ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

and HOUSTON, Tex. Fear of change is the leading obstacle to implementation of digital planning (30%), with data quality/lack of data (25%), aversion to risk (24%), and people/skills deficits (23%) close behind. Founded in 2002, Spinnaker has offices in Boston, Columbus, Denver, Houston, Memphis, Pittsburgh, London, and Singapore.

Supply Chain Planning Software 136

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Planning Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Software 136

SupplyOn

JULY 10, 2018

The focus is not just on time but on quality, too This data is crucial for the material planner to be able to act flexibly and adapt production planning to potential changes early on. This significantly optimizes the procurement process. While this information is valuable, it is often only one side of the coin.

Real-time Visibility 40

Real-time Visibility Material Savings Quality Transportation 40

QAD

JUNE 23, 2022

He encourages employees at every stage of procurement and auto supply chain logistics to review QAD’s “ Delivering on the Promise of Delivery: Preventing Future Auto Supply Chain Disruptions ” and its 24 essential supply chain processes. Episode #5: Supply Chain Leadership: Risk, Resiliency and Trust .

Manufacturing Procurement 74

Manufacturing Procurement Supply Chain Software Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Optimization 74

Requis

JANUARY 22, 2021

When I moved to Houston I did work with a company that was trying to create digital twins before the concept formally existed. This was back in 2001 when I started in Houston. Wood has traditionally been seen as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) group. I’m a chemical engineer. Here’s an example.

Supply Chain Design Software 52

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Innovation Analytics Software 52

NC State SCRC

APRIL 27, 2016

A problem in procurement can impact manufacturing and logistics and planning, but often these dots are never connected, so there never emerges a cross-functional approach to working on them. This mechanism must be driven not simply by external impacts, such as floods in Houston or explosions in Tianjin.

Sourcing Strategies 40

Sourcing Strategies Material Savings Cost Reduction Strategies Real-time Visibility 40

Supply Chain View from the Field

OCTOBER 19, 2013

This past week, I hosted a meeting with a small group of oil and gas procurement executives in Houston to share thoughts on some of the major trends occurring in oil and gas, changes to the global oil and gas organization structure, as well as the impacts on procurement capability in the emerging ecosystem.

Procurement 74

Procurement Negotiating Skills Resource Reduction Purchasing Training 74

ThroughPut

JUNE 3, 2019

Whether it is access to data, maneuvering around competing innovation objectives, tracking down actual factory-floor operators, or involving oft-neglected procurement groups, there are internal bottlenecks everywhere.

Groups 60

Groups Innovation Supply Chain Planning Software Optimal Sourcing 60