Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 10, 2017

While many employers would have penalized the employees for tablet breakage , Peggy explored the world of wearables to enable her digital manufacturing transformation. AGCO’s culture of innovation policy deployment enabled employees to pioneer a technology solution for manufacturing. Improvement in Digital Manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 30, 2022

However, two decades later, there is still no technology solution to enable demand visibility or help companies use channel data to translate demand into an inventory, replenishment, or manufacturing strategy. The demand latency for a semiconductor manufacturer is 180-220 days, while a chemical manufacturer has a latency of 150-280 days.

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Arena Solutions

APRIL 4, 2023

The global manufacturing sector has seen an upswing, a technological renaissance of sorts. Since the start of 2012, more people graduating from college and universities are entering the engineering/manufacturing fields. The manufacturing sector has been severely impacted by this trend because production jobs are highly technical.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 7, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection. What is Manufacturing?

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

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. I am hoping that this blog helps companies understand that historically, we have been having the wrong discussions.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Conflict erupts between China and Taiwan (Andrew said this is not likely, and I agree – see my previous blog ). However, as I’ve pointed out in my blogs , there are limitations to these strategies. China’s zero COVID policy leads to severe recession. Cyberware erupts and shuts down supply chains.

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QAD

MARCH 16, 2023

With the rise of electric cars, scooters and other battery-powered devices, this year’s annual conference was proof-positive that the EV marketplace is experiencing rapid growth. More than 600 attendees registered for 2023’s event – 200 more registrants than last year’s. QAD has sponsored the annual NAATBatt meeting since 2022. What’s Next?

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QAD

MARCH 16, 2022

So much of what goes into running a manufacturing operation involves planning ahead. Proper capacity requirements planning is critical to manufacturing success, as this process determines if a company can even deliver on orders. How is Capacity Requirement Planning Used in Manufacturing? Industrial Manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In a recent blog post, I was challenged by Anna. ” Anna, this blog post is for you. ” Anna, this blog post is for you. In one of the case studies, a manufacturer reported that they had 1700 employees with the term “data” in their title, but they lacked insights. Go to the source. Listen and learn.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The latest edition of the LogiSYM conference catering to the Middle East/North Africa region, LogiSYM MENA, took place online on August 24. In the first conference segment in the afternoon, the theme shifted to Sustainability – a subject that was hardly discussed at LogiSYM just a few years ago. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 16, 2024

This week, I was at Informs Analytics Conference. Can we build collaborative platforms for role-based discussions across commercial (sales and marketing) and operations (manufacturing, logistics, and purchasing) teams? MRO Additive Manufacturing Not Forecastable Machine sensing to improve proactivity. Faster and Better Engines.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Fatigue during home video conference meeting call. Let me take you back to some research findings that I shared last year for those who might not follow my blog. Today, many of us are on conference call after conference call in an endless loop of meetings with little time to question the effectiveness.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 22, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a further update on the ongoing production quality, corporate reputation and other challenges that collectively surround commercial aircraft producer Boeing. We do so in the lens of supply chain management and manufacturing. They are not good for the industry as a whole. All rights reserved.

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BlueYonder

MAY 24, 2017

As always, the Category Management Association (CMA) delivered a great and informative experience at its annual conference last week. This year’s conference focused on the importance of consumer data and insight, and how companies can bridge the traditional with digital to create new paths to success.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 21, 2014

Like I’ve mentioned in my last couple of Thursday blogs, we are starting to gear up for this year’s Kinexions (our annual training & user conference ). A few weeks ago I began to reminisce about our fun customer videos from past conferences and I decided to create a blog series to share. by Melissa Clow.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It’s the process of getting goods from the manufacturer to the end consumer. In this blog, we’ll discuss the latest supply chain challenges within the digital supply chain. Find us in booth 322 at the 2023 CSCMP Conference at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2015

A global marketplace is emerging that represents a huge opportunity for manufacturing. But the market is segmented, demanding specialization that will be tough for traditional manufacturers to handle. Technology and Manufacturing: It is a Part of the Cerasis DNA & How we Empower our Manufacturing Shippers.

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QAD

JUNE 6, 2019

QAD Explore 2019, the company’s premier customer conference connecting its global community of leading manufacturers, recently took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was a pleasure to attend. Conference Sessions Available for Download. The post Building the Future of Your Supply Chain appeared first on QAD Blog.

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Kinaxis

JULY 18, 2018

Since 2012, The Manufacturing Institute has celebrated women in manufacturing with its STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Awards, which recognize women in manufacturing who exemplify leadership within their companies. labor force, they equal only about 29 percent of manufacturing’s workforce.

