Supply Chain Matters

MAY 31, 2022

Stellantis Senior Procurement Leadership Change. The Detroit Free Press reported last week that global auto maker Stellantis announced a senior supply chain North America leadership change after the automaker was dinged in an unflattering report regarding supplier relations in North America. Added Thoughts.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

While conditions have eased in North America, port congestion has gotten much worse in China. I talked to Steve Dowse, the senior vice president of international solutions at FourKites. The post Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

CPI was incorporated under the name USA Truck in September 1986 and purchased by management in January 1989. Under that banner, the company provides capacity solutions to a wide customer base throughout North America. The company got its start in 1983 as Crawford Produce, Inc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Second, the pandemic kicked online buying and home delivery into “high gear” as many consumers embraced its convenience and dramatically expanded the scope of their online purchasing. Consumers are making purchasing decisions based upon environmental impact. So, how are these two trends mutually beneficial?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 31, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Source E2open Shipping Index). Market inflation sits at 7%–the highest since June 1982.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. VF sources many US bound items in Central America; the woeful performance at US ports is still a problem. To improve efficiency, they have begun to install warehouse robots from Locus robotics in North America and Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 26, 2022

ARC defines the warehouse automation market according to a number of qualifications and dimensions to deliver a well-defined measure, with numerous segmentations, allowing those that purchase the research to understand what is being measured, and to easily extrapolate the findings to support their strategic planning needs.

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QAD

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Recently, I attended a dinner outside of Detroit hosted by QAD, the Korean Battery Industry Association and NAATBatt (an organization dedicated to the development and commercialization of advanced battery manufacturing in North America). The incentives are tied in part to the assembly and sourcing of materials from North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

But in North America, distribution is predominately through their company-owned fleet. There are continuing efforts to reduce the weight of their tractor and trailers in North America. PepsiCo Foods North America introduced tractors with liftable tandem axles which can lift the second axle if the load is not too heavy.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Overall lead times from North America to Asia took 17 days longer than from Asia to North America, or 25% longer. The Chief Financial Officer gained more presence with procurement and IT reporting to finance. Source E2open Shipping Index). Market inflation sits at 7%–the highest since June 1982. Focus on Cost.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

As part of LogiSYM Asia Pacific 2022, we had the opportunity to chat with Vittorio Favati, Chief Executive Officer – TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS. The experience stems from the ground up as an operator, then assuming global roles spanning Asia, Europe, and North America and the journey has been incredibly exciting and fulfilling.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

When the groundhog sees his shadow, the belief is that North America will experience an additional six weeks of winter. Defining a solution to close the gaps are not so easy. The network solutions have been through a series of vicious M&A cycles. The 1993 movie Groundhog Day made this tradition famous.

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ToolsGroup

MAY 18, 2022

The Risk of Outdated Forecasting Software. Outdated forecasting software only increases the risks surrounding a disrupted supply chain. There are Five Symptoms of Outdated Forecasting and Inventory Planning Software: Have you diagnosed your problem– and solution–to improved demand planning? They are reaching out.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

During her 24 years at Honda of America, she helped implement many of the supply chain best practices that have now become renowned, including cost modeling, supplier development, supplier quality assurance, lean manufacturing, and many others, which evolved under the original North America leadership of Dave Nelson.

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 22, 2023

This will deliver procurement savings and enable them to develop electric trucks jointly. To achieve sustainable deliveries, P&G in the United Kingdom has purchased its own fleet of electric trucks and – for the first time in the company’s history – is taking care of transport itself.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2022

Earlier in 2022, we conducted a survey of 8,000 consumers across North America and Europe to get a better sense of their ecommerce experience and how they were reacting to retailer performance. On one hand, consumers expect to increase their online purchases post-pandemic. Improved delivery processes was the fifth choice (34%).

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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. Shell’s current shift to the global supply chain is impacting North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia, and China. He needed to find new solutions. North America Simulation Output.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. Brand loyalty is no longer the driver for consumer purchasing decisions. This is 15 days longer than the same quarter last year and an additional five days than the previous quarter.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 16, 2023

.” In order to understand consumers better, companies need to leverage a cognitive technology solution, like the Enterra Shopper Marketing and Consumer Insights Intelligence System , which can capture and analyze the myriad variables affecting consumer behavior. The post Keeping Up with Consumers first appeared on Enterra Solutions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Tyler is the Vice President of Network, North America, at Sendle , the first delivery network in North America specifically designed to serve the needs of small ecommerce businesses. About Tyler Abderholden Tyler Abderholden is the Vice President of Network, North America, at Sendle. The Greenscreens.ai

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ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

Canadian-based TELUS implements Ivalua’s EPS solution to digitize the entire end-user buying process. This exciting project provides TELUS’ employees with the ability to purchase everything they need to support their business through an easy-to-use and optimized procurement experience, ” said Dan Amzallag, COO of Ivalua.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Companies had to survive the disruptions by obtaining visibility throughout their supply chains, some may have done so through large amount of manual effort rather than more automated solutions. Supply chain managers require visibility to track the necessary components from a purchase order for production or to fulfill a customer order.

