SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

Negotiation, a crucial skill in the realms of business and procurement, demands the ability to remain calm, collected, and confident even in the most challenging situations. These films were chosen to inspire and educate both aspiring negotiators and seasoned procurement managers.

Negotiating Skills 91

Negotiating Skills Purchasing Training Buyer Training Manufacturing Procurement 91

Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Ecommerce has thrust DCs into the limelight and elevated distribution as a source of potential competitive advantage, or disadvantage. Earlier in his career he managed large-scale supply chain projects for manufacturing and distribution organizations in food and beverage, retail, consumer goods, and automotive industries.

Optimal Sourcing 150

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GlobalTranz

JULY 12, 2016

manufacturer adopted a work measurement program to gauge and report warehouse performance at the employee level. The backbone of Lean Six Sigma methodology, DMAIC ensures sustained, defect-free performance and highly competitive costs. Measure what matters for continuous improvement in your processes.

Material Savings 120

Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Waste Reduction Optimal Sourcing 120

Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 3, 2017

We’d like to know what you believe your managers and staff need from a supply chain education program. … Well… As you may know, we have an education division in our group called Supply Chain Leaders Academy, and every so often we like to make sure our program is still up-to-date and relevant. Why are we asking?…

Education 40

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SCMDOJO

JULY 24, 2023

It boasts excellent infrastructure, including well-connected harbors, well-educated people, and multilingual capabilities, making it an international logistics hotspot. Suppliers and Manufacturers: Suppliers and manufacturers are the entities that produce or provide the goods needed by the shippers.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 90

Logistics Network Optimization Software Optimal Sourcing Negotiating Skills Inventory Management Software 90

GlobalTranz

JUNE 11, 2015

As the world is more distributed and players within the supply chain in transportation, manufacturing, and distribution are varied, applying a supplier quality management system in your business may allow you to stay more strategic and collaborative. Examples and Case Studies from the Implementation of a Supplier Quality Management System.

Supply Chain Planning Software 120

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I then went on to work as a ‘shipper’, for a swiss confectionary manufacturer and then a global IT distributor. Running a cost effective and safe supply chain distribution network across multiple geographies in the Asia Pacific region manufacturing and shipping chemicals where we averaged one delivery every 50 seconds.

Supply Chain Design Software 77

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Much like the most successful business philosophies (lean, six sigma, Total Quality Management (TQM)) a handful of individuals acting alone won’t—and can’t—affect company-wide changes for the better—it takes an organizational shift. Prepare for Major Changes in Manufacturing and Warehousing.

Supply Chain Software 105

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It touches many departments, from production, procurement, shipping, accounting, and finance to marketing, warehousing, research and development, and sales. For example, a member of the sales team could apply to become a purchasing agent, based on her experience of negotiating sales deals. Why Choose a Job in the Supply Chain Industry?

Supply Chain Planning Software 96

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Negotiating Skills Buyer Training 96

Requis

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Muddassir Ahmed is a supply chain strategist, researcher, and educator. He is the founder of the SCMDOJO blog, podcast and educational platform , and is a widely celebrated thought leader with a large following. My professional history in supply chain has mostly been in manufacturing and sales and operations planning.

Supply Chain Planning Software 75

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 5, 2015

Robinson, Deloitte, 3M, IBM Corporation, and Eli Lilly and Company, to discuss current and future impact of big data, predictive analytics, and the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as subsequent implications for Kelley in educating and preparing top talent.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

We managed the supply chain for China’s largest manufacturer with close to US$500m in logistics spend. At TVS SCS, I integrated six acquisitions into a single global brand, assembled a talented and dynamic executive and country leadership teams, and created a powerful global freight forwarding platform.

Supply Chain Design Software 130

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Elementum

JUNE 22, 2022

In this blog, we’ll continue with these themes, exploring some of the serious problems that have cascaded down from one of the most popular process management practices of the last several decades: Lean Manufacturing. As part of this exploration into Lean Manufacturing, we’ll define the term, and cover a brief history of its development.

Manufacturing Procurement 78

Manufacturing Procurement Agile and Lean Supply Chain Lean Waste Reduction 78

Infosys Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. Visualizing the benefits of various new techniques such as Just in Time, Business Process Re-engineering, Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, ISO 9001, etc., Industries.

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Arena Solutions

AUGUST 4, 2021

While QMS can be manual, quality management system software solutions are far more effective at eliminating silos, quality issues, and manufacturing mistakes by keeping dispersed teams on the same page at all times. Engineer and statistician William Deming successfully applied Shewhart’s methods to manufacturing during World War II.

Supply Chain Design Software 58

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GlobalTranz

MAY 6, 2015

Top management knows that lean can add value , but many still haven’t moved past the initial education stage into full-scale lean supply chain implementation. The 4PL delivers the ability to provide a lean Supply Chain blanket solution, end to end, from the supplier to the manufacturing operation, to distribution, and to the end customer.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 120

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Planning Software Waste Reduction Lean 120

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Today the Company’s core businesses are cordless phones, contract manufacturing services and children learning products. The North American operation is the top manufacturer in the US cordless market. Our sockets for the kits were items with low volumes, and the manufacturing leader would target for 85% asset utilization.

Supply Chain Planning Software 150

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JUNE 25, 2012

Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. The objective of all other improvement initiatives like TPM, RCM, Lean or even Six Sigma is to improve your system efficiency thereby increasing the throughput.

Supply Chain Planning Software 22

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6 River Systems

JUNE 26, 2020

“They have multi-sourced key commodities or strategic components to reduce their reliance on any one supplier, and they had considered inventory strategy to buffer against supply chain disruption.” Also, globalization presents another hydra-headed challenge for your procurement network.

Supply Chain Planning Software 98

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