Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights this week’s news related to Ford Motor in having to warn investors of an unanticipated $1 billion in added quarterly supply chain costs. Ford will formally report its Q3 financial performance in late October but was compelled to issue this week’s warning. He will report to Lawler. Background.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 15, 2023

All these modern products are manufactured using the key commodities germanium and gallium. Unfortunately, China has just issued critical restrictions on these commodities, creating a cause for concern for many businesses and manufacturers in the high-tech and semiconductor space. Do you know what these products have in common?

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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. Efficiency and cost management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

The company is a B2B Supply Chain Operating Network supporting the automotive and aerospace industries. Sadly, I find each to have a limited view of supply chain analytics. The majority of manufacturing and retail companies want better performing supply chains. A Critical Review of the Contract Manufacturing Model.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Learn more: The Ultimate Manufacturing Guide: SME Manufacturing Explained What is mass customisation? It’s a manufacturing process for customising goods at scale while keeping unit costs low – a middle ground between standardisation and personalisation. Mass customisation does what it says on the tin.

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QAD

MARCH 10, 2022

Do you manufacture something? SaaS Survey: Business Capabilities. Sometimes it is as simple as a report that you couldn’t obtain in real-time or at all. Remember the marketing manager from the Automotive company we talked about in my last blog ? The more SaaS we use the more we learn about our organization.

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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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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I am a manufacturing gal by training. It pains me to see nine out of ten companies are stuck at the critical intersection of cost and inventory turns. Customer sentiment technologies mine the patterns of unstructured text and use new forms of analytics to guide discovery on what matters to the customer. What drives my passion?

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

At the same time, the Chief Purchasing Officer (CPO) has taken on a pivotal role by securing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect the workforce and direct materials when primary sources fail. As disruptions become the norm, Supply Chain Planning and Source-to-Pay (S2P) cycles need to be increasingly dynamic and intertwined.

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ThroughPut

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Organizations around the world are now adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology solutions to create smarter, leaner, safer and sustainable manufacturing systems. Curtis Feeny has invested in enterprise software for 19 years with a focus on data analytics. Curtis Feeny : Managing Director at Voyager Capital.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2021

However, the CPI report did state, “ the index for used cars and trucks rose 0.2 The July 2021 Manufacturing ISM Report On Business shows that economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in July, with the overall economy notching a 14th consecutive month of growth. Used cars and trucks were up 41.7%. Final Word.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Organizations around the world are now adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) based technology solutions to create smarter, leaner, safer and sustainable manufacturing systems. Curtis Feeny : Managing Director at Voyager Capital Curtis Feeny has invested in enterprise software for 19 years with a focus on data analytics.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The World Economic Forum’s report on the “future of the last-mile ecosystem” states that 85% of delivery mileage from freight delivery are majorly responsible for emissions and congestion driven by commercial vehicles. The growth in e-commerce purchases has increased the demand for returns through the same channel.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

” His answer, “Apparently not, according to a new survey of 2,360 data science students, academics, and professionals by software firm Anaconda. He pointed to the automotive sector as a good example of why ethics are important and to the pursuit of driverless vehicles. Sources of bias. The first source is data bias.

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HICX Solutions

JULY 20, 2023

Following the most recent IPCC report , organizations face intensifying pressures to manage and track their carbon emissions throughout their supply chains to reduce their environmental impact. This is especially true for the automotive, construction, fashion and electronics sectors.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Say you’re a manufacturer , refining your production and capacity planning. If you’re a manufacturer , have you produced enough? For all of this, you need a solution that provides your entire organization with a single source of truth, helping teams align on inventory positioning, financial decisions , and business planning.

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Supply Chain Insights

JUNE 26, 2017

The survey respondents were largely senior executives with an average of 11 years of experience using downstream data of one type or another, so they are the right people to give us the insights we were looking for. Our survey d istinguished between retail channel data and syndicated data – provided by third party organizations.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 5, 2017

In countless surveys over the past decade, manufacturers and retailers rank “improving supply chain visibility” as one of their top priorities. As reported in the Wall Street Journal last week: “Automotive value chains are international. N suppliers have manufacturing sites in a X mile radius of the epicenter.

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Vinculum

JULY 7, 2020

A survey by Engine found that people are spending on an average 10-30% more online. As people are making buying choices based on new and ever-changing global and local circumstances, the product categories that are being purchased are also changing. Reactive health management (purchasing protective gear like masks and hand sanitizers).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 24, 2021

For getting the final product from its original source to the customer, there is an involvement of different persons, resources, and activities to ensure that the link does not break down and companies are able to fulfill their contractual obligations timely. What happens next? Impact of exchange rates on supply chains.

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Arena Solutions

MAY 7, 2020

Panic buying has made it hard to find toilet paper, cleaning supplies, masks, gloves, groceries, and protective equipment as consumers purchase beyond their immediate needs. In our global economy, it has become extremely difficult for manufacturing companies to gain the necessary visibility into their supply chain partners’ ecosystems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2021

An understanding of these dynamics was the goal of ARC’s survey-based research conducted with DC Velocity earlier this year (see DC Velocity Infographic in June 2021 issue). Our survey was conducted with respondents across manufacturing, wholesale, retail, and logistics service provider (3PL) sectors.

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BlueYonder

MAY 25, 2018

Electronics giant Best Buy said its inventories rose ahead of increasing sales in its most recent quarter, as the retailer made strides to position goods for both online and brick-and-mortar customers, despite higher supply-chain costs. According to the Wall Street Journal, Best Buy reported inventories on its balance sheet at $4.96

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BlueYonder

MAY 25, 2018

Electronics giant Best Buy said its inventories rose ahead of increasing sales in its most recent quarter, as the retailer made strides to position goods for both online and brick-and-mortar customers, despite higher supply-chain costs. According to the Wall Street Journal, Best Buy reported inventories on its balance sheet at $4.96

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Enterra Insights

MAY 7, 2019

Mike Wheatley reports, “The adoption of artificial intelligence-based technologies by large enterprises has jumped by more than 270 percent in the last four years, according to a new Gartner Inc. Facial recognition is now for a number of purposes from unlocking your smartphone to identifying criminal suspects to making store purchases.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 8, 2015

Reverse Logistics allows businesses to recoup a portion of the original purchase price of this equipment. Furthermore, when an item is returned by a customer to the respective business, the item becomes a wasted cost if the item is simply trashed. Additionally, the growing concern of the public can be of great benefit to the company.

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