Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 3, 2023

Source: S&P Global and Other Sources. The overall pace of decline was noted as the steepest since this particular survey began in April 2004. The July PMI dropped to 44.1 from the 44.8 reported for May. The authors pointed to an accelerated fall in manufacturing production as a key factor in the ongoing decline.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Global Taiwan Optimal Sourcing 52

Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 5, 2013

I have worked with this client since 2004. Comprehensive view of source, make and deliver. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Focus is on make, source and deliver together. Supply Chain Design.

Supply Chain Planning Software 216

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ShipBob

AUGUST 5, 2020

In 2004, three business founders attempted to build an online snowboarding equipment store, but they ended up being dissatisfied with the platforms available on the market. Source your products. Before you build an online store, you need to source your products. Get a logistics partner. So they built one on their own.

Purchasing Skills 99

Purchasing Skills Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Strategies Optimal Sourcing 99

Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

Content Summary: The company purchases renewable energy certificates to match its non-renewable energy use and it funds renewable energy production from sources like wind and solar. And here are the top 10 brands of these two groups combined. . Media Type. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image. transactionID.

Sourcing Strategies 44

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Material Handling & Logistics

APRIL 2, 2018

The Backlog of Orders Index continued a 14-month expansion with its highest reading since May 2004, when it registered 63%. Chemical Products). -- "Production targets continue to be a struggle due to shortages of globally sourced components. The Inventories Index registered 55.5 %, a decrease of 1.2

Manufacturing Procurement 57

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AFFLINK

MARCH 6, 2017

McDonald’s has new goals that it wants to achieve by 2020, including purchasing sustainable beef and sourcing 100% recycled fiber packaging. These promotional videos traced the sourcing of McDonald’s products, including its beef. This process was an arduous one that took up a lot of the owners' time and resources. Timing is Crucial.

Optimal Sourcing 48

Optimal Sourcing Procurement Purchasing Skills Forecasting 48

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

They collectively provide evidence that the prior disruptions still occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the latest manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China, will have a longer economic and service level effect in the coming months. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement China Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Planning 52

Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Last week I spoke at the CLX Logistics Conference in Philadelphia on the future of Supply Chain Management. Open Source Technologies (Examples include Hadoop, Spark, Kafka). This impact declined at the start of the last decade, and the impact of the third-industrial revolution stopped in 2004. Blockchain/Cryptocurrency.

Supply Chain Planning Software 169

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 26, 2019

When reading current case studies focused on S&OP, she notes, “[They] sound the same as the ones heard when I completed S&OP research in 2004. The combination of cloud, cognitive computing and open source analytics is evolving.” ” Talking Logistics , 26 July 2017. Fifteen years later, I expected more.

S&OP 100

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 15, 2016

In the building of global supply chains, in the last decade, across value networks, outsourcing to third-party logistics, and contract manufacturing accelerated. In 2004 Compuware purchased Covisint. If you are a discrete manufacturer in supply chain, we would love your insights on this research study on direct material sourcing.

Supply Chain Software 150

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BlueYonder

JULY 6, 2018

its highest level since May 2004, easing in March and April and rising in May and again in June. Numbers above 50 indicate activity is expanding across the manufacturing sector, while numbers below 50 signal contraction. The overall ISM index in February hit 60.8, Fleets Doubled Year-Over-Year Truck Ordering in June.

Food 40

Food Manufacturing Procurement Price Reduction Journal 40

Requis

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Supply chain optimization consultant, author, and podcaster Marcia Williams has been working in supply chain since 2004. Dr. David Closs runs the program now, but when I was a student he was teaching logistics. In the end-to-end supply chain there’s procurement, logistics, operations, and warehousing.

Optimal Sourcing 52

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software 52

BlueYonder

JULY 6, 2018

its highest level since May 2004, easing in March and April and rising in May and again in June. Numbers above 50 indicate activity is expanding across the manufacturing sector, while numbers below 50 signal contraction. The overall ISM index in February hit 60.8, Fleets Doubled Year-Over-Year Truck Ordering in June.

Food 40

Food Manufacturing Procurement Price Reduction Supply Chain Planning Software 40

C3 Solutions

JULY 28, 2020

in 2004 to $0.38 Not only does it help keep their users' distribution centres running smoothly, with lower maintenance costs and less unplanned downtime, it also affords the manufacturer a potential new source of income from the diagnostic and maintenance service. The average price of sensors has fallen from US$1.30

Internet of things 78

Internet of things Retail Real-time Visibility Optimal Sourcing 78

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. Appropriate choice of assets or outsourced logistics services.

Cost Reduction Strategies 45

Cost Reduction Strategies Price Reduction Inventory Reduction Vendor Strategies 45

Requis

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

25 years ago I finished my studies in mechanical engineering and my master’s thesis was on plant layout and logistics planning. I found logistics, hardware logistics, and warehouse planning very interesting. We are all really proud of what we made: an award winning logistics system. How did you get into supply chain?

