Proxima

JULY 4, 2022

To top this off, we are finalists in three categories at this year’s MCA Awards and for CIP’s Procurement Consultancy Project of the Year. Our expertise and proven track record will further enable Bain’s clients to master the disruptive forces in an era of turbulence in the procurement and supply chain sectors and drive purposeful change.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 7, 2021

Andrew Lynch is President and co-founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. Starting his career in carrier procurement and management within a Fortune 100 logistics company, Lynch has held positions of responsibility in all areas of?third-party?logistics.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 4, 2021

To improve their ability to grapple with issues like climate change, deforestation, plastic pollution and human rights abuses, industry-leading companies are now collaborating to form corporate responsibility coalitions, aligning their focus on ESG, GHG reductions, and supply chain scrutiny. The Collaborative Corporates.

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RFgen

MAY 13, 2024

From the leftover Ben & Jerry’s in your freezer to the travel-size Dove lotion abandoned somewhere at the bottom of your toiletry bag, the business responsible for these familiar household staples is the multinational consumer goods company, Unilever. With the software, Unilever can spot traffic patterns between farms and mills.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 13, 2021

While the construction industry itself poses some unique challenges in supply chains across the world, cement manufacturing comes with its own diverse set of differentiators like the ones mentioned below: Top unique challenges of cement industry. Rapid Global Urbanization. billion by 2022. Increasing Workforce Numbers.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters provides a supplemental commentary related to the implications of rapidly rising inbound costs for industry supply chains. . Industry supply chains should not assume that just-in-time inventory management flows are the cure for increased cost efficiencies. The report observes that in December 2021, U.S.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 17, 2021

Michael has been particularly instrumental in the past 12 months working closely with companies in the fast-moving consumer goods industry on COVID-19 response and recovery. Go to www.sdcexec.com to view the full list of all 2021 Pros to Know winners. About ToolsGroup. About Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 4, 2021

To improve their ability to grapple with issues like climate change, deforestation, plastic pollution and human rights abuses, industry-leading companies are now collaborating to form corporate responsibility coalitions, aligning their focus on ESG, GHG reductions, and supply chain scrutiny.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Last week provided a flurry of quarterly financial performance reporting that provided added evidence of ongoing supply chain cost inflation impacting various industries. Consumer Product Goods Industry. Let’s explore a few examples. Additional Supply Chain Matters Perspectives. All rights reserved. .

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Procurement Academy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Indeed, many industry-leading businesses – particularly in the supply chain and procurement industries – are reevaluating how they see the roles in their teams to increasingly prioritize innovation. For example, one of the primary objectives of procurement is cost savings.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Background In various Supply Chain Matters blog commentaries, this supply chain technology industry analyst has raised awareness, perspectives and added focus to the critical importance of establishing synchronous processes and more timely decision making across an end-to-end supply chain network.

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ivalua

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Industries that were prospering until last year are in bankruptcy now. Customer demand for a wide range of consumer goods has abruptly shifted. Chaos from the coronavirus has made clear that procurement & supply chain practices need to get smarter. Supply chains have been badly disrupted. Lesson One.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 21, 2021

He writes, “Global supply chains were clearly in trouble before COVID-19 arrived on the scene, but when it did, the weakness of our time-honored strategies for procurement, production and delivery became shockingly evident. 7] Lisa Terry, “ Enabling a Future-Proof Supply Chain ,” Consumer Goods Technology, 31 August 2021. [8]

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 11, 2017

EcoVadis was recently chosen as an independent third-party solution provider for the new “ Responsible Beauty Initiative ,” which is a procurement initiative created by four European leaders in the cosmetics industry (Clarins, Coty, Groupe Rocher and L’Oréal) as well as all of their suppliers. Powered by EcoVadis.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 15, 2020

This cross-functional group (sales, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution) is an operational team to manage the day-to-day issues and exceptions in the supply chain. The airline industry? The order is no longer a good proxy for demand. And, in consumer products industries, the latency of syndicated data is deadly.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Kristie Syndikus, VP Procurement at Maple Leaf Foods! Other industries that don’t ship physical goods (for example Financial Services or Insurance) have adopted sophisticated Strategic Sourcing methodology for their Procurement. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights that consumer goods producer Clorox has disclosed that a cyberattack directed at the company’s IT systems and infrastructure is having a material impact on operations. Regrettably, yet another incident has impacted a high visibility branded manufacturing company.

