The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor.” The automotive industries–with the poorest capabilities to plan and manage suppliers–will suffer the most.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 25, 2021

Resilinc’s EventWatch AI began alerting customers in October about a likely chip shortage and the impact it would have across the high-tech and automotive industries over the coming months. For companies in the automotive industry, a flexible, agile supply chain needs to be prioritized in order to navigate the changes.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 7, 2015

As we close the year of 2015, we want to take a look at some manufacturing trends for 2016. We look at 6 core areas that manufacturing companies will take a long look at as they gear up for a successful 2016. E-Commerce for Manufacturing. Manufacturers will seek custom (or specifically tailored) e-commerce solutions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

The automotive and farm equipment manufacturing giant’s Spares Business Unit (SBU) witnessed lost sales revenues due to stockouts and tight working capital as a result of high inventory investment. M&M SBU has been able to increase service levels by 10%, reduce customer response times by 40%, and grow business revenue by 10%.

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QAD

JULY 8, 2021

In our blog last month, we discussed how the automotive industry must learn this time from yet another semiconductor shortage by improving management of essential supply chain processes or we will find ourselves in another shortage crisis. This was proven many years ago in an AIAG report entitled the Manufacturing and Assembly Pilot Project.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 6, 2019

7 KPIs Your Procurement Team May Be Ignoring! Article originally published by, and permission to publish here provided by, Sam Jenks at kodiakrating.com. The Escort joined its fellow junk metal comrades in an automotive-parts junkyard a few miles away from my childhood home. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Responsible Sourcing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

For AGCO, a public company with over $11 billion in revenues, a supply chain risk management application helped the agricultural equipment manufacturer stay agile during COVID. For example, a manufacturer might have a supplier in Hanoi they purchase key components from. The full explanation is beyond the scope of this article.

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Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. As featured in the ‘ The 10 Most Innovative Procurement Solution Providers ’ article published in the September 2017 Insights Success Magazine , Claritum discuss the drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products…. This was the catalyst for starting Claritum.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 18, 2021

Of course, this will be true of many industries, as millions of products in today’s globalized economy are sourced, manufactured, assembled and packaged in multiple countries. Fortunately, the deal grants a 12-month grace period on some elements of the rules of origin.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

The impact on supply chains is particularly apparent in the following two broad areas— shipping and procurement of products/components/raw materials. COVID-19 Impact on Procurement. It adds that while all its manufacturing partner sites in that country have reopened, they are ramping up more slowly than expected.

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ivalua

MARCH 29, 2019

Procurement professionals need to think in more innovative ways about how we can drive competitive advantage and shareholder value for our organisations. While profit is of course important, and the procurement goal of cost reduction plays a key role here, “you cannot cut your way to growth” (or ultimate success), as the saying goes.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

Bindiya Vakil ( @BindiyaVakil ), Resilinc CEO, notes, “Supply chain, sourcing and procurement professionals are on the front lines of managing global trade risks for their companies. 2018 challenged them in new ways, and 2019 is shaping up to present continued uncertainty as long-standing trade relationships are reconfigured.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

That is the role of marketing or sales or procurement. Yes, I believe that supply chain overlays on top of the sales and marketing organizations and the procurement function. Automotive is a perfect example of what not to do in building supply chain value. It was one of the issues of American automotive companies’ demise.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

Today’s Wall Street Journal article on the impact of the Texas winter storm on the petrochemical industry highlights many of the challenges that exist with this supply chain, that has been overlooked for perhaps too long. ” Discussions with experts on the Gulf Coast have also shared the challenges faced in this region.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

For industries such as the automotive sector, for example, supplier-made parts have a big impact on the environment via consumer use. While supplier collaboration can help companies better understand where their ingredients come from and how they are procured, engaging third parties in this kind of mission is not always easy.

