Resilinc

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The protests—especially the blockade of the Detroit-Windsor border crossing—have caused delays and bottlenecks in production across the automotive industry in the U.S. Other tactics to consider: Work with logistics providers to consider alternative driving routes to impacted border crossing, or even consider sea or air shipping.

Detroit 62

Detroit Canada Automotive Manufacturing Procurement 62

Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2023

They further added to growing concerns that consumers have moderated on their desires to purchase an all-electric vehicle. Continuing vehicle price cuts across the board have taken a toll without corresponding manufacturing cost decreases. However, Musk’s micro-management style and manner have reportedly added to the challenges.

Price Reduction 52

Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Inventory Reduction Purchasing Skills 52

Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 14, 2014

In this edition: Marion Kohlmeier, Head of supply chain planning and project purchasing at Weidmann Plastics Technology. Weidmann Plastics Technology is part of the Techniplas Group and I am responsible for three teams: Logistics planning; pre-series scheduling; and project purchasing. The third team is project purchasing.

Negotiating Skills 87

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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. fashion, automotive, spare parts, airlines). Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models. retail, e-commerce, food production).

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 230

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

Define your procurement response strategy. Many countries have closed shops for non-essential and discretionary purchases, and even where they are open, consumers may be cautious about venturing to the high street, preferring to shop online. This in turn could put logistics under pressure at companies like Amazon.

Supply Chain Disruption 52

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JULY 15, 2014

The company competes directly with the manufacturers of the equipment, but often have a more responsive and flexible response to customer requirements, which becomes a factor in a time-critical environment. Who is the best supply manager for managing second tier suppliers?

Material Savings 60

Material Savings Price Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies Purchasing Skills 60

QAD

JUNE 13, 2023

It’s no secret that putting all of your eggs in one basket probably isn’t the best idea, but that’s exactly what manufacturers around the world have been doing for years in offshoring production to China. That includes front-end forecasting and planning, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and import/export.

Supply Chain Planning Software 89

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 1, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights reports of a cyber-attack incident impacting a supplier to Toyota Motor and resulting in a one-day suspension of the automakers manufacturing operations across Japan.

Japan 40

Japan Ukraine Russia Manufacturing Procurement 40

SupplyOn

JUNE 16, 2020

Technical Review enables companies to easily conduct feasibility studies with their suppliers. It creates a digital transition from sourcing to APQP project management Continental and ZF Friedrichshafen’s customers include numerous automotive manufacturers (so-called OEM).

Study 40

Study Manufacturing Procurement Purchasing Skills Automotive 40

SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. Hire any of them as your supply chain consultant and see the difference! Matías Guarello Wilhelmy Location: Chile / Remote Rating: 5/5.0

Supply Chain Design Software 59

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 30, 2023

This applies not only to suppliers and manufacturers, but also to service providers throughout the aerospace supply chain. What are AS9100 Standards in Aerospace Logistics? The AS9100 quality management system (QMS) standards are an extension of ISO 9001 standards that are specific to the AS&D industry.

Aerospace 52

Aerospace Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Design Supply Chain Optimization 52

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 12, 2023

On May 4, we featured for readers the industry breaking news that Flexport will acquire the logistics the logistics fulfillment operations of online retail platform provider Shopify. In this edition, we include six added news capsule events that has occurred across the supply chain technology spectrum: Livent Corp. based Livent Corp.

Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Analytics Software 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Most of the pre-pandemic Inventory Management strategies were centred around improving inventory turnover, keeping inventory levels as low as possible, and reducing the amount of cash tied up in inventory. The pandemic should have caused a fundamental shift in thinking in regard to inventory management. Conclusion.

Inventory Reduction 52

Inventory Reduction Inventory Material Savings Modeling 52

Resilinc

JULY 25, 2023

Sidney has over three decades of global direct and indirect procurement and supplier management experience. As Head of Procurement at Harman International to VP of Global Supply Chain Management at Aptiv, we learned about this supply chain thought leader’s extensive experience in the world of supply chain and procurement.

Supply Chain Strategy 62

Supply Chain Strategy Material Savings Supply Chain Design Software Expense Reduction 62