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HICX Solutions

MARCH 16, 2023

Anand started working in Procurement and Supply Chain at an early age in his family business. From there, his career took him to the USA, where he has worked in many large organizations across different industries. With Anand, we discussed: How to be better prepared for unexpected disruption The impact of Industry 4.0

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 5, 2022

Supply chain technology industry analyst and Supply Chain Matters Founder Bob Ferrari provides added perspectives and highlights to last week’s announced acquisition of Starboard Solutions by Logility. Noted customers include Porsche , Deloitte , CBRE , Flexe, Geodis, Miele, One Network , and Topco , among others. Added Highlights.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On this Cyber Monday , Supply Chain Matters provides perspectives on where various industry supply chain management teams should be focusing their attention both short and longer term. . Background. Carriers and services providers will in-turn, seek to preserve higher contract rates by threatening reductions in services.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 20, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group via its affiliated Supply Chain Matters blog shares a mid-year assessment of previously published 2022 predictions for industry supply chains published at the beginning of 2022. We especially take note of where there have been significant developments and noteworthy shifts in areas of predictions.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2024

Business sentiment has reportedly remained close to a nine-month high with noted added optimism in the intermediate and investment goods industry sectors. The March report was headlined with Mexico’s manufacturing industry broadly stable in March with stronger expansions in new orders and production levels. order demand.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

They are also the “why” in why one-stop shopping for most basic consumer goods and food can be found under one roof and one computer screen. Consumers have become more discerning, more selective, more health conscious and more strapped for time than ever before. However, this trend began prior to the outbreak of COVID-19.

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Jaggaer

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Corona v irus could wreck the global auto industry.’. Procurement professionals around the world are sitting up and paying attention, especially in sectors with globally integrated supply chains. Coronavirus could wreck the global auto industry.” . Heavy industry. Coronavirus could wreck the global auto industry.” .

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

The May report narrative reinforced that “ the negatives seem to outweigh the positives in the logistics industry.” logistics industry continues in a state of recession. percentage points In May, noted as an indication that shippers are consuming even less of available capacity than the month earlier. All rights reserved.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Flatbed shipping is an important contributor to the overall economy as several key industries leverage this solution for the movement of their critical freight. However, flatbed freight can be an often-overlooked element to the success of key industries , including: Energy – Oil, gas, and power generation (e.g.,

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 10, 2024

This SaaS software provider has a noted 7,000 customer with a vertical industry presence spanning chemicals and life science , government , manufacturing and metals and mining industry sectors. In 2021, this column highlighted Blackstone’s acquisition of the company for $1.4 No financial details were shared regarding this acquisition.

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Xeeva

AUGUST 1, 2019

For the past two decades, the modern manufacturing facility has become highly automated, employing robots to assemble automobiles and other large and complex consumer goods – sometimes without any direct human intervention (i.e., lights-out manufacturing”, a hallmark of Industry 4.0). Another Industry 4.0

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Enterra Insights

JULY 23, 2020

Consumer goods companies should use the current situation as an opportunity to reevaluate.”[1] ’ As it stands, two broad technology trends — artificial intelligence and blockchain — will be key in helping us manage unpredictable spikes in consumer demand caused by social distancing and public health mandates.”

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 10, 2019

It’s been an interesting decade for supply chain: just when you think things can’t get any crazier, a new extreme weather event, political drama or tech start-up pops up, disrupting entire industries. They drive benefits such as improved business planning and improved sourcing, procurement and supplier management.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 28, 2021

Sustainability is one of the fastest-growing priorities in the procurement profession today. Combine these issues with labor crises, product shortages, and social justice fallouts, and industry leaders now know that ignoring these issues is no longer an option.

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SupplyShift

APRIL 28, 2021

Sustainability is one of the fastest-growing priorities in the procurement profession today. Combine these issues with labor crises, product shortages, and social justice fallouts, and industry leaders now know that ignoring these issues is no longer an option. There are many options for industry group collaboration.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 30, 2023

From tech giants to manufacturing leaders, the top 10 CEOs in the supply chain industry have blazed a trail of success. Her work in supply chain management helped General Motors to become a successful and profitable company in the automotive industry, with a competitive advantage and high value. Don’t forget!

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Elementum

JUNE 6, 2018

While the country has been known to rely largely on generics already (over 95% of China’s FDA approvals have been granted to generic medicines), the industry has also been plagued by concerns about the quality and effectiveness of non-branded drugs. To address this, China’s FDA has started to modify their guidelines for stricter evaluations.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 31, 2019

Procurement – the effective purchasing of raw materials, back-office goods and professional services – as well as Logistics – the orchestration of the movement of those goods – might not seem to be as important as sales, marketing, R&D or finance at first blush.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 25, 2023

According to the government agency, consumer spending declined 1.2 percent decline in industrial output in March, compared to February. Manufacturing output, however, reportedly edged higher driven by a solid expansion in consumer goods production among certain regions. percent in April. percent in Q4-2022.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 25, 2017

With the advent of digitalization, the supply chain industry is getting a complete makeover. Technology has disrupted every industry and supply chain is no exception. With the advent of digitalization, the logistics and supply chain industry is getting a complete makeover. Blockchain. Delivery of Choice.

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