Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

In our prior highlights and perceptions of September and Q3-2023 published indices , we observed that the numbers once again signaled added contraction in global manufacturing output and product demand levels. Global Wide Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as reported by the J.P. down from the 49.2

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 29, 2016

My search for truth led me to research. What is research? This thing called research in the supply chain market has many arms and legs. In academia, research focuses on the citation of past work. Juried (review by peers), the academic research process is slow and deliberate. The issue?

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Global trade is reportedly set to contract by 5 percent in 2023 compared to 2002, amounting to upwards of $30.7 Bob Ferrari © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. trillion, according to the United Nations trade body. This level represents a contraction of $1.5

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GlobalTranz

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. IMPO Executive Editor, Anna Wells provides insights into the complicated issue in her article “Why The Manufacturing Skills Gap Is Serious”.

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Logility

JUNE 3, 2021

Drawn from a pool of more than 400 companies, using questionnaires, personal interviews, and other research, Inbound Logistics selects the Top 100 Logistics IT Providers who are leading the way in 2021. Every April, Inbound Logistics editors recognize 100 logistics IT companies that support and enable logistics excellence.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The Drewy World Container Index , which stood at $9,304 per 40-foot container at the beginning of 2022, was reported as $2,120 by the end of 2002. Our specific prediction was that manufacturers and retailers will exercise considerable pressure on carriers for re-negotiating existing transportation and logistics contracts.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries. All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

The majority of manufacturing and retail companies want better performing supply chains. In our research, discrete industries–aerospace, automotive, hi-tech, and semiconductor– rate themselves as performing better, being more proactive, and having greater alignment. A Critical Review of the Contract Manufacturing Model.

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GlobalTranz

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. This may include research and development, product manufacturing, product packaging, and shipping processes.

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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 It lasted 10 days and cost the U.S. What’s at stake this time?

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

In 2002, only 27 percent of shippers (clients who outsource their logistics activities) were satisfied with their logistics suppliers’ IT expertise, even though IT was an essential element of 89 percent of those logistics activities. By Martijn Lofvers. In other words, there is still an ‘IT gap’ of 34 percentage points.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 16, 2015

Founded in 2002 under the name of Agilisys, Infor rebranded in 2004. In the period of 2002-present, the company acquired/aggregated many applications. There is seldom one technology used within a manufacturing company to connect B2b value networks.) In 2014, SAP posted revenues of 19.5B$ and Oracle with 38.3B$. It is clear.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Logility’s Digital Supply Chain Platform offers support for a broad range of supply chain planning requirements, from sales and operations planning (S&OP) through manufacturing. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 1, 2014

The operating margin for the medical device industry is 4X that of the automotive manufacturer and 2x the margin of the hospital. I dusted off a 2002 presentation from P&G to share with the audience. To be sure that you get our research through the summer, please sign up for our newsletter. There is no time for whining.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 4, 2017

Over the last two decades, increased competition and a globalized economy has led firms to deploy outsourced manufacturing and captive offshore policies across multiple industries. One fact remains certain; the trend of outsourcing and offshoring manufacturing is not likely to abate anytime soon. This is starting to change…quickly!

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Supply Chain View from the Field

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

I had the opportunity to present at a hearing in Washington last week – this was a public meeting of the Biomass Research and Development Technical Sub-Committee. As an example, Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) encompasses a variety of chemical manufacturing codes including petrochemicals (3251), but none for biobased chemicals.

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Logility

AUGUST 25, 2021

These factors include, but are not limited to, continuing U.S. For further information about risks the Company could experience as well as other information, please refer to the Company’s current Form 10-K and other reports and documents subsequently filed with the SEC. 50% Diluted $ 0.09 $ 0.06

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6 River Systems

MAY 8, 2020

” However, as we saw in China after SARS in 2002, it’s possible that ‘normal’ won’t quite look like what we’re used to. I predict we will see a greater adoption of automated tools assisting, rather than replacing, humans in specific roles within our supply chains: warehouse, manufacturing and distribution.

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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). However, existing literature lacks specific guidance tailored to the unique context of SMEs, highlighting a research gap in this area.

