BlueYonder

OCTOBER 6, 2023

” – Sir Winston Churchill Having just returned from the 2023 Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Global conference in Detroit, these words are very fitting to encapsulate the essence of the event. “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Short-term visibility at the Purchase Order/ASN level is insufficient.

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Waste Reduction Inventory Reduction Automotive Cost Reduction Strategies 83

BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. This annual event explores supply chain management and how logistics can succeed in a fast-changing environment. I am feeling energized by what I learned and the people I spoke to while there.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In this second Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S. based production and supply network strategies in the coming years. unionized auto companies. Specifically for the U.S.

Negotiating Skills 59

Negotiating Skills Cost Reduction Strategies Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction 59

Supply Chain View from the Field

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Steve described his experience this afternoon over pizza and sodas in Detroit. I was involved in inventory control area on what they used to call “residual parts”, which were leftover parts that you ended up trying to sell into the service parts organization. I recombined the data and understood where they were getting the parts.

Purchasing Skills 60

Purchasing Skills Cost Reduction Strategies Material Savings Price Reduction 60

Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2016

For the last couple of decades transportation management systems (TMS) have revolutionized supply chains, helping companies streamline their logistics processes, achieve greater visibility into their operations and save significant dollars on transportation. That’s the big win. What does it mean to finance?

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It’s a term that started creeping into supply chain discussions several years ago. Back in 2011, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) noted there is a similar sounding word supply chain managers should associate with VUCA. Supply chain management. ”[3].

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In this third Supply Chain Matters reader update, we highlight the ongoing supply chain and manufacturing implications of the labor strike involving the three U.S. big three automakers with implications to their supply networks vs. prior strategies in targeting just one. unionized auto companies. plant strikes.”

Negotiating Skills 64

Negotiating Skills Expense Reduction Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 64