Elementum

MAY 19, 2022

A few more statistics to give some useful perspective on supply chain’s reach: • In 2020, worldwide, $835 billion of consumer goods were manufactured, a process highly dependent on the global supply chain. • 131 billion parcels were delivered. The US alone houses ten billion square feet of warehouse and distribution space.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined. The Global Manufacturing Output sub-index reportedly dropped to a contraction value of 48.5 According to the J.P. value, up from 53.1

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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! Logistics Managers, Manufacturing Directors and other Supply Chain leaders often rose from the shop floor, from front-line warehousing and transportation positions. Subscribe Here! Email Address.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs. Conclusion. About the Author.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs. Conclusion. About the Author.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. Sourcing The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs.

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Logichain Solutions

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Collaboration between marketing, product development, finance, procurement and supply chain teams saves costs along the value chain and gives your brand a competitive advantage. Sourcing The number of materials in a product and from where these materials are sourced have big impacts on the supply chain costs.

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Oracle SCM

AUGUST 1, 2018

ROI for collaboration and visibility projects can be defined in many areas of the supply chain, and by way of example (real projects) I can more easily share the value: A large grocery retailer had negotiated complex, long term, vendor managed inventory (VMI) agreements with several consumer goods suppliers.

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Arkieva

JULY 25, 2016

While demand seems to be on an uptick for manufacturers especially in the consumer goods industry, an increase in online shopping could also lead to a scarcity in the availability of distribution centers in the near future. in 2015, of which 50% to 75% comprised warehouses. Source: Multichannel Merchant.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

We had to break them up into a lot of different modules, such as production management, order management, procurement, MRP, etc. It’s very difficult to plan and execute without an integrated network where you don’t have visibility beyond the DC or warehouse. We had a large consumer goods company on our network platform.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Other insights pointed out in the May LMI report are that the current rate of contraction is strongest in upstream firms, namely manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, compared to their downstream retail industry counterparts. Further reported was that volumes of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Company executives cited good progress in addressing the previously acknowledged overbuild of customer fulfillment and warehousing capacity while overall number of employees was reduced by 6 percent. The manufacturer has now reduced its expectations for industrywide smartphone shipments to flat or minimal growth.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Our specific prediction was that manufacturers and retailers will exercise considerable pressure on carriers for re-negotiating existing transportation and logistics contracts. Additionally, household budgets for many consumers remain stressed given the ongoing high levels of price inflation for essential or discretionary goods.

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EazyStock

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

For manufacturers, running out of raw materials can lead to delays in production, while wholesalers and retailers can experience a short-term drop in sales and longer-term issues with customer attrition. Smart inventory purchasing. But striving for the cheapest unit price isn’t always the most cost-effective way to procure a product.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

In our prior published Supply Chain Matters commentary, we reviewed and provided some added insights on July’s global manufacturing PMI indices which are pointing to declining global supply chain production momentum. Chinese manufacturing output had reportedly dropped by upwards of 30 percent as consumers shifted spending to services.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

CEO Doug McMillon indicated at the time that consumers were being impacted by the effects of high inflation and were purchasing more affordable food and groceries, shunning discretionary purchases. and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 7, 2024

For example, one production company mapped their second tier of suppliers and realized that all of their strategic suppliers for a particular direct material sourced some components from a single production site, making them dependent on one source. It demonstrates due diligence and accountability in the supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Robotics enabled with AI and ML augment the work of humans in warehouses and distribution centers.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

In the past few years we’ve seen the rise of new leadership roles in the C-suite, including the chief procurement officer and chief supply chain officer. Heavy industry pays a lot of money to warehouse unused assets that could be sold to other enterprises dealing with similar projects, smaller players, or even back to original OEMs.

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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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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

The biggest career transformation for me was after leaving Dell when I joined Lucent in 2002 and entered supply chain in technology sourcing. We achieved recognition both internally and externally for our sourcing and procurement accomplishments in the spend management area. This was my first foray into the world of supply.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Unilever has sustainability at the very heart of its business model, extending all the way through the supply chain from distribution to procurement. For example, by 2020, Unilever expects to sustainably source 100% of its raw materials, even those used for packaging. The Sustainability Drive. Boxes Within Boxes.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

So, what must manufacturers and policymakers do to ensure that we have secure and resilient supply chains? 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. About Andrew Lynch.