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Logility

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Logility’s Digital Supply Chain Platform offers support for a broad range of supply chain planning requirements, from sales and operations planning (S&OP) through manufacturing. These factors include, but are not limited to, continuing U.S. 400% $ 0.19 $ 0.08 138% Diluted $ 0.10 $ 0.02 400% $ 0.18 $ 0.08

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 27, 2022

In this area of research, I find that companies are like dogs chasing cars. 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. The reason?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

JUNE 17, 2015

The Secretary also announced changes to include new forest products in the BioPreferred program, along with proposed changes to the former Biorefinery Assistance Program to assist in the development of cutting-edge technologies for advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased product manufacturing.

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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. In the research I notice three trends: 1) Demand Planning Is Stronger than Supply. I also believe that SAP is one of the best, if not the best, ERP system for most process manufacturers. Reflections.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 29, 2015

He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis, and supply chain management, which are the subjects he teaches and researches at MIT. Professor Yossi Sheffi was on a sabbatical in the UK in 2002, when the world was still reeling from the 9/11 attacks. Sheffi has made a career out of researching supply chain risk management.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 3, 2015

” I have been studying the evolution of inventory technologies as an industry analyst since 2002. And, when they do, the focus on network design is still on bricks and mortar–where to put manufacturing and distribution locations–not on form and function of inventory, and the design of inventory flows.

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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. In the research I notice three trends: 1) Demand Planning Is Stronger than Supply. I also believe that SAP is one of the best, if not the best, ERP system for most process manufacturers. Reflections.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Average warehouse capacity utilization among manufacturers is about 68%. Looking forward for the next two years, 53% expect increased utilization, while only 5% expect a decrease,” according to a 2018 survey by Logistics Management and Peerless Research Group (PRG). percent, the lowest level since at least 2002.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

In Part I of this series , I discussed why retailers, manufacturers and distributors are struggling to adjust to the new demands of the omni-channel consumer. Facebook’s DeepFace research project is able to recognize faces almost as well as humans. [iii] JDA research and development is working to make this vision a reality.

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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. The company invests 17% of sales in research and development (R&D), which is a very healthy number. One of my first clients back in 1999 was Descartes Systems Group.

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Supply Chain Trend

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Cross country S&OP conversation than decided on what to produce in European manufacturing centers of excellence in support of country demand. The truth is, that S&OP is still largely unknown outside the supply chain and operations functions and the manufacturing industry. Some ideas of my ideas on what can be done about this.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The concept of a digital twin has been around since 2002, first introduced by Dr. Michael Grieves as part of his research agenda at the University of Michigan. This Digital Twin extends beyond the four walls of a manufacturing enterprise and out across the extended value chain.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 22, 2016

At any particular time, the manufacturer focuses on making slight improvements in the product: shaving off a few dollars in cost, improving quality a bit, adding a couple of new designs, etc. These improvements often determine whether a manufacturer is competitive with its rivals across town or across the globe.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Data sits–examples include images, map and location data, sentiment, telematics, warranty, and weather– on the doorstep of manufacturing companies and retailers. When I joined the Advisory Services Group in Supply Chain at the Gartner Group in 2002, the concept of trading exchanges was exploding. Supply chains respond.

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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). In an attempt to be logistically correct, research and studies have followed a specific ranking that is listed in chronological order by decade.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

The two companies switched positions in 1991, an event which heralded the start of a decade-long decline for Kmart, which ended in bankruptcy in 2002 and led to a subsequent merger with Sears in 2004. According to our own research at Logistics Bureau, less than 40% of businesses have documented a strategy for their supply chain operations.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I called the customer service line for the manufacturer and was told that the only thing I could do was call a maintenance specialist. The two primary manufacturing sites are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Irmo, South Carolina. Slowly the company built a supporting supply chain to support 400 retail stores by 2002.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 17, 2014

In 2000, the business took off in Boston and Cambridge, and by 2002 had expanded with the opening of offices in Washington, D.C. A 2013 survey conducted by KRC Research and commissioned by Zipcar explained why the company was able to grow so quickly. and New York. [iv] iv] In 2009, Zipcar became the world’s largest car-sharing service.

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