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EcoVadis

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

A critical issue for the automobile manufacturing industry, especially for those with SEC financial reporting requirements in the United States, is compliance with the Dodd-Frank legislation, or in other words, the soon to be finalized Conflict Mineral regulation. – This article was written by Nicole Sherwin, a CSR Analyst at EcoVadis.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 4, 2016

Examples include Apple, Google, Amazon, IBM, and many others, that produce very little, but have contract manufacturers such as Jabil, Flex, and others produce for them. Their story is documented in an article in the Economist which discusses the radical approach being adopted by Tesla. But there is one notable exception: Tesla.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

The diamond and gold, tea and coffee, beverage, food, and automotive industries all have participants with blockchain applications under test, operating as pilots, or implemented as digital solutions to improve supply chain operations. Blockchain in the Automotive Supply Chain. Ford and BMW Among the Early Movers.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

In this article, we will show you tips from worldwide experts that you can use to streamline your global supply chain operations. Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 23, 2020

where we are leading AI-powered optimization efforts for European supermarkets and automotive OEMs amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, we have witnessed first-hand an unparalleled impact on supply chains from deep in the trenches of operations and data. This is where now hospital beds, the manufacturing of test-kits (i.e.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 23, 2020

where we are leading AI-powered optimization efforts for European supermarkets and automotive OEMs amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, we have witnessed first-hand an unparalleled impact on supply chains from deep in the trenches of operations and data. This is where now hospital beds, the manufacturing of test-kits (i.e.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Our approach simply breaks accountabilities and goals across the areas of Manufacturing, Logistics/Network Optimization and Ingredients/Packaging. We would not have succeeded without a team effort across R&D, the business leaders, and SC disciplines of engineering, procurement, and manufacturing. What have you learned?

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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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ivalua

APRIL 26, 2019

We covered day one at Ivalua NOW Paris pretty thoroughly in two previous articles, so now a brief round-up of some day two highlights. Industry-focused solutions are coming soon too – manufacturing in May, financial services and healthcare Q3. That offering has built in best practices but is also a solution that “grows with you”.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Your Japanese automotive company supplies customized versions of its cars through its dealers to fans across the world, including European countries. Others, which may have been added over the years in an ad hoc way, include specific applications for procurement, production, packaging, inventory, and transport management.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Automotive. Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Lean Manufacturing is eliminating waste in every stage of supply chain. Hence Lean manufacturing contributes to the Green environment. Infosys Labs. Industries.

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DynaSys

JANUARY 13, 2021

A Three Part Article Series from QAD DynaSys – COVID-19 and Resilient Supply Chain. Sudden capital & cash shortfalls caused service levels to plummet and procurement and operations to scramble for alternatives. In manufacturing, capital investments in new machine tools and materials handling equipment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This article, which is focused on the different types of artificial intelligence used and the types of problems they are solving, is aimed at helping practitioners cut through the hype. This division makes automotive spare parts, so the competition was to secure semiconductor chips. AspenTech has probably done the most in this area.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 21, 2013

Automotive. Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Read more on our article in Spend Matters , a global content community dedicated to examining a range of procurement and supply chain issues. Procurement Blog.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Statistics covered in the article include: How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Automotive News Europe ). Consultancy UK). Source: Consultancy.UK.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

Automotive. Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. For instance, if Product-Location has procurement type In-House Production ("E") and if it is missing a corresponding PPDS PPM, then we flagged it as an error code.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 1, 2013

Automotive. Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. These are the people whose exposure to software applications is limited as compared to Procurement, Finance, CRM users. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 18, 2012

Automotive. Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. I started my career as a maintenance engineer in a leading paint manufacturing company in India. Thanks for this article which is very good. Infosys Labs.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 26, 2021

Supply Chain visibility article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Miglio. I’ve worked for major manufacturers in CPG, Automotive, and Defense Contracting, and I can honestly say that some of the largest organizations are nowhere near accomplishing this. But what about the large automotive manufacturers?

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QAD

JULY 14, 2022

These copious, non-linked and editable records are used to manage, control and plan for every eventuality for some of today’s most sophisticated automotive manufacturing plants the world over. QAD EQMS at its core was developed to meet APQP requirements for Automotive and Industrial customers, and has done so for over 20 years.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

MAY 24, 2012

Automotive. Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. « Confluence of IT and Business Strategy for a Transformation program | Main | SAP acquired Ariba, what does it mean for the on-demand, procurement and SAP world?

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QAD

MARCH 11, 2021

Automotive manufacturing companies, and especially tier one suppliers, don’t want to be considered just manufacturing companies, they want to be “technology companies.” ” That is precisely why automotive manufacturing companies do not want their products to become a commodity.

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