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Precoro

MARCH 31, 2023

March 21 was the second annual iteration of World Sustainable Procurement Day , an online event organized by the Sustainable Procurement Pledge team, SPP Chapters, SPP Champions, and partners to raise awareness about the importance of ethical procurement and to share the best sustainability practices with organizations worldwide.

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o9 Solutions

JANUARY 12, 2022

11 , 2022 — o9 Solutions Inc. , a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today reported a 400%+ increase in year-over-year growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR) from new customers during Q4’21. DALLAS, Jan. o9 ranks No. o9 ranks No.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 13, 2019

Now in our sixth year supporting the SPLC, it did not disappoint: This was the strongest and the most diverse gathering of committed and capable practitioners we’ve ever seen in North America — it felt like a real groundswell of action on sustainable purchasing! Integrating Sustainability Criteria Into Procurement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

GEON Performance Solutions purchases plastic pellets and add plastic compounders to make products of different strength, resilience, and flexibility. GEON Embarks on a Digital Transformation GEON Performance Solutions is embarking on a supply chain transformation. GEON, headquartered in Westlake Ohio, has about 1000 employees.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

As an analyst in the battered supply chain software market for a decade, it is fun to watch you grow. Clients buy your software because you make it real. I always start the discussion of all software acquisitions with the same statement: the acquisition of software is seldom a good deal for the buyer/user of software.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

The engineers will begin by developing 3D software to emulate the “complexities of real life.” New aircraft purchases are focused around twinjets such as the Boeing 767 and 777. Two dozen engineers will be based at the Amazon Scout Development Center in Helsinki initially, and they will be focused on research and development.

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ivalua

JANUARY 18, 2022

Redwood City, CA January 18, 2021 – Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions , and Optis Consulting , a trusted implementation partner, today announced that Parkland Corporation has deployed Ivalua’s Source-to-Pay suite. Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management solutions. About Ivalua .

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 24, 2023

Background In a published Supply Chain Matters posting in March, we informed our readers that global automotive manufacturer Volkswagen announced that it was investing in a battery production site in Canada to support North America electric vehicle assembly needs. Thomas , Ontario , upwards of a two hour drive from Detroit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

HP launched its new commercial Metal Jet S100 Solution in September 2022 and two months later showcased the 3D printer for the first time publicly at the Formnext exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, along with a new John Deere production application. Technology partner Fulfil Solutions Inc., The company’s Supply Chain 3.0

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 4, 2023

It is not just US tool manufacturers that are affected. What happened instead was massive theft of intellectual property, huge trade deficits, the hollowing out of the middle class in Europe and North America, and the rise of nativist politics.” That did not happen. ” Trend 3. ” Trend 4. Cybersecurity.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 5, 2024

As cars become more connected, autonomous, electric and configured to order, automotive manufacturers are increasingly becoming software companies. Software companies operate much differently than traditional manufacturers. Present-day consumers are increasingly seeking a B2C experience akin to Amazon.

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Veridian Solutions

APRIL 9, 2020

Veridian, a technology and services company specializing in the software selection, implementation, and optimization of supply chain systems today announces it has been named New Partner of the Year by HighJump , part of global technology group Körber. For more information visit us at [link]. About HighJump.

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EcoVadis

MARCH 23, 2018

If we are to believe the supply chain predictions for 2018 , there will be plenty to keep purchasing and supply chain managers awake at night. This is causing many purchasing teams to feel renewed urgency to take action on establishing or expanding a supplier assessment programs. There are two elements to this: Change management.

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Kinaxis

MAY 1, 2018

You may be wondering, “If I’m in North America, am I’m bound by these new rules?” The revolutionary technologies that have enabled modern business—such as infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, software as a service and business processes as a service—all need to be reexamined under the new rules.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The Route to Consumer programme brings together the product flow from plant to retailer to consumer activities at point of purchase, all to service the consumer experience Diageo is trying to create. 28 | Facts & Figures: Supply Chain Software. 34 | Dutch Supply Chain Software heroes. In 2006, with an export value of EUR1.5

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