are increasingly willing to drop brands who fail to deliver on sustainability and climate change promises.”. I’ll toast to that!

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