Cerasis

AUGUST 20, 2015

Approximately 60 percent of today's unfilled manufacturing jobs are due to a shortage of applicants with sufficient proficiency in science, technology, engineering, and math ( STEM ) skills. This estimate is according to responses provided by 83 percent of the manufacturing executives who participated in a survey conducted as part of an industry study by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte Consulting LLP. capacity to keep pace with needs of manufacturing.

Manufacturing 262

Manufacturing Illinois Training Education 262

Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Are logistics service providers really moving with the times when it comes to IT? From talking to supply chain directors of multinationals, I know that they have implemented IT applications that check whether their logistics service providers invoice them correctly.

Logistics 114

Logistics America Study Examples 114

Requis

OCTOBER 23, 2019

On the third episode of Supply Chain Next we speak with Dave Anderson, someone we have no trouble describing as a logistics visionary. Throughout his career, Dave has been on the leading edge of logistics and supply chain forecasting and strategy. Logistics

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Warehousing Freight Logistics 52

Requis

OCTOBER 23, 2019

On the third episode of Supply Chain Next we speak with Dave Anderson, someone we have no trouble describing as a logistics visionary. Throughout his career, Dave has been on the leading edge of logistics and supply chain forecasting and strategy. Logistics

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Warehousing Freight Logistics 52

Talking Logistics

JUNE 27, 2014

The last shutdown occurred in the fall of 2002, as retailers were preparing for the Christmas holiday period. According to a study conducted by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the National Retail Federation (NRF), a 10-day stoppage would reduce GDP $2.1

Austin 211

Austin Netherlands Logistics Supply Chain Risk Management 211

Cerasis

APRIL 4, 2016

Offshoring is basically when a company moves manufacturing to a foreign country in an attempt to save money. For a time, this model of manufacturing seemed to be the paragon of effective business. Why Are Manufacturers Focusing on Reshoring and Nearshoring?

United States 233

United States Quality Russia America 233

QAD

MAY 16, 2019

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) and Odette International are releasing the fifth version of the Materials Management Operations Guideline/Logistics Evaluation (MMOG/LE) assessment this summer. What is MMOG/LE?

North America 110

North America Guidelines Automotive Asia 110

ToolsGroup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

A North American-based survey of nearly 200 supply chain professionals from top CPG, distribution/wholesale, food and beverage, manufacturing, and retail companies found that 58% of respondents are still in the exploring or evaluating phases of digital transformation. PRESS RELEASE.

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Study Supply Chain Planning Company Houston 156

The Network Effect

AUGUST 26, 2014

Due to more complex supply chains, policy makers worldwide are enforcing stricter regulations for manufacturing and logistics. The number of FDA inspections of drug and biologics manufacturers has also grown.

Guidelines 248

Guidelines Singapore Brazil Pharmaceutical 248

Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

I got started just as the dotcom craze was taking off, with new logistics startups coming to market every day (all of them announcing they were “The world’s leading provider of X” even though they were just a few months old).

Conference 31

Conference Case Study Germany Software 31

Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The prosecution was brought by [the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority] under the air navigation (dangerous goods) regulations 2002. The biggest reason why the GTM software market isn’t larger today is that many manufacturers and retailers still view global trade management as just paperwork.

Supply Chain Risk Management 204

Supply Chain Risk Management Cargo Video Survey 204

Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Last month on Talking Logistics , Adrian Gonzalez, Keith Nash (VP Supply Chain Logistics at Lennox International ) and I discussed “Lennox International’s Complete Supply Chain Redesign.” With Manhattan as our core logistics solution provider for TMS, WM, Labor and Slotting, we’ve been able to transform our supply chain despite the complexity of redesign project. Keith : We’re starting to develop detailed logistics cost-to-serve information to the customer level.

Massachusetts 162

Massachusetts Supply Chain Pharmaceutical Logistics 162

Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 28, 2013

In the pursuit of finding a way to off-load inventory (read “working capital”) from their books, many large manufacturers are moving towards so called “Vendor Managed Inventory” systems. The logic couldn’t be easier to follow: ”why not have our suppliers own the inventory up to the point of use? A VMI decision was explored within a large manufacturing approximately 6 – 8 years ago, during a period of significant growth.

Inventory 71

Inventory Journal Case Study Forecasting 71

AFFLINK

MARCH 29, 2017

Supply chain management traditionally focuses on coordinating the flow of goods and services from suppliers to manufacturers, to wholesalers to retailers, and retailers to consumers.

Sri Lanka 79

Sri Lanka Lean Netherlands Procurement 79

NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The first one, I believe, was in January, 2002, just two years after I founded the SCRC. The biobased economy is growing, and will continue to grow, as manufacturers look to find new sources of materials that are sustainable and which use renewable resources.

Pharmaceutical 52

Pharmaceutical North America Philadelphia Aerospace 52

6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Among distribution centers with three or more buildings, 28% had six or more buildings in 2016, 22% had six or more buildings in 2017, and 27% had six or more buildings in 2018, according to Logistics Management. Average warehouse capacity utilization among manufacturers is about 68%.

Metrics 85

Metrics Survey Distribution Capacity 85

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. In reality, a few abrupt moves and getting laid off in 2001 by Dell drove a sharp left-hand turn in my career in 2002 that evolved to where I am today.

Vermont 83

Vermont Tampa New York City Texas 83

Elementum

OCTOBER 29, 2015

Dr. Yossi Sheffi is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where he serves as Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL). Professor Yossi Sheffi was on a sabbatical in the UK in 2002, when the world was still reeling from the 9/11 attacks.

Japan 148

Japan Massachusetts Vietnam Malaysia 148

Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

The majority of manufacturing and retail companies want better performing supply chains. In the building of global supply chains, in the last decade, across value networks, outsourcing to third-party logistics, and contract manufacturing accelerated.

Automotive 212

Automotive Aerospace Research Internet of things 212

Supply Chain Network

MARCH 20, 2012

From CNN: “Amazon is buying Kiva Systems, a manufacturer of bright orange robots that scuttle around warehouses filling orders, for $775 million. Kiva, which was founded in 2002, makes robots that scoot around warehouse floors and pick up items from shelves to help fulfill customer orders. Emerging Trends Information Technology Materials Handling & Distribution New Ideas News & Info Third Party Logistics

Third Party Logistics 81

Third Party Logistics Video Retail Manufacturing 81

Locus Robotics

JULY 5, 2019

These changes, of course, can profoundly affect entire industries such as logistics. The SIP for robotics in logistics is now. As detailed in the chart, distribution center wages for warehouse workers were basically flat from 2002 through 2013 before starting to see a rapid increase.

Omnichannel 65

Omnichannel Brazil Retail Training 65

Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

At the next Logistics Bureau Free Executive Breakfast (which will take place in August), I’ll be discussing the alignment of supply chain and business strategy along with eight other important levers for supply chain performance improvement.

Supply Chain Strategy 56

Supply Chain Strategy Australia Strategy Real Estate 56