2004 Manufacturing Procurement Transportation 
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
The outsourced R&D, in turn, supported outsourced manufacturing with over 50 key suppliers. On February 6 th , the National Transportation Safety Board released a report saying that missing bolts were the likely cause. The Dreamliner program was launched in April of 2004 with an order for 50 aircraft from All Nippon Airways.
Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. We are making slow progress on transportation visibility, but not supplier visibility. The problem with supplier visibility is bookended into procurement processes that have gone back, not forward over the last decade. Reflection. I thought it would be easy. Close this gap.
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Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 29, 2020
Note the elongation of the cash-to-cash cycle in the chemical industry of 38 additional days when comparing the 2014-2019 averages to the pre-recession period of 2004-2006. While touted as a digital procurement provider, it took the Company nine days to onboard me as a vendor, and two weeks to process a Purchase Order.
Supply Chain Shaman
MARCH 12, 2019
In 2004-2006, Greg Aimi (now a Gartner analyst) and I worked on a common definition of visibility for over a year. Most deployments focus on functional excellence–manufacturing, transportation, customer service or procurement. Manufacturing organizations struggle to find talent and bandwidth to drive B2B visibility.
SCMDOJO
AUGUST 16, 2023
The ability to analyze this data enables the retail giant to make informed decisions on product procurement, inventory management, and demand forecasting. The company has strategically invested in automated distribution centers, streamlining the flow of products from manufacturers to stores.
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 3, 2022
In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined. The Global Manufacturing Output sub-index reportedly dropped to a contraction value of 48.5 According to the J.P. value, up from 53.1
Supply Chain Shaman
JUNE 5, 2013
I have worked with this client since 2004. Manufacturing is designed and planned in isolation. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver. Use of third-party data for transportation lane and drayage times by day/time of week.
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