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QAD

DECEMBER 15, 2022

If you haven’t yet listened to or read about them, take a look at our wrap-up blogs covering episodes 1-5 , episodes 6-10 and episodes 11-15 of the Auto Supply Chain Prophets podcast. He has spent the last 30 years writing about automotive design, engineering, manufacturing and management. In this talent market you need to be creative.

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Alloy

JUNE 18, 2019

Top 5 takeaways from the 2019 Gartner Supply Chain Conference A few weeks ago, many members of Alloy’s team were in Phoenix attending the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference and hosting attendees at our annual conference dinner. It was an action-packed 3.5

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog announces the publishing of our latest recorded podcast episode: What Should Supply Chain Leaders Expect in 2024. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, Radu is the co-author of the published book: From Source to Sold, Stories of Leadership in Supply Chain. All rights reserved.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 17, 2018

Brad Householder, Founder and CEO of b2i, spoke at the ToolsGroup TG18 user conference recently and presented an innovative approach to strategically analyze your value chain to focus digital investments. Short and wide boxes, like auto manufacturing represent large, lower-margin segments. Brad, by the way, comes from a great pedigree.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares samples of individual prediction snapshots that will be included in our Annual 2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains Research Advisory publishing later this month. This level represents a contraction of $1.5

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

Over the past year, the Arkieva Supply Chain Link Blog provided thought leadership and informative posts on supply chain strategy tips, trends, and news. Here is a list of the Top 20 Supply Chain Strategy Blog Posts from 2016. So, as I sit down to write this blog, I wonder what are some of the things that make supply chains excellent?

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Traditional manufacturing is undergoing a sea change, but what will the new model look like? The findings are described in a new book* that also explores how these innovations will impact manufacturing processes. The findings are described in a new book* that also explores how these innovations will impact manufacturing processes.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

This is the sixth blog in our ICON 2020: What’s New series. Stay in the know about the biggest and best supply chain conference of the year with our blog series highlighting the latest developments as they unfold. In case you haven’t heard, we officially changed our name from JDA to Blue Yonder ! DEVCON 2020 Updates!

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 21, 2013

I had the opportunity to attend the CAO conference in Chicago this week where I sat on a panel discussing the topic “Creating an Analytics Culture.”. Tom founded the International Institute of Analytics which runs the conference, and I work with him and his team as a lead faculty for the “Manufacturing Analytics” track of IIA.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

My last post on the Supply Chain Shaman blog was forty-five days ago. As the world for non-essential workers moved to on-line meetings, conference calls, and uncertainty, essential workers redefined the workplace to mitigate risk. Figure 1 shows a market-by-market planning model by a sinus drug manufacturer. Recovery Team.

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OptiProERP

JANUARY 17, 2024

The ways in which manufacturers extract and apply business intelligence (BI) are in transition. Depending on a variety of factors, manufacturers are relying on everything from manually produced spreadsheets to inflexible legacy ERP systems all the way to “smart manufacturing” approaches utilizing IoT and even IIoT.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 4, 2013

At over 1,000 delegates, the conference is a large supply chain event. There are few global conferences that can boast this level of attendance. So in this blog, I want to share my recommendations. The conference was heavily dominated by third-party logistics firms, consultants and technology providers.

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BlueYonder

DECEMBER 15, 2019

This is the fourth blog in our ICON 2020: What’s New series. Stay in the know about the biggest and best supply chain conference of the year with our blog series highlighting the latest developments as they unfold. And don’t forget to tell all your code-writing friends about our one-day developers conference, DEVCON !

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PINC

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Manufacturers, retailers, and distributors have been forced to quickly adapt their supply chain networks and processes to new market realities. Adrian speaks frequently at industry events and conferences and is regularly quoted in industry publications.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 2, 2016

During the spring, I get to spend a lot of time in airplane(s) attending and speaking at technology confer ences. We also see that manufacturing companies with a strong dependency on BPO are less agile and rate themselves lower on innovation. In figure 1, we share a maturity assessment for a manufacturing company.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 13, 2020

Rafael Labbé, Supply Chain Director at Suministros y Alimentos, a distributor to McDonalds Mesoamérica, shared his company’s experience and COVID-19 supply chain response with ToolsGroup’s Kathleen Geraghty at the recent ToolsGroup virtual user conference. This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.].

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 14, 2014

Here at Kinaxis, we are starting to gear up for this year’s Kinexions (our annual training & user conference ). A few weeks ago I began to reminisce about our fun customer videos from past conferences and I decided to create a series of blog posts to share. Formerly a part of Hewlett-Packard Co.,

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 22, 2023

Automotive manufacturers Toyota and Daimler recently signed a letter of intent to merge their truck divisions. Strategic repositioning The recent supply chain conference held by analyst firm Gartner in Barcelona featured several examples of strategic repositioning. In fact, strategic supply chain collaboration can go even further.

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