Supply Chain Matters

JULY 8, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters posting we provide highlights of manufacturing and supply chain developments involving electric vehicle automotive producers at the 2022 mid-year point. An added challenge has been the ramp-up of new manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas and Berlin Germany. Rivian Automotive. Volkswagen.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

CNC machining is also known as just machining and is used extensively in manufacturing and industrial applications. CNC machines use computerized controls and machine tools to cut layers of material to make custom parts. How CNC Machines Are Changing Manufacturing as We Know It. What does the Research Say?

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Unleashed

DECEMBER 13, 2023

New manufacturing data reveals the small to medium manufacturing sector remains in recovery mode, with global performance largely mapping to local economic conditions. New Zealand manufacturing, meanwhile, is at an historic inflection point, with stagnant performance in multiple sectors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

But there is a type of solution known as multi-enterprise supply chain networks (MSCN). A MSCN is a collaborative solution for supply chain processes built on a many-to-many architecture which supports a community of trading partners and third-party data feeds. In automotive, the OEM says “jump” and the suppliers asks “how high?”.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Recent releases of Advanced Planning Solutions (APS) refined but did not transform initial software concepts. While there is much hype on DDMRP and the use of orders as a proxy for demand, companies need to remember that orders carry latency: they are out-of-step with market purchase behavior. Traditional planning is batch.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Blue Yonder , a leading supply chain solutions provider, announced its acquisition of flexis AG, a flexible, innovative software technology provider specializing in production optimization and transportation planning and execution. Raimondo said she is personally involved in regular conversations with chip company CEOs.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

ATLANTA (August 25, 2021) American Software, Inc. million for the same period last year, and Software license revenues were $0.5 million for the same period last year, reflecting our continued transition to the Software as a Service (SaaS) engagement model. About American Software, Inc. million compared to $0.8

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 18, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights reports that Rivian Automotive fell short of its 2022 vehicle production goal and that several top executives have departed the company, including the company’s purchasing head. In December 2021, the company announced plans to invest in a second U.S.

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QAD

JULY 12, 2022

The automotive industry has faced a growing number of shortages as organizations scrambled to meet production over the past few years. However, this is not surprising as many automotive manufacturers operate in silos among quality, supply chain and IT. Researching Essential Supply Chain Processes.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). Subnational governments like Québec in Canada and Telengana in India as well as manufacturers and fleets like DHL, Heineken and Scania are endorsing the MOU and declared that they will align with the decarbonization effort.

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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. What about mass customisation in software?

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Green supply chain history: The origin of Supply Chain Management can be dated back to the early 20th with Henry Ford who vertically integrates the automotive supply chain and organizational practices. Sustainable procurement: consists of environmentally friendly purchasing that carry reduction, reuse, and recycle. Cardwell, D.

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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. The majority of manufacturing and retail companies want better performing supply chains. The processes are largely batch, using data with great latency (orders and purchase orders). My time on the European continent is busy.

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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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QAD

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The entire automotive industry is under a siege of shakeups, and one of the biggest game-changers could be the switch to the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) business model. . Traditionally, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have focused their fleet operations on private ownership or leasing. trillion growth. Urbanization.

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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. The industry’s news cycle has pointed to increasing inventories of unsold EV ’s at dealer lots.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

Redwood has indicated a commitment to solving the ability to source battery anode and cathode components in the United States and producing them from an increasing amount of recycled content. That company was acquired by Coupa Software in September of 2020. In February of last year, the tech provider announced plans for a $3.5

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QAD

MARCH 10, 2022

Well, the same research that identified links between SaaS diffusion and agility, also identified a relationship between SaaS diffusion and the improvement of firm capabilities, like organizational learning and focusing on your core competencies. Do you manufacture something? Have you jumped into the deep end of SaaS yet?

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

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. Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 7, 2016

I am a manufacturing gal by training. While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. What drives my passion? Bio-engineering?

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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). But the COVID-19 crisis, has required rapid operational solutions to unforeseen roadblocks. But has also created employment opportunities in others (e.g.

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2016

Airbag problems affect numerous auto manufacturers. Manufacturers working with suppliers have to carefully monitor purchases to ensure the final product meets the necessary quality and safety standards consumers demand. In 2015, the recall encompassed 26 million cars manufactured by more than a dozen different companies.

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RFgen

MARCH 10, 2016

Airbag problems affect numerous auto manufacturers. Manufacturers working with suppliers have to carefully monitor purchases to ensure the final product meets the necessary quality and safety standards consumers demand. In 2015, the recall encompassed 26 million cars manufactured by more than a dozen different companies.

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Supply Chain Movement

AUGUST 28, 2015

By Antony Bourne, global manufacturing industry director at IFS. 3D printing is much bigger than its hype and it’s already a part of today’s manufacturing business. The technology is proving indispensable in research and prototyping, and for creating unique and obsolete parts—in particular for the automotive and aerospace industries.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 3, 2019

Our third contract research paper is by James Wilkinson, focusing on aerospace contracts which typically entail a great deal of risk (as illustrated by the Boeing 737 MAX incident…). The type of contract of interest in this report is for Development and Manufacture contracts in the Aerospace and Defense industries. Mitigation.

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 10, 2021

As consumers, most of us have made minor repairs on various goods we’ve purchased such as eyeglasses, lamps, and some automotive work. Often times we’ve utilized third-party repair shops or sent our items to manufacturers for repairs.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2015

When you choose a company to transport your freight or to supply you with the materials you need to manufacture a product, you are putting your hard work and reputation in their hands. 5 Key Metrics to Use for Scoring Supplier Quality Management (From LNS Research ). Cost of quality. Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Surprising demand in automotive for car replacement. I worked for a software company for almost a decade and implemented demand management solutions in the 1990s for multiple companies. I also worked in manufacturing during the period of 1978-1992 trying to plan demand. What are they seeing? One thing is clear.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

At the beginning of 2020, the global market for automotive parts and accessories had enjoyed several years of high margins and steady growth in a stable environment. This means automotive parts and accessories businesses must start looking at changing their business model and will need technology to help support the change.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Omni-channel has been firmly positioned as the new industry standard, forcing wholesale distributors and manufacturers to release the brakes and embrace digital transformation to stay relevant. Those who get it right are improving their market share by up to 10% a year.

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E2open

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Today’s new production introduction (NPI) landscape is dynamic and fast-paced—and many manufacturers are struggling to keep up. Traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) and product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions that simply weren’t designed to manage NPI from end to end. A better solution? What’s weighing them down?

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Blue Yonder was named a Leader in this inaugural report and the leader in the Better Functionality quadrant based on an evaluation of our Blue Yonder Warehouse Management solution. Blue Yonder’s WMS , a SaaS solution, empowers businesses to deliver consistently high service at a value-driven cost.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Manufacturing systems and regulatory compliance are considered to be very complex, coupled with the limited number suppliers due to the high barriers to entry. Moreover, the aircraft manufacturers have to do whatever it takes to win the order long before the commencement of production.

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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. Ramesh’s Carnegie Mellon University Research team was the first group in the world to look at the “shifting bottleneck” problem from an AI perspective.

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IQMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Just a few years ago, sustainability in manufacturing was seen as a nice-to-have. Today, sustainable manufacturing is becoming a critical factor in a manufacturer’s ability to compete and maximize profitability. Gartner is quick to note that it is not practical for manufacturers to adopt all possible sustainability measures.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 2, 2023

A large consumer products manufacturer with nine Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) instances and several divisions wanted to discuss forecasting. The Company focused primarily on retail planning and wanted to extend its capabilities into a consumer products manufacturing solutions offering. Granularity also differs.

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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. Ramesh’s Carnegie Mellon University Research team was the first group in the world to look at the “shifting bottleneck” problem from an AI perspective.

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