Predictive Analytics 52

Predictive Analytics Predictive Analytics Software Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software 52

Elementum

JANUARY 5, 2016

But when you consider the logistics involved in hosting, the numbers don't always come out positive. Recently, though, some have begun to question whether or not those economic benefits are worth the near-impossible, and increasingly expensive, logistics of hosting these events. Source: Distractify. What it takes to be a host.

Brazil 60

Brazil Logistics Network Optimization Software Logistics Greece 60

Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2014

When I visited Cuba with my father in 2004, we drove several hours from Cienfuegos to Camaguey to visit my aunt Z and her family. Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week, with 3PLs dominating the headlines: FedEx to Expand Global Portfolio of Solutions with Acquisition of GENCO.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 161

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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). Source: Google. Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends).

Supply Chain Design Software 20

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Network Software Logistics Network Optimization Software 20

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 30, 2022

Thereafter I played an integral role in the integration of EGL and TNT Logistics to form Ceva. We then grew to become #2 globally in contract logistics and #4 overall in total supply chain. We managed the supply chain for China’s largest manufacturer with close to US$500m in logistics spend. People make the difference!

Supply Chain Design Software 130

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Procurement Solutions Supply Chain Software 130

6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

Supply Chain Design Software 45

Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Sourcing Strategies Inventory Reduction 45

MIT Supply Chain

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Having worked actively with humanitarian organizations on logistics for over ten years now, I know the good work that is done after these tragic situations to explain where and why aid was too slow. The cluster approach 1 proposed after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami has been implemented and improved over the years. Logistics Cluster.

Philippines 76

Philippines Optimal Sourcing Logistics Network Optimization Software Government 76

DELMIA Quintiq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

In an interview with My Purchasing Center , Nancy Huff – Sourcing Solutions Manager at business processing, technology, and procurement service provider Xchanging – spoke of many tangible benefits that come with a supplier diversity program. Access to a whole different network. Contributed by Kelli Saunders.

Optimal Sourcing 318

Optimal Sourcing Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Planning 318

GTG Technology Group

DECEMBER 11, 2018

misclassified its employees as independent contractors since 2004. Sources: [link] of. The California Supreme Court decision that led to this development of this test determined that Dynamex Operations West, Inc., A worker must satisfy all three prongs of the test to be an independent contractor. link]. . . .

California 36

California Los Angeles Optimal Sourcing Optimization Software 36

The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 13, 2013

The latest addition to this portfolio includes LTL and truckload freight services, which complements UPS’s global capabilities to provide customers a single source for multiple modes of transportation. In 2004, UPS entered the heavy freight business with the purchase of Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, a former subsidiary of Menlo Worldwide.

Puerto Rico 100

Puerto Rico Freight Virgin Islands Connecticut 100

Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

Logistics-themed disasters ( Poseidon Adventure, Airport, Airplane!, The Day After Tomorrow (2004) We typically think of rising temperatures and global warming when we think of climate change. A nuclear disaster, as depicted in the film, would likely result in a reassessment of nuclear power as an energy source.

Los Angeles 91

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

In 2010, I joined global strategy firm CVA to head the global logistics practice. I am judge of the IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards and the Automotive Logistics Awards Europe. In 2004, I started to drive La Poste’s expansion outside of Europe. A role that I left end of 2018.

Supply Chain Planning Software 70

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Here are some additional details from the press release: Utilizing a variety of data sources including its unique truck GPS database, ATRI calculated delay on the NHS totaling more than 996 million hours of lost productivity, which equates to 362,243 commercial truck drivers sitting idle for a working year. Federal Highway Administration.

Cost Reduction Strategies 101

Cost Reduction Strategies Optimal Sourcing New York City Price Reduction 101

CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

That makes China a highly attractive market for imports, if you have a logistics provider who knows how to deliver your imports. Between 2004 and 2014, China imported $13.52 Source: [link] ). Logistics companies in China are not created equal. billion people, China is the world’s most populous country.

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QAD

AUGUST 24, 2022

In 2004, the MESA model was expanded to include business operations. MES bridges your shop floor and your planning and logistics systems, which are essentially an ERP solution. When an MES and ERP work together, you have a full view and a single source of truth about your organization. Labor management. Quality management.

Manufacturing Procurement 52

Manufacturing Procurement Modeling Software Optimization Software Forecasting Software 52

Talking Logistics

JULY 21, 2016

Although most of Paragon’s clients are in Europe (its solutions are deployed in 1,000 customer sites in 59 countries), the company has operated in the United States since 2004, where it currently has over 100 clients. The company continues to expand its team in the U.S. to support growing customer demand here.

Demand Planning Software 100

Demand Planning Software Modeling Software Supply Chain Network Software Optimization Software 100

Unleashed

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Since 2004 Samsung has also been using the Lean Six Sigma method, which is a management technique aiming at sustained improvement of manufacturing processes through statistical & financial analysis. Gap is also responding to changing customer expectations by having agile inventory that can be sourced quickly and delivered fast.

Inventory Reduction 97

Inventory Reduction Vendor Strategies Inventory Management Software Waste Reduction 97