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Kinaxis

MAY 18, 2016

You might think, “okay, our warehouse is good” without thinking about the end to end. Procurement might have hit their cost savings metrics, but if it meant purchasing more than needed, and that might hurt your warehouse inventories. All three of those things are interesting and exciting to me.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 26, 2018

“As logistics becomes the backbone of every industry like retail, e-commerce, consumer goods, and healthcare,” writes Nahata, “the business world today is aligning its strategies with respect to the ongoing and upcoming logistics trends, such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning algorithms.”

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 8, 2016

Manufacturers: best in class <10.3% industry average 6.8%. They also give you better negotiating information for suppliers and other third parties (transporters, warehousing companies, product assemblers and others) contributing to your supply chain operations. The same idea can be applied in other sectors too.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

Consider investing into order-to-cash software, using procurement platforms, investing into production equipment, or implementing online shipping tools. A good rule of thumb: Only outsource non-strategic tasks, not core competencies. Outsource tasks. Share resources. Startup companies need the ability to flex resources and stay nimble.

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

Consider investing into order-to-cash software, using procurement platforms, investing into production equipment, or implementing online shipping tools. A good rule of thumb: Only outsource non-strategic tasks, not core competencies. Outsource tasks. Share resources. Startup companies need the ability to flex resources and stay nimble.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

Consider investing into order-to-cash software, using procurement platforms, investing into production equipment, or implementing online shipping tools. A good rule of thumb: Only outsource non-strategic tasks, not core competencies. Share resources Startup companies need the ability to flex resources and stay nimble.

Supply Chain Design Software 40

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Logichain Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2019

Consider investing into order-to-cash software, using procurement platforms, investing into production equipment, or implementing online shipping tools. A good rule of thumb: Only outsource non-strategic tasks, not core competencies. Share resources Startup companies need the ability to flex resources and stay nimble.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 5, 2024

Overall, global activity reportedly showed signs of increased production output for consumer goods production levels but continued muted growth for intermediate supply network and investment goods production levels. Slight Rise in Global Wide Production Activity Global-wide manufacturing levels as depicted in the J.P.

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E2open

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Of course, demand sensing can also use customer data, such as point of sale, store inventory or warehouse withdrawals. So while everything might look good for the C-levels, the sub-50% accuracy for supply chain decisions results in excess or insufficient inventory, impacting return on capital, eroding margins and putting service at risk.

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QAD

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As organizations seek to boost business responsiveness and flexibility to address disruption, this latest release progresses our customers’ ability to advance the business intelligence, innovation and business agility required by today’s manufacturers. Digital Manufacturing. QAD Adaptive ERP 2021.1 Highlights.

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ToolsGroup

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Say you’re a manufacturer , refining your production and capacity planning. For instance, there may be a slow-moving bolt that will really come in handy when snow plows hit the roads, but you don’t want a warehouseful of those bolts during the summer. If you’re a manufacturer , have you produced enough? Increased Business Costs.

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Developing an agreement – For CPFR to work, manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers should agree on how communication will be carried out. As a result of this improved forecasting precision, you can plan your procurement more accurately. You can ensure that you’re always maintaining optimal stock levels to meet consumer demand.

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Silvon Software

APRIL 29, 2022

Inventory can be a manufacturer’s most important asset. Key performance indicators (or KPIs) help to facilitate these requirements and drive higher inventory optimization outcomes as a result for manufacturers, distributors and other supply chain-centric businesses. The Basics of Inventory Management KPIs.

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Manufacturers can gather valuable granular data such as the time an item spent in storage, at what temperature, how long it took to sell, the length of time between purchase and fulfillment and how long it spent in transport. Robotics enabled with AI and ML augment the work of humans in warehouses and distribution centers.

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