Claritum

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. As featured in the ‘ The 10 Most Innovative Procurement Solution Providers ’ article published in the September 2017 Insights Success Magazine , Claritum discuss the drive for a New Wave of Easy-to-use Procurement Products…. A Varied Range of Unparalleled Solutions.

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Elementum

MAY 26, 2022

Specialization and quality began to drive important sourcing decisions rather than the sole lever of saving partners a few dollars on materials and manufacturing alone. From 2002 to 2013, the cost of manufacturing in China increased almost 500%, making China significantly more expensive than places like India.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

During the period of slow economic growth, many manufacturers have to deal with the cost pressure. Theoretical Background No matter how complex your business environment is, there will always be the way to reduce the manufacturing costs. The simplest yet effective method is called "Value Analysis". In 1947, Lawrence D.

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KEPLER Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Non-updated product sheets in ERP (purchase price, MOQ, Incoterm,…) resulting in non-compliant supplier orders . A failure to control IT consumption in production will hinder the delivery of components along the line, the waste management through the forcing of manufacturing orders and, ultimately, the calculation of the PRI.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

Keith led the work to move P&G from a regional to a global manufacturer opening up the Warsaw center of planning excellence and outsourcing IT to HP. Keith was an undisputed leader in building talent to drive manufacturing excellence. Supply chain excellence was largely defined as manufacturing excellence. They are not.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 29, 2016

The original AMR Research analysis focused on a benchmarking sample of over 70 companies. To gain competitive economies of scale and drive the segmented response, the back office operations–procurement, manufacturing and transportation–are automated and effective. This was the lie spun by Gartner in 2002.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

In our work on the Supply Chains to Admire report , we tracked the progress of manufacturing, retailing and distribution companies for the period of 2006 to 2013 and 2009-2013. Before taking her current position, she served in several capacities including Seagate’s product design and manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Singapore.

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Elementum

AUGUST 17, 2017

government began working on a proposition in June to impose tariffs and fines on foreign-sourced steel , suggesting that all pipelines operating on American soil use only American-sourced steel. This viewpoint is based on choices made by previous administrations: in 2002, for example, former U.S. If the steel prices in the U.S.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

As an example, Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) encompasses a variety of chemical manufacturing codes including petrochemicals (3251), but none for biobased chemicals. Manufacturers go through a certification process that has been developed in a partnership with ASTM International to ensure quality control and consistent results.

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SCMDOJO

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Over the years, various methodologies have emerged to address this need, including lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and the integration of both known as Lean Six Sigma (LSS). In this blog, we’ll delve into the integrated Lean Six Sigma approach, exploring its benefits, deployment models, moreover the implications for SMEs.

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Freightera

APRIL 16, 2020

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 15, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Freightera , a leading online freight marketplace offering instant freight quotes and streamlining shipping operations for manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors in Canada and the U.S., Source: Newswire. GEOFFREY HANSEN. MANAGING PARTNER, ROCKET BUILDERS.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 17, 2015

The report, the BioPreferred Program’s Report to Congress, “An Economic Impact Analysis of the U.S. million induced jobs produced from the purchase of goods and services generated by the direct and indirect jobs. Bioproducts Industry”, is the first to examine and quantify the effect of the U.S. In 2013, 1.5

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

Executive, after executive, lament, “They have purchased many technologies and sponsored many projects to reduce inventories, but they are not seeing results.” ” I have been studying the evolution of inventory technologies as an industry analyst since 2002. This week, I published an in-depth analysis on the topic.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. I also believe that SAP is one of the best, if not the best, ERP system for most process manufacturers. Ariba, while mature for indirect procurement, is still not the preferred method for direct material management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 15, 2015

High-tech manufacturers in the Silicon Valley of the United States are some of the best at supply chain planning. Constraint-based modeling and “what-if” analysis are major gaps. I also believe that SAP is one of the best, if not the best, ERP system for most process manufacturers. Reflections. Let’s face facts.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

Virtually all of those startups disappeared by 2002 — they either burned through all of their investment money or were acquired by bigger fish. Source: Google. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group. Where is Descartes today?

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Precoro

JUNE 21, 2023

The reason for this is that accrual reporting reflects the actual timing of business activities and allows for a more meaningful analysis of profitability and financial ratios compared to a cash-based approach.  Since 2002 they have been cooperating to unify IFRS and GAAP into one global standard.

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 15, 2021

Supply Market Intelligence (SMI) is the mechanism by which organizations make as complete analysis as possible of a current or targeted supply base, including adoption of supplier-specific and market risks (Handfield, 2006). These interviews are often the best source of information and are not published. Manufacturers or the U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

While a number of factors are doubtless contributing to the Kmart demise, only a minor amount of analysis is required to identify supply chain misalignment as being one of the primary issues, which the company has never managed to correct. The Failing Kmart Business Strategy. The first Kmart store opened way back in 1962.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 31, 2012

Introductory Guide to Spend Analysis. While a big chunk of cost lies within procurement, manufacturing and distribution activities, cost reduction from procurement function seems to deliver substantial savings quicker. The process to reduce the overall corporate spending is called "Spend Analysis". Background.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

This operating model included order to cash, make to demand, purchase to pay, finance and planning processes. Cross country S&OP conversation than decided on what to produce in European manufacturing centers of excellence in support of country demand. Niels : My first involvement in S&OP was in 2000 as consultant at Accenture.

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Locus Robotics

JULY 5, 2019

A recent Deutsche Bank analysis of Amazon’s operations estimated that, at each location where they operate robots, the company saves as much as $22 million. With e-Commerce sales approaching and soon surpassing 10% of total retail sales and growing, how and where purchases get made are forever changed.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Logistics was first applied and recognised in military operations, its most significant impact is felt through the functions of production, distribution and consumption (Rodrigue and Slack, 2002). Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management.

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

Provenance has partnered with the Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis Agency (Growth Analysis) , to explore how blockchain technology can help to valorise sustainable practices in the Rare Earth Elements mining sector. The result? Nevertheless, over the last few decades the world largely relied on Chinese REE supply.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

A ranking in the top 2/3 of the peer group qualifies a company for further analysis. This analysis determines which companies are driving the greatest value. In 2016, VTech is a finalist in the Supply Chains to Admire analysis. Initially, this led to operating losses and write-offs and was turned around in 2002.

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Arena Solutions

OCTOBER 24, 2023

First up is the General Principles of Software Validation Guidance that was produced by FDA a way back in 2002. The PQ typically can only be done by the manufacturer according to their intended use as expressed in their custom configuration. In addition to these requirements, you may find it helpful to look at some guidance documents.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The first one, I believe, was in January, 2002, just two years after I founded the SCRC. Not surprisingly, the majority of counterfeit products are coming from China and HOng Kong, based on analysis of customs seizures. However, I also came to realize that I’ve been writing this blog now for more than